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Public safety calls
The week ahead
Many public meetings are
held virtually. Information
on how to connect is posted
on each entity’s website.
Monday, Jan. 31
• Public schools closed
for district in-service day.
Tuesday, Feb. 1
• Port of Astoria Com-
mission, 4 p.m., via Zoom.
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hal, 92937 Walluski Loop.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
• Clatsop County Com-
mission work session, 10
a.m. via GoToMeeting.
• Gearhart City Coun-
cil, 7 p.m., City Hall, 698
Pacific Way.
Thursday, Feb. 3
• Ales & Ideas lecture
series, 7 p.m., Fort George
Brewery, 1483 Duane St.,
and via Facebook Live.
Friday, Feb. 4
• Children’s Clothes
Pantry, 3 to 6 p.m., First
Baptist Church, 66 S.W.
Fourth St. Repeats on Sat-
urday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
January 28, 2022
Warrants
• Warrant service, 8:10 p.m. Jan.
23, Walmart. Derrick Ray Max-
himer, 33, of Astoria was arrested
on a warrant for failing to appear
on a felony charge.
Assaults
• Person threatened by man
with knife, 11:18 p.m. Jan. 19,
Walmart. Cameron Darnell
Petteway, 33, of Steubenville,
Ohio, was arrested on suspicion
of unlawful possession of a weap-
on with intent to use, menacing
and disorderly conduct.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 7:03 p.m. Jan. 18,
Walmart. Adam M. Eastman, 30,
no known address, was cited for
third-degree theft and criminal
trespassing after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $25 in mer-
chandise.
• Shoplifting, 11:06 a.m. Jan. 19,
Fred Meyer. Unknown person
attempted to leave the store with-
out paying for $338 in merchan-
dise. Suspect eluded security and
stolen items were recovered.
• Stolen boat and trailer, 7:50
a.m. Jan. 21, 700 block Pacific
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Drive. A man reported someone
stole a Silver Sea Runner boat
and trailer valued at $25,000.
The boat was recovered later with
damage.
• Stolen catalytic converter, 9:26
a.m. Jan. 21, Walmart parking
lot. A man reported someone
stole the catalytic converter from
his pickup truck.
• Shoplifting, 10:29 p.m. Jan. 22,
Walmart. Stephanie E. Sheridan,
47, of Kelso, Wash., was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $85 in
merchandise.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Trespassing, 5:45 p.m. Jan. 21,
Walmart. Dennis Lee McQuire,
49, of Astoria was cited for crimi-
nal trespassing.
Traffic
• Reckless driving, 10:36 p.m.
Jan. 15, Southwest 18th Street at
Juniper Avenue. Driver cited for
careless driving and having no
insurance.
• Reckless driving, 9:21 p.m. Jan.
18, 100 block South Main Ave-
nue. Dylan R. Rabell, 27, of War-
renton was arrested on suspicion
of driving under the influence of
intoxicants, failing to install an
ignition interlock device, driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 9:17 a.m. Jan. 19, Ensign
Lane at 19th Street. Driver cited
for failing to obey a traffic-control
device.
• Hit-and-run collision, 9:35 a.m.
Jan. 21, Walmart parking lot.
• Traffic stop, 7:15 p.m. Jan. 21,
Highway 101 at Neptune Avenue.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Traffic stop, 10:52 p.m. Jan.
21, South Main Avenue at Ninth
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Pursuit, 1:53 a.m. Jan. 22,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Warrenton Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at
6:00 PM, February 10, 2022, at the Warrenton City Hall Commission
Chambers to consider the following request:
AP-21-2, an appeal of the Type II administrative decision to approve Land
Partition LP-21-5 on taxlot 810290001100. The subject property is located
at the north end of SW Oak Avenue. Applicable criteria and standards spe-
cific to this request are contained in WMC Chapters 16.24 Low Density Res-
idential District, Chapter 16.216 Land Divisions and Lot Line Adjustments
and Section 16.208.050 Type III Quasi-Judicial Procedures.
Those wishing to testify on this request may attend the public hearing
and sign a card to speak to the Planning Commission, or submit written
materials, which must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. on the day of
the hearing. Written comments may be submitted to Rebecca Sprengeler,
Deputy City Recorder, P.O. Box 250, Warrenton Oregon, 97146-0250; or
emailed rsprengeler@ci.warrenton.or.us.
At the public hearing, the Planning Commission chair will open the pub-
lic hearing and describe the general conduct and procedure for providing
public comment. A staff report will be given, followed by a statement from
the applicant, public testimony, discussion among the commissioners, and
a decision on, or a continuation of, the request.
Failure to raise an issue in person, or by or by letter at the hearing, or
failure to provide statements of evidence sufficient to afford the decision
makers an opportunity to respond to the issue, means that an appeal based
on that issue cannot be filed with the State Land Use Board of Appeals.
A copy of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or for
the applicant, and the applicable criteria and standards can be reviewed at
Warrenton City Hall at no cost and copies shall be provided at a reasonable
cost. A copy of the City’s staff report and recommendation to the hearing
body shall be available for review at least seven days before the hearing, and
a copy shall be provided at a reasonable cost.
Anyone wishing to review and/or purchase copies of the proposals and/
or staff report may do so at Warrenton City Hall, 225 South Main, or may
contact Rebecca Sprengeler at 503-861-2233 x102 or via email at rsprenge-
ler@ci.warrenton.or.us.
Published in the Columbia Press: January 28, 2022
Southeast Jetty Road. David Rae
Robinette, 25, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of attempt-
ing to elude a police officer and
driving while suspended.
• Reckless driving, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 22, Pacific Avenue and Lake
Drive. Driver cited for careless
driving, and having no operator’s
license or insurance.
• Traffic stop, 10:05 p.m. Jan. 22,
South Main Avenue at Harbor
Drive. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
• Traffic stop, 7:40 p.m. Jan. 23,
Highway 101 at Marlin Avenue.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Traffic stop, 8:07 p.m. Jan. 23,
Walmart. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
• Traffic stop, 9:04 p.m. Jan. 23,
Northwest Warrenton Drive at
Ninth Street. Driver cited for
driving while suspended and
having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 12:20 a.m. Jan.
24, South Main Avenue at 18th
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended, failing to install
an ignition interlock device, and
having no insurance.
• Reckless driving, 7:34 p.m. Jan.
24, Rite Aid. Driver cited for
careless driving.
• Traffic stop, 7:59 a.m. Jan. 25,
1700 block South Main Avenue.
Driver cited for having no opera-
tor’s license.
Fire and service calls
• Fire alarm, 11:03 p.m. Jan. 22,
1000 block Nautical Drive.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 1:24 p.m. Jan.
21, Ocean Crest Motors.
• Deceased person, 10:38 a.m.
Jan. 22, 400 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Medical response, 1:23 p.m. Jan.
22, 500 block NW 13 th Street.
• Water rescue, 3:42 p.m. Jan. 22,
near Peter Iredale wreck.
• Medical response, 6:39 a.m.
Jan. 24, 1100 block Peacock.
• Medical response, 9:14 a.m. Jan.
24, 500 block Ridge Road.
• Medical response, 9:26 a.m.
Jan. 24, 200 block Southwest
Second Street.