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March 5, 2021
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Warrant service, 3:01 p.m. Feb.
23, Southeast Marlin Avenue.
John W. Kelley, 42, of Astoria
was arrested on a failure to ap-
pear in court warrant. During a
traffic stop, in which Kelley was
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and having no insurance, it
was discovered he had an out-
standing warrant.
• Warrant service, 12:20 p.m.
The week ahead
Note: Many 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, March 8
• Port of Astoria Airport
Advisory Committee, 4
p.m., airport terminal, 1110
S.E. Flightline Drive.
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Tuesday, March 9
• Clatsop County Planning
Commission, 10 a.m., 857
Commercial 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, March 10
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion, 5 p.m. work session,
6 p.m. regular meeting, 857
Commercial St., Astoria
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 7 p.m., high
school library, 1700 S. Main
Ave.
Thursday, March 11
• Columbia Pacific Eco-
nomic Development
District Board, 9 a.m. via
Zoom.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
• Nature Matters lecture, 7
p.m., see story Page 8.
March 1, South Main Avenue at
11th Street. Jacob M. Kitzman,
29, of Warrenton was arrested
on an outstanding warrant.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 7:19 p.m. Feb. 23,
Walmart. Taylor B. Whybark,
20, of Ocean Park, Wash., was
cited for third-degree theft
and criminal mischief after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $87 in
merchandise, including LED
lights.
• Theft of propane tank, 2:43
p.m. Feb. 25, 200 block South-
east Anchor Avenue. A man
reported a seven-gallon tank
valued at $150 was taken from
his garage.
• Shoplifting, 2:05 p.m. Feb. 27,
Walmart. Tyler W. Burroughs,
27, of Battle Ground, Wash., was
cited for third-degree theft when
he attempted to leave the store
without paying for a $10 pair of
sunglasses. He was booked at
Clatsop County Jail for an out-
standing warrant from Portland.
• Shoplifting, 5:45 p.m. Feb. 27,
Walmart. A suspect stole a $7
pair of gloves and escaped custo-
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dy of store security.
• Shoplifting, 8:45 p.m. Feb. 28,
Walmart. Tristan S. Fitch, 19, of
Astoria was cited for third-de-
gree theft after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for a $70 boxed
DVD set of the “Big Bang Theo-
ry.” He and a companion, Ashley
M. Warden, 20, of Astoria also
were cited for a previous theft of
$109 in groceries alleged to have
occurred on Jan. 31.
• Forgery, 1:27 p.m. March 1,
Costco. The company reported
receiving a counterfeit $50 bill.
• Shoplifting, 7:44 p.m. March
1, Walmart. Bryce A. Fierro, 29,
of Cottage Grove was cited for
third-degree theft and crimi-
nal mischief after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $94 in
merchandise. Police stopped his
vehicle later. He also was cited
for driving while suspended
and having no insurance and
had been trespassed from all
Walmart properties on three
separate occasions.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Trespassing, 6:26 p.m. Feb. 26,
in a pasture on Southeast 12th
Place. Logan J. Garner, 35, and
Vanessa L. Garner, 36, were
cited for criminal trespassing on
private property.
• Trespassing, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 28,
Walmart. Woman refusing to
wear a face covering and refus-
ing to leave when store manage-
ment requested. Police told her
she’d be arrested for trespassing
if she didn’t comply, so she left.
• Theft of livestock, 6:27 p.m.
Feb. 27, Southeast 12th Street
and Pacific Drive. Property
owner reports subjects in a black
Subaru are trying to put a calf
on the property into the back of
their vehicle. Animal returned.
Traffic
• Traffic stop, 4:01 p.m. Feb. 24,
Ensign Lane at 19th Street. Drive
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 4:22 p.m. Feb. 24,
Discovery Lane near Auto Zone.
Jeff B. Bolles, 23, of Astoria
was cited for criminal failure to
carry and present a license and
for driving while suspended and
having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 5:05 p.m. Feb.
24, South Main Avenue at 10th
Place. Luke T. Miehe, 47, of
Warrenton was cited for crimi-
nal driving while suspended and
failure to carry and present a
license.
• Traffic stop, 8:38 a.m. Feb.
25, North Main Avenue at First
Street. Driver cited for having no
insurance.
• Hit-and-run collision, 9:11 p.m.
Feb. 27, Ridge Road at Ninth
Street. Christopher S. Garrison,
63, of Seaside was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants, reckless
driving and failing to perform
the duties of a driver involved
in a collision. His blood-alco-
hol level was recorded at 0.14
percent.
• Traffic stop, 11:30 a.m. March 1,
Alternate Highway 101 at Ensign
Lane. Driver cited for driving
without a license and having no
insurance.
Medical calls
• Medical aid, 11:50 a.m. Feb.
24, 100 block Southwest Cedar
Avenue.
• Medical aid, 4:09 p.m. Feb. 24,
1000 block Southwest Second St.
• Medical aid, 9:47 p.m. Feb.
25, 100 block Southwest Cedar
Avenue.
• Medical aid, 1:26 a.m. Feb. 26,
200 Southwest Second Street.
• Medical aid, 1:58 a.m. Feb. 26,
2000 block Southeast Huckle-
berry Lane.
• Medical aid, 9:01 p.m. Feb. 28,
Bubba’s Sports Bar.
• Medical aid, 12:09 a.m. and
1:48 a.m. March 1, 1500 block
Honeysuckle Loop.
• Lift assist, 1:44 a.m. March
1, 200 block Southwest Alder
Avenue.
• Medical aid, 12:56 p.m. March
1, Astoria Ford.
• Medical aid, 10:02 p.m. March
2, 2000 block Southeast Azalea
Avenue.