The Columbia Press
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April 16, 2021
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Warrant service, 2:21 p.m.
April 7, Fred Meyer. Nathanial
E. Richcreek, 42, of Rosburg,
Wash., was arrested on a fail-
ure-to-appear warrant.
• Warrant service, 7:45 p.m.
April 8, Walmart parking lot.
Christina A. Herzog, 28, of
Klamath Falls, was arrested on a
failure-to-appear warrant from
Klamath County.
• Warrant service, 10:35 a.m.
April 9, 2000 block Southeast
Huckleberry Avenue. Tanner
Matthew Welsh, 18, of Warren-
ton was arrested on a felony
warrant issued by Clatsop Coun-
ty Circuit Court.
• Warrant service, 1:30 a.m. April
10, Hammond Marina. Richard
W. Brooking, 25, of Long Beach,
Wash., was arrested on a fail-
ure-to-appear warrant.
Warrenton
Community Library
160 S. Main Ave.
10-6 MWF
10-2 Tues & Thurs
Thefts and burglaries
• Employee theft, 7 a.m. March
30, Walmart. Christopher L.
Cushing, 50, of Warrenton was
cited for second-degree theft
after store security personnel
reported a theft of $505.
• Shoplifting, 12:30 p.m. April
1, Walmart. Anthony R. Ra-
mos, 29, of Ilwaco, Wash., was
cited for second-degree theft
and criminal mischief after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $122 in
bumper lights and an amplifier.
• Shoplifting, 4:45 p.m. April 9,
Fred Meyer. Devyne Ocean, 47,
of Astoria was cited for third-de-
gree theft after she allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $62 in flow-
ers, a sweatshirt and makeup.
Suspicious circumstances
• Offensive littering, 9:27 a.m.
April 7, recycling station be-
hind El Compadre Restaurant.
A 74-year-old Warrenton man
was warned he could be arrested
for theft of service and offensive
littering after he was spotted
on surveillance video tossing
garbage and other nonrecyclable
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cling receptacles.
Traffic
• Vehicle into parked car, pos-
sible injury, 4:29 p.m. April 5,
Youngs Bay Bridge near Harbor
Drive. The driver of a gray Kia
was taken by her husband for
medical attention.
• Hit-and-run sideswipe, 11:12
a.m. April 6, Youngs Bay Bridge.
The driver of a gray Subaru
Outback reported a beige Subaru
wagon struck her vehicle while
passing.
• Traffic stop, 1:12 p.m. April 6,
South Main Avenue at South-
west First Street. Driver cited for
failing to wear a seatbelt.
• Traffic stop, 1:47 p.m. April 6,
South Main Avenue at South-
west Second Street. Driver cited
for driving while suspended and
not wearing a seatbelt.
• Traffic stop, 3:50 p.m. April 6,
Willow Avenue at Highway 101
Business. Driver cited for having
no license or insurance.
• Traffic stop, 5:17 p.m. April 6,
end of Kalmia Avenue. Driver
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and failing to carry proof of
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 9:15 p.m. April
6, Youngs Bay Bridge cause-
way. Driver cited for having no
operator’s license or insurance
and failing to install an ignition
interlock device.
• Vehicle into parked car, 9:17
a.m. April 7, Warrenton Mini
Mart parking lot. The driver of
a black Ford 250 pickup backed
into the back of a blue Ford 250
pickup, which caused the blue
truck to hit the business’s ice
cooler. The driver was cited for
having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 9 a.m. April 10,
Ensign Lane at Southeast 19th
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 5:50 p.m. April 7,
Ensign Lane at Highway 101.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Traffic stop, 10:45 a.m. April 11,
South Main Avenue at South-
west Third Street. Driver cited
for having no valid license.
• Speeding, 12:40 p.m. April 8,
Ridge Road at Parkview Apart-
ments. Driver cited for having
no insurance and going 65 in a
45 mph zone.
• Two-vehicle collision, no in-
juries, 11:02 a.m. April 11, 300
block Southwest 18th Place.
• Running a stop sign, 10:34 p.m.
April 11, South Main Avenue at
Alternate Highway 101. Driver
cited.
• Traffic stop, 1:10 p.m. April 8,
South Main Avenue at Southeast
15th Street. Driver cited for driv-
ing while suspended and having
no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 2:30 p.m. April 8,
Harbor Drive at South Main Av-
enue. Luke T. Miehe, 47, of War-
renton was cited for driving while
suspended and providing false
information to a peace officer.
• Traffic stop, 5:17 p.m. April
8, Ensign Lane near Walmart.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended, having no insurance
and failing to install an ignition
interlock device.
• Speeding, 4:30 p.m. April 9,
Ridge Road near soccer fields.
Driver cited for going 65 in a 45
mph zone.
• Traffic stop, 10:50 a.m. April
10, Highway 101 at Harbor
Driver. Driver cited for having
no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 12:08 p.m. April 11,
Harbor Drive at Heron Street.
Driver cited for having no insur-
ance.
• Driving while using a cell
phone, 3:25 p.m. April 11, Har-
bor Drive at Highway 101. Driver
cited.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 11:33 a.m. April 12, High-
way 101 at Dolphin Avenue. One
driver was cited for making an
illegal U-turn and for having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 4:11 p.m. April 12,
Highway 101 north of Ensign
Lane. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.