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Public safety calls
The week ahead
Sunday, July 18
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 11th
Street in downtown Astoria.
Monday, July 19
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St., Second Floor.
Tuesday, July 20
• Port of Astoria Commis-
sion Workshop, 4 p.m., 10
Pier 1, Suite 209, Astoria.
• Warrenton City Com-
mission, 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, July 21
• Seaside Farmers Mar-
ket, 2-6 p.m., 1120 Broad-
way.
Thursday, July 22
• Sunset Empire Trans-
portation District, 9 a.m.,
Transit Center, 900 Marine
Drive, Astoria.
Saturday, July 24
• Saturday Market at the
Port of Ilwaco, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
July 16, 2021
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 11:30 a.m. June 27,
Walmart. Samantha R. Lillard,
28, of Ilwaco, Wash., was cited
for second-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $145 in
household items.
cellaneous bicycle items.
• Shoplifting, 12:43 p.m. June
29, Walmart. Jacob S. Wieck-
owski, 37, of Seaside was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $100 in
tools.
• Theft, 11:56 a.m. July 10,
Walmart. Two people took
bicycles from the store and did
not stop when confronted by se-
curity. The bicycles were valued
at $332.
• Shoplifting, 1:30 p.m. June 29,
Walmart. Danielle N. Duffey,
40, of Portland was cited for
second-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $345
in merchandise, including a TV,
watch and flashlight.
• Stolen tools, 12:24 p.m. July 5,
Lum’s Auto Center. A Gearhart
man reported $1,073 in tools
were missing from his vehicle.
• Shoplifting, 5:47 p.m. July 7,
Walmart. A 20-year-old Sea-
side man was trespassed from
Walmart after he attempted to
leave the store with $27 in mis-
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• Stolen catalytic converters,
10:20 a.m. July 8, 100 block
Southeast Neptune. A business
reported someone cut and re-
moved catalytic converters from
a truck. Loss was estimated at
$2,200.
• Shoplifting, 3:52 p.m. July 10,
Walmart. Katie A. Loomis, 33, of
Gearhart was cited for third-de-
gree theft and criminal mischief
after she allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $45 in storage bins and ear-
phones.
• Shoplifting, 7:01 p.m. July 10,
Walmart. Terrance D. Ford Jr.,
46, no known address, was cited
for second-degree theft, crim-
inal mischief and possession
of methamphetamine after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a drone
and amplifier valued at $287.
• Stolen laptop, 6:43 a.m. July 11,
33200 block Sunset Beach Lane.
• Shoplifting, 3:16 p.m. July 11,
Walmart. A man was able to
bypass store security and leave
the store with a GPS, Bluetooth
transmitter, wallet and adapter
valued at $305.
• Stolen phone, 1:07 a.m. July
12, 200 block Southwest Alder
Avenue.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Disturbance, 3 p.m. July 4,
0-100 block Alternate Highway
101. Kenneth J. Martin, 41, of
Warrenton was arrested on sus-
picion of disorderly conduct and
menacing.
• Vandalism, 10:36 a.m. July 9,
Hammond Marina pay station
kiosk.
• Death investigation, 4:32 p.m.
July 9, 600 block Northwest
Ninth Street. The body of Sam-
uel T. Whisler, 26, an Astoria
Police officer, was found dead in
his home of natural causes.
• Dog bite, 1:09 p.m. July 11, 900
block Southeast Anchor Avenue.
German shepherd was taken to
county animal shelter for quar-
antine.
• Found dog, 2:13 p.m. July 11,
Ocean View Cemetery. White
shih tzu taken to animal shelter
and reunited with owner.
• Found dog, 3:07 p.m. July 11,
Highlife Adventures.
• Stalking, 3:16 p.m. July 11,
Walmart. Niccole Lynn Bay,
33, of Seaside was arrested on a
Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office
warrant.
• Disturbance and possible as-
sault, 12:54 a.m. July 12, 0-100
block Northwest Birch Avenue.
• Dog at large, 1:06 p.m. July
12, 1200 block Third Avenue.
Aggressive Chihuahua returned
to owner, who was cautioned.
Traffic
• Abandoned vehicle, 6:20 a.m.
July 3, 800 block Alternate
Highway 101. Owner cited.
• Speeding, 12:05 p.m. July 3,
Ridge Road at Parkview Apart-
ments. Driver cited for going 64
in a 45 mph zone.
• Reckless driving, 5:08 p.m. July
3, near Dairy Maid. Bill Dean
DeMoss, 84, of Seaside was
arrested on suspicion of driving
under the influence of intoxi-
cants. His blood-alcohol level
was recorded at 0.07 percent.
D.B. Lewis, Circulation Director
(circulation@thecolumbiapress.com)
503-861-3331
• Trespassing, 10:47 p.m. July 6,
Walmart. Vickie K. Childs, 41, of
Warrenton was cited for crimi-
nal trespassing.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 12:55 p.m. July 4, parking
lot on Discovery Lane.
• Speeding, 11:40 p.m. July 4,
Ridge Road at Fort Stevens State
Park. Driver cited for going 65 in
a 45 mph zone.
Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office
• Dog at large, 2:38 p.m. July 7,
400 block Cedar Avenue. Garage
door left open; returned to
owner.
• Road-struck deer, 9:49 a.m.
July 6, Pacific Drive and Fleet
Street.
• Rear-end collision, no injuries,
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10:28 a.m. July 7, Ensign and
Discovery Lanes.
• Traffic stop, 3:13 p.m. July 7,
Northwest Warrenton Drive at
Northwest Ninth Street. Driver
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 10:08 p.m. July
7, South Main Avenue at 11th
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Reckless driving, 2:25 a.m. July
8, Southwest Ninth Street at
Southwest Cedar Avenue. Josh-
ua R. Shipley, 20, of Warrenton
was arrested on suspicion of
reckless driving, attempting to
elude police on his Kawasaki dirt
bike, driving while suspended
and having no insurance.
• Fender-bender, 4:22 p.m. July
8, Walmart parking lot.
• Speeding, 6:15 p.m. July 8,
Ridge Road at Long Lake Drive.
Driver cited for going 69 in a 45
mph zone.
• Single-car crash, 1:09 p.m. July
9, Costco. Male driver, 54, found
slumped over steering wheel
after it left road, drove over the
sidewalk and nearly struck a
parked vehicle. Driver taken to
Columbia Memorial Hospital.
• Reckless driving, 12:57 a.m.
July 10, Lake Drive and Eighth
Avenue. Cody R. Green, 20, of
Yakima, Wash., was arrested
on suspicion of driving under
the influence of intoxicants. His
blood-alcohol level was recorded
at 0.00 percent.
• Three-vehicle collision, pos-
sible injuries, 1:57 p.m. July
10, Ridge Road at Peter Iredale
Lane. A driver turning into Fort
Stevens State Park crossed into
the path of an oncoming car and
then glanced off a third vehicle
stopped at the stop sign. Driver
cited for making a dangerous left
turn.
• Traffic stop, 12:15 p.m. July 11,
Harbor Drive at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited for having no driv-
ing privileges and no insurance.
• Hit-and-run, 5:54 p.m. July 11,
Fred Meyer parking lot.