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The Columbia Press 2 Public safety calls The week ahead Sunday, Aug. 22 • Astoria Sunday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along 11th Street in downtown Astoria. Monday, Aug. 23 • Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad- way St. Tuesday, Aug. 24 • Warrenton City Com- mission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Wednesday, Aug. 25 • Kiwanis Club of War- renton, 1 p.m., Camp Ki- wanilong, 595 Ridge Road. • Seaside Farmers Mar- ket, 2-6 p.m., 1120 Broad- way. • Clatsop County Com- mission, 6 p.m., 857 Com- mercial St., Astoria. Thursday, Aug. 26 • Sunset Empire Trans- portation District Board, 9 a.m., transit center, 900 Marine Drive, Astoria. Saturday, Aug. 28 • Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 20, 2021 Warrants • Warrant service, 7:24 p.m. Aug. 14, Southeast Dolphin Avenue near Lum’s. Jonathan Blake Lambert, 35, of Astoria was arrested on a warrant out of Sparks, Nev. He was booked at Clatsop County Jail. Thefts and burglaries • Shoplifting, robbery and assault, 3:34 p.m. Aug. 11, Walmart. See separate story on Page 3. • Shoplifting, 4:51 p.m. Aug. 12, Walmart. Meghan E. Wahl and David G. Kirschbaum, both 21 and from Hood River, were cited for second-degree theft and criminal mischief after they allegedly left the store through a fire exit without paying for $521 in merchandise, including a tent, clothes, a rug, tennis rackets and balls, and Legos. Their vehicle was spotted on closed-circuit TV and stopped a short time later by Warrenton Police. • Shoplifting, 6:40 p.m. Aug. 14, Walmart. Danielle C. McMa- hon, 24, of Astoria was cited for second-degree theft after she allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for $193 in merchandise, including clothes, sunglasses and DVDs. Suspicious circumstances and disturbances • Trespassing, 7:20 p.m. Aug. 15, Walmart. Raymond C. Heath, 69, no known address, was cited for criminal trespassing after he returned to the location from which he’d already been tres- passed. • Man throwing things from car, 5:59 p.m. Aug. 16, Jetty Road at Battery Russell, Fort Stevens State Park. Kenneth N. Ander- son, 80, of La Pine was cited for disorderly conduct, driving while suspended, having no insurance, and failing to install an ignition interlock device. Peggy Yingst, Advertising Director (ads@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 All content copyrighted by Clatsop County Media Services LLC • No license plate, 7:05 a.m. Aug. 16, Fred Meyer parking lot. Ken- neth N. Anderson, 80, of La Pine was cited for criminal driving while suspended. Break-ins: Suspect on camera 10-6 Mon-Fri 10-2 Saturdays • • • D.B. Lewis, Circulation Director (circulation@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 Postage paid at the Warrenton Post Office • Traffic stop, 8:15 p.m. Aug. 12, Northwest Warrenton Drive at Northwest 11th Street. Driver cited for driving while suspend- ed and having no insurance. • Traffic stop, 11:25 p.m. Aug. 14, Harbor Drive at Heron Avenue. Driver cited for driving while suspended and having no insur- ance. • Vehicle into ditch, 11:06 p.m. Aug. 9, Southeast 12th Place at Alternate Highway 101. Stefan B. Whitehead, 29, of Warrenton was arrested on suspicion of Clatsop County’s only independent weekly newspaper Cindy Yingst, Publisher/Editor (news@thecolumbiapress.com) 503-861-3331 • Hit-and-run collision, 8:44 p.m. Aug. 12, Marlin Avenue near Les Schwab. • Traffic stop, 7:51 p.m. Aug. 12, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited for having no insur- ance. • Hit-and-run collision, 4:43 p.m. Aug. 13, parking lot on Ensign Lane. • Three-vehicle collision, 9:14 a.m. Aug. 14, Skipanon Marina parking lot. • Possible hit-and-run vehicle vs. parked car, 9:38 a.m. Aug. 14, Petco parking lot. Driver con- tacted inside the store. • Traffic stop, 6:21 a.m. Aug. 13, King Salmon Street at Fourth Avenue. Driver cited for driving while suspended. 160 S. Main Ave. Send news or address changes to: 5 N Highway 101 #500, Warrenton OR 97146 • Car vs. motorcycle, 6:47 p.m. Aug. 11, Panda Express parking lot. Sidney Craig Freeman, 43, of Astoria was cited for hit-and- run. near Kampers West. Driver cited for having no insurance. Traffic • Two-vehicle collision, suspect- ed injuries, 12:58 p.m. Aug. 9, Harbor Drive near Shilo Inn. One driver cited for failing to obey a stop sign. Warrenton Community Library Published by Clatsop County Media Services LLC driving under the influence of intoxicants and cited for having no insurance. • Summer reading program now under way. For children and adults! Dungeons & Drag- ons Club for ages 10-18, 4 p.m. Tues- day, Aug. 24. Teen Book Club for ages 13-18, 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26. Storytime for ages 1-7, 10:30 a.m. Sat- urday, Aug. 28. • Traffic stop, 6:38 a.m. Aug. 13, Northwest Warrenton Drive Continued from Page 1 ing,” according to an Astoria Police press release. “The same male suspect was seen on video footage at both of the restaurants he entered.” The next morning, a burglar alarm went off at Warrenton Liquor Store at 4:07 a.m. “An officer arrived shortly thereafter to find the break- in and other break-ins,” Workman said. Businesses reporting dam- age were El Catrin Restau- rant, Kiosco Mexicano 2 grocery, Harbor Street Ciga- rettes, and Warrenton Liquor • Speeding, 11 p.m. Aug. 18, Highway 101 at Neptune Drive. Driver cited for going 64 in a 45 mph zone. Store. Later that morning, break- ins were reported at Uptown Café and O’Reilly’s Auto Parts. All of the cases remain un- der investigation; Workman did not have a list or dollar amount for the Warrenton burglaries Wednesday after- noon. Anyone with information about any of the cases is asked to contact Detective Nicole Riley in Astoria at 503-741- 6118 or nriley@astoria.or.us. In Warrenton, call the on-du- ty officer at 503-325-8661.