The Columbia Press
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May 21, 2021
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Warrant service, 7:29 p.m. May
15, Fred Meyer. Alex Eugene
Scherf, 30, of The Dalles was
arrested on a felony warrant
issued by Hood River County
Circuit Court.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 7:13 p.m. May 11,
Walmart. Elizabeth R. Hamil-
ton, 35, of Tillamook was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $26 in
Pop Sockets and bandannas.
tools and headphones.
• Vehicle prowl, 2:55 a.m. May
12, 700 block Seventh Avenue,
Hammond. A couple reported
$1000 in items were stolen from
their vehicles, including clothes,
• Stolen wallet, 12:47 p.m. May
12, Walmart. A woman reported
someone stole her wallet with
$500 cash and credit cards and
used one of the cards to pur-
chase $868 in items at Home
Depot.
The week ahead
Many public meetings are be-
ing held virtually. Information
on how to connect is posted on
each entity’s website.
Sunday, May 23
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 11th
Street in downtown.
Monday, May 24
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Tuesday, May 25
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber Networking
Breakfast, 7:45 a.m. via
Remo.
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
Wednesday, May 26
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial
St., Astoria.
Thursday, May 27
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District Board,
9 a.m., Transit Center, 900 W.
Marine Drive, Astoria.
Saturday, May 29
• Saturday Market at the
Port of Ilwaco, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
• Warrenton High School
Homecoming with carnival.
• Warrenton City Commis-
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• Theft of services, 4 p.m. May
12, Hammond Marina. Joshua
M. Puckett, 44, of Hammond
was cited for theft of services.
• Vehicle prowl, 4:02 p.m. May
12, 800 block Eight Avenue,
Hammond. A 17-year-old report-
ed someone stole $320 in items
from her car, including cash, a
bank card, identification, and
basketball shoes.
• Shoplifting, 11:15 a.m. May
13, Walmart. Dana Sheri Lars-
en, 44, of Warrenton was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $58 in
merchandise, including candles,
gel pens and paper towels.
• Theft, 9:05 a.m. May 14, 1500
block Honeysuckle Loop. A War-
renton man reported someone
stole $1,400 in plywood from a
construction site.
• Shoplifting, 7:30 p.m. May
15, Fred Meyer. Beth A. Scherf,
51, of The Dalles was cited
for first-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for 73
items valued at $1,723. As store
Free shred day
set at Lum’s Auto
Two local credit unions are
sponsoring a free shredding
event for Warrenton resi-
dents who want to safely dis-
pose of sensitive paperwork.
The event is from 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, May 22, at
Lum’s Auto, 1605 Ensign Lane.
Residents can bring up to
three 10-ream paper boxes
and have them shredded se-
curely for free.
The event is sponsored by
Wauna Credit Union and
TLC. Both have branches in
Warrenton.
security approached her pushing
the cart outside the store, she
grabbed her purse and ran. She
was later apprehended by War-
renton police.
passenger fender.
• Shoplifting, 5:15 p.m. May 16,
Walmart. Kolton B. Black, 25,
no known address, was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $37 in
pens, a coloring book and a pen-
cil box. He also was arrested on
suspicion of possessing metham-
phetamine and Xanax without a
prescription.
• Traffic stop, 8:30 p.m. May
12, Alternate Highway 101 at
Dolphin Drive. Driver cited for
driving without a license and
having no insurance.
• Burglary in progress, 2:42 a.m.
May 18, 100 block East Harbor
Drive. Vehicle fled as officers
arrived.
• Speeding, 7:55 p.m. May 14,
Ridge Road near the soccer
fields. Driver cited for going 66
in a 45 mph zone.
• Mail theft, 8:42 a.m. May 18,
33800 block Perkins Lane.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Trespassing, no time given on
May 15, 1100 block South Main
Avenue. Ricky D. Sutton, 56, of
Warrenton was cited for crimi-
nal trespassing.
• Hit-and-run collision, 2:26 p.m.
May 15, unknown location. A
woman reported her white F350
pickup was struck on the front
driver’s side.
• Trespassing, 1:15 a.m. May
16, woods behind Warrenton
KIA. Timothy Scott Wright, 52,
Suzanne Kay Snodgrass, 51, and
Natasha I. Ackerman, 37, were
cited for criminal trespassing
after they’d previously been
warned not to set up camp on
the privately owned property.
• Traffic stop, 6:26 p.m. May
15, Harbor Drive at Southwest
Neptune Avenue. Driver cited
for having no insurance.
• Capsized boat, 3:55 p.m. May
16, west of BioOregon. No one
located near boat.
• Trespassing, 1:05 p.m. May 18,
woods behind KIA.
Traffic
• Traffic stop, 3 p.m. May 10,
North Main Avenue at First
Street. Driver cited for having no
motorcycle endorsement and no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 4:59 p.m. May 11,
Ridge Road near Fort Stevens.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended and having no insur-
ance.
• Hit-and-run collision, 12:19
p.m. May 12, Fred Meyer or
Costco parking lots. A woman
reported damage to the front
• Rear-end collision, no injuries,
4:20 p.m. May 12, Highway 101
at Harbor Drive. One driver was
cited for following too closely.
• Traffic stop, 1:40 p.m. May
13, Southwest Second Street at
Juniper Avenue. Blaine S. David,
42, of Vancouver, Wash., was
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and having no insurance.
• Rear-end collision, 5:17 p.m.
May 15, Discovery and Ensign
lanes. One driver cited for fol-
lowing too closely.
• Hit-and-run, 1:08 p.m. May 18,
Pacific Grange on Highway 101.
Sign damaged.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 10:39 p.m.
May 12, 90600 block Lewis
Road.
• Medical response, 5:49 p.m.
May 14, 1600 block Ensign Lane.
• Medical response, 4:09 a.m.
May 15, 300 block Northwest
First Street.
• Medical response, 12:09 a.m.
May 17, 33800 Perkins Lane.
• Medical response, 9:17 a.m.
May 17, Fort Stevens State Park.
• Medical response, 10:37 p.m.
May 17, 100 block Southeast
Anchor Avenue.
• Medical response, 2:06 p.m.
May 17, Highway 101 at Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Medical response, 4:28 p.m.
May 17, 1600 block Honeysuckle
Loop.