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The Columbia Press 2 Public safety calls The week ahead Sunday, July 25 • Astoria Sunday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 11th Street in downtown Astoria. Monday, July 26 • Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad- way. Tuesday, July 27 • Astoria-Warrenton Chamber breakfast, 7:45 a.m., Astoria Brewing Co., 144 11th St., Astoria. County Commission Chairman Mark Kujala is speaker. • Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Wednesday, July 28 • Seaside Farmers Mar- ket, 2-6 p.m., 1120 Broad- way. • Kiwanis Club of War- renton, 1 p.m., Camp Kiwanilong. • Clatsop County Com- mission, 6 p.m., 857 Com- mercial St. Saturday, July 31 • Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 23, 2021 Burglaries and thefts • Theft, 11:48 a.m. July 10, Walmart. Two people alleged to have previously stolen bicycles from the store returned and were spotted on security cam- eras and police were called. Naomi C. Dowden, 29, no known address, and Eduardo J. Alonzo, 32, no known address, were arrested on suspicion of sec- ond-degree theft and criminal trespassing. • Shoplifting, 8:43 p.m. July 16, Walmart. Debra Lee Reed, 60, of Astoria was cited for second-de- gree theft after she allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for merchan- dise, including pet and cleaning products. • Shoplifting, 3 p.m. July 18, Walmart. Christopher D. Wright, 22, of Kalama, Wash., was cited for second-degree theft after he allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for a $199 Cricut die-cut printer. • Counterfeit $50 bill, 11:08 a.m. July 19, Wauna Federal Credit Union. Bill was received at Griz- zly Tuna in Seaside. • Burglary, 5:30 a.m. July 21, L&D Race Tech. Drug offenses • Naked man in restroom re- fusing to leave, 12:31 p.m. July 15, CMH Urgent Care Center. Michael L. McBride, 24, no known address, was arrested on a warrant from St. Helens Police Department and for unlawful possession of methamphet- amine. Suspicious circumstances and disturbances • Transient camp on private property, 1:45 p.m. July 13, Highway 101 at the power lines between Kia and Ocean Crest. Kevin R. Hebert, 57, no known address, and Lori A. Lagerquist, 29, no known address, were cit- ed for criminal trespassing. Fires • Brush/debris pile fire, 2:30 p.m. July 21, Lewis and Clark Road south of Netul Landing. Traffic • Two-vehicle collision involving recreational vehicle, possible injury, no time listed on July 11, Ensign and Discovery lanes. • Hit-and-run collision, 4 p.m. July 13, parking lot on East Har- bor Drive. • Traffic stop, 1:29 a.m. July 15, Harbor and Neptune drives. Driver cited for driving while suspended. Sewer district fined by DEQ • Traffic stop, 7:30 p.m. July 18, Harbor Drive at Marlin Avenue. Driver cited for having no opera- tor’s license. Sundown Sanitary District southeast of Astoria was one of four agencies and busi- nesses receiving penalties from the Department of En- vironmental Quality for envi- ronmental violations. The agency was fined $1,200 for exceeding the sus- pended solid limits allowed in its wastewater permit, a violation that can impact hu- man health, fish and other aquatic life. The violation oc- curred in November. Other violators and fines were city of Baker City, $8,924; McFarlane’s Bark of Milwaukie, $12,894; and Octave Labs of Pleasant Hill, $81,681. Those fined have 20 days to appeal or pay the fine. Sundown was formed in 1972 to serve the River Point housing project and has 115 residential customers. • Two-vehicle collision, no injuries, 5:27 p.m. July 20, Fred Meyer gas pumps. Auto thefts: Group targets three sites • Traffic stop, 8 p.m. July 15, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited for driving while suspended and having no insur- ance. • Traffic stop, 8:21 p.m. July 15, South Main Avenue at Third Street. Driver cited for driving while suspended and having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 6:44 p.m. July 16, Discovery Lane near Verizon store. Driver cited for driving while suspended and having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 8:19 p.m. July 16, South Main Avenue at 18th Street. Jessie A. Hart, 32, of Astoria was cited for criminal driving while suspended and having no insurance. Continued from Page 1 Clatsop County’s only independent weekly newspaper Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 D.B. Lewis, Circulation Director (circulation@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC Auto Repair on Alternate Highway 101 and is likely connected to the suspects, ac- cording to the press release. A debit card stolen from one of the vehicles was used Tuesday by a man wearing a mask at Fred Meyer. “Note that the suspects set off a car alarm twice, but no one checked on it and no one called the police to check the area,” Chief Matt Workman said. “Please call, especially if you hear a car alarm at 4 a.m.” Anyone with information about the crimes, or who may have witnessed suspicious activity at any of the three locations, is asked to contact Officer Robert Wirt at rwirt@ ci.warrenton.or.us or 503- 325-8661.
