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February 5, 2021
Public safety calls
Assaults
• Stabbing, 6:53 p.m. Feb. 1, out-
side Motel 6 on Marine Drive,
Astoria. One man was stabbed
three times on his arm; a second
man had facial injuries from a
fight.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 11:25 p.m. Jan. 26,
Walmart. Ethan K. Adams, 32,
of Astoria was cited for third-de-
gree theft and criminal trespass-
ing after he allegedly attempted
to leave the store without paying
for $74 in waterproof matches
and vehicle accessories.
• Shoplifting, 7:34 p.m. Jan.
29, Home Depot. Deana Dun-
can, 39, of Portland was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a Goo-
gle Home Nest valued at $70.
• Shoplifting, 8:21 p.m. Jan. 29,
Walmart. Elliot Leon Scott, 51,
no known address, was cited
for second-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a porta-
ble DVD player and four lighters
valued at $118.
• Shoplifting, 10:30 p.m. Jan.
29, Walmart. William F. Bagley,
32, of Warrenton was cited for
second-degree theft and crim-
inal mischief after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $242 in
clothes, makeup and hair dye.
Kaneeya L. Pratt, 32, of Warren-
ton, who was with Bagley, was
cited for criminal trespassing as
she has had six prior incidents
with Walmart and previously
had been trespassed from all
Walmart properties, according
to a police report.
• Shoplifting, 5:19 p.m. Jan. 30,
Walmart. Steven L. Wonser,
70, of Raymond, Wash., was
cited for second-degree theft
and criminal mischief after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a beer,
jacket and Sterno fuel valued at
$120.
• Shoplifting, 7:13 p.m. Jan. 30,
Walmart. Anthony D. Painter,
34, of Seaside was cited for
second-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $129
in food, beer, antifreeze, sexual
lubricant and clothes.
• Shoplifting, 10:53 p.m. Jan. 30,
Walmart. Domenika M. Galpren,
33, of Warrenton was cited for
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second-degree theft and criminal
trespassing after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for a shaving
kit, a robe and mirror valued at
$101.
• Shoplifting, 11:30 p.m. Jan. 30,
Walmart. Molly E. Fay, 28, no
known address, was cited for
second-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a jacket,
makeup and hair products val-
ued at $104.
• Shoplifting, 8:14 p.m. Jan. 31,
Walmart. Christopher W. Chap-
man, 32, no known address, was
cited for second-degree theft
after he selected a car jack and
car stands valued at $205 from
store shelves and attempted
to trade them for cash at the
customer service counter. When
he was denied, he attempted to
leave the store without paying
for them.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Criminal mischief, 3:54 p.m.
Jan. 28, Warrenton United
Methodist Church. Oil from
a shed on the property was
dumped into the church’s water
fountain and a yard ornament
was broken.
• Disturbance, 8:11 a.m. Jan. 29,
Youngs Bay Plaza. A 38-year-old
homeless man was trespassed
from the center for harassing
and acting aggressively toward
employees at the Starbucks.
Traffic
• Vehicle into ditch, 5:20 a.m.
Jan. 27, Southwest Third Street
and Alder Avenue. Driver cited
for driving while suspended.
• Traffic stop, 2:46 p.m. Jan. 28,
Pacific Drive and Jetty Street.
Jeremy J. Hudak, 36, of Ham-
mond was cited for criminal
failure to carry and present a
license and for driving while
suspended.
• Rear-end collision, one injury,
3:05 p.m. Jan. 28, South Main
Avenue at 11th Street. One driver
was cited for following too close-
ly. The other driver was taken
to Columbia Memorial Hospital
after complaining of pain.
ed and having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 3:16 p.m. Jan.
28, South Main Avenue at 14th
Place. Sean L. Parker, 53, of As-
toria was cited for criminal fail-
ure to carry and present a license
and for driving while suspended
and having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30,
Ridge Road at West Wind Circle.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Hit-and-run collision, 6:57 p.m.
Jan. 28, Pacific Drive at Enter-
prise Street.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 12:34 p.m. Jan. 29, High-
way 101 at Ensign Lane.
• Traffic stop, 8:20 p.m. Jan.
29, Marlin Avenue at Pacific
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 10:55 p.m. Jan. 30,
Alternate Highway 101 at South-
east 19th Street. Driver cited for
driving while suspended and
having no insurance.
• Hit-and-run with property
damage, 1:07 p.m. Jan. 31, Asto-
ria Ford.
• Vehicle on its side, 2:15 p.m.
Jan. 31, Peter Iredale upper
parking lot, Fort Stevens State
Park.
• Traffic stop, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29,
Skipanon Drive at South Main
Avenue. Driver cited for having
no operator’s license or insur-
ance.
• Rear-end collision, no injuries,
2:19 p.m. Jan. 31, Lake and Pa-
cific drives. One driver was cited
for following too closely. The
other driver was cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 9:23 p.m. Jan. 29,
1700 block Ensign Lane. Driver
cited for driving while suspend-
Fire calls
• Unattended fire, 5:43 p.m. Jan.
28, Sunset Beach Lane.
The week ahead
Note: Most public meetings
are being held virtually. In-
formation on how to connect
is posted on each entity’s web-
site, usually attached to the
meeting agenda.
Monday, Feb. 8
• Airport Advisory Com-
mittee, 4 p.m., terminal
building, 1110 S.E. Flightline
Road.
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
• County Planning Com-
mission, 10 a.m., 857 Com-
mercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave..
• Clatsop Community
College Board, 6:30 p.m.,
Columbia Hall Room 219,
1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion, 5:30 p.m., 857 Commer-
cial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 7 p.m., War-
renton High School Library,
1700 S. Main Ave.
Thursday, Feb. 11
• Columbia Pacific Eco-
nomic Development
District board, 10 a.m., held
via Zoom.
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours, 5:30
p.m., held virtually. Speaker:
Jeff Hazen of Sunset Empire
Transportation District. Visit
chamber website to sign up.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
• Nature Matters lecture
series, 7 p.m. See story on
Page 5.