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February 19, 2021
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Warrant service, 4:39 p.m.
Feb. 10, 600 block East Harbor
Drive. Daniel C. Lunsford, 31,
of Warrenton was arrested on a
statewide felony warrant from
Clatsop Community Corrections.
• Warrant service, 6:07 a.m. Feb.
11, police station. Jonathan C.
Myers, 35, of Warrenton was
arrested on a failure to appear
warrant.
Drug offenses
• Possession of controlled sub-
stances, 11:30 am. Feb. 13, 1300
block Southeast Second Street.
Christopher R. Cave, 35, of As-
toria was arrested on suspicion
of methamphetamine possession
and heroin possession.
Thefts and burglaries
• Theft of services, 7:48 a.m.
Jan. 26, Hammond. Hillary J.
Bastiaen, 37, of Hammond was
arrested for theft of services
from an address in Washington
County.
• Shoplifting, 5:15 p.m. Feb.
6, Fred Meyer. Gretchen B.
Brooks, 43, no known address,
was cited for third-degree theft
and criminal mischief after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $110 in
candy, pizza and sodapop.
store without paying for $267 in
merchandise including a drone
and baby formula.
also refused to leave when offi-
cers told him to and eventually
was trespassed from the park.
• Shoplifting, 11:15 p.m. Feb.
9, Walmart. Nicole M. Cham-
bers, 40, of Portland was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $69 in
perfume and a battery charger.
• Shoplifting, 6 p.m. Feb. 12,
Walmart. Shyra N. Dobbins,
33, of Seaside was cited for
second-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $352 in
merchandise, including labels
and a trash can.
• Dog shot by BB gun, 7:02 p.m.
Feb. 15, 700 block Alternate
Highway 101.
Traffic
• Three-car collision with possi-
ble injuries, 6:17 p.m. Feb. 10,
Highway 101 at Harbor Drive.
One driver was cited for careless
driving.
• Shoplifting, 4 p.m. Feb.
10, Home Depot. Daniel C.
Lunsford, 31, of Warrenton was
cited for second-degree theft
after he left the store without
paying for $431 in merchandise
including a chainsaw, flood-
lights, and tools.
• Shoplifting, 12:10 p.m. Feb. 11,
Walmart. Matthew J. Stillwagon,
37, of Aptos, Calif., was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a $31
coat.
• Shoplifting, 7:07 p.m. Feb. 12,
Walmart. David R. Johnson,
28, of Gig Harbor, Wash., and
Christopher M. Smith, 28, of
Fircrest, Wash., were cited for
second-degree theft after they
allegedly attempted to leave the
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• Shoplifting, 9:55 p.m. Feb. 15,
Walmart. Aerin A. Adrian, 48, of
Seaside was cited for third-de-
gree theft after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $40 in can-
dles, incense and a bookcase.
• Shoplifting, 6:50 p.m. Feb. 16,
Walmart. Katherine E. Himes,
50, of Astoria was cited for
third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $15 in
beer and candles.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Trespassing, 2:36 p.m. Feb. 14,
Fort Stevens State Park. Park
staff reported a camper who paid
for three days and, when the
time was up, refused to leave or
pay for additional days. The man
• Traffic stop, 5:45 p.m. Feb. 11,
Highway 101 near Fort Stevens
Highway. Driver cited for driv-
ing while suspended.
• Running a stop sign, 4:40 p.m.
Feb. 12, Chokeberry Lane at
Southeast 19th Street. Driver
cited.
• Running a stop sign, 4:50 p.m.
Feb. 12, Bugle Lane at Southeast
19th Street. Driver cited.
• Two-car collision with injuries,
6:16 p.m. Feb. 12, Ensign and
Discovery lanes. One driver
was cited for careless driving.
The other driver was taken to
Columbia Memorial Hospital for
treatment of injuries.
• Running a stoplight, 4:15 p.m.
Feb. 14, Southeast 19th Street and
Snowberry Lane. Driver cited.
• Speeding, 3:17 p.m. Feb. 15,
Northwest Warrenton Drive
near dog park. Driver cited for
going 68 in a 45 mph zone.
• Traffic stop, noon Feb. 16, Rite
Aid parking lot. Driver cited for
driving while suspended.
Fire and service calls
• Tree and powerlines down, 7:26
p.m. Feb. 12, Ridge Road.
• Trees in road, 10:20 p.m. Feb.
12, Ridge Road near Fort Ste-
vens.
• Power lines down, 1:17 a.m.
Feb. 13, 700 block King Salmon
Place.
• Trees in road, 7:07 a.m. Feb. 13,
Ridge Road at KOA.
• Tree down, 1:53 p.m. Feb. 13,
1400 block 12th Place.
• Tree down, 1:07 p.m. Feb. 13,
900 block Northwest Warrenton
Drive.
• Tree down, 1:44 p.m. Feb. 14,
900 block Northwest Warrenton
Drive.
Medical calls
• Medical alert activation, no pa-
tient found, 12:44 p.m. Feb. 11,
Highway 101 at Neptune Drive.
• Male with difficulty breathing,
11:15 p.m. Feb. 11, 1400 block
12th Place.
• Medical call, 12:14 p.m. Feb.
15, 200 block Southwest Second
Street.
• Fall patient, 1:17 p.m. Feb. 16,
Costco.
The week ahead
Monday, Feb. 22
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., 989 Broadway.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
• Warrenton City Com-
misssion, 6 p.m., City Hall,
225 S. Main Ave.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
• Clatsop County Com-
mission, 5 p.m., 857 Com-
mercial St., Astoria.
Thursday, Feb. 25
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District Board,
9 a.m., transit center, 900
Marine Drive, Astoria.