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February 25, 2022
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Warrant service, 12:22 a.m.
Feb. 17, South Main Avenue at
Southeast Second Street. Jona-
thon Rhea Hart, 36, of Astoria
was arrested on felony warrants
issued by Clatsop County and
Oregon State Parole Board.
• Warrant service, 6:14 p.m. Feb.
17, Marlin Avenue near Fast
Lube. Thomas K. Sullivan, 43, of
Ocean Park, Wash., was arrested
on a failure to appear warrant
issued by Clatsop County Circuit
Court.
Assaults
• Disturbance, 2:30 p.m. Feb.
16, Highway 101 at Youngs Bay
Bridge. David Anthony May, 34,
of Hammond was arrested on
suspicion of assault.
• Theft, 11:46 a.m. Feb. 19, Ross
Dress for Less. An employee
reported the theft of $311 in
clothes, shoes and other items.
• Theft from vehicle, 3:41 p.m.
Feb. 21, 1000 block Marlin Ave-
nue. A business owner reported
the theft of an $80 battery and
light from a trailer parked at the
business.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Disturbance, 2:17 p.m. Feb. 18,
Verizon Store.
• Physical disturbance, 10:14
p.m. Feb. 21, 0-100 block South-
west Main Court. Nancy Ann
Gebhardt, 37, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of domes-
tic harassment.
Thefts and burglaries
• Vandalism, 11:36 a.m. Feb. 17,
1600 block Willow Drive. Two
residents reported the fuel lines
on their vehicles had been cut
and gasoline stolen.
• Man screaming at bus stop,
9:28 p.m. Feb. 20, Fred Meyer.
Michael Edwin Glover, 53, no
known address, was arrested on
suspicion of disorderly conduct,
resisting arrest, and possession
of methamphetamine.
• Vehicle prowl, 12:19 a.m. Feb.
19, Ocean Crest Chevrolet. Mar-
cus Lee Journot, 32, no known
address, was arrested on suspi-
cion of unauthorized entry into a
vehicle and third-degree theft.
Traffic
• Vehicle into ditch, no injuries,
10:07 a.m. Feb. 14, Harbor Driv-
er at King Street.
• Traffic stop, 10:20 a.m. Feb.
15, Harbor Drive at Neptune
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Avenue. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 8:40 p.m. Feb.
15, Ensign Lane near Home
Depot. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 4:30 a.m. Feb. 16,
Harbor Drive at Heron Street.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended and having no insur-
ance.
• Traffic stop, 7:35 p.m. Feb.
17, South Main Avenue at 10th
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Traffic stop, 12:20 a.m. Feb.
19, South Main Avenue at Ninth
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
• Speeding, 4:25 p.m. Feb. 19,
Highway 101 near Dolphin Road.
Driver cited for going 80 in a 55
mph zone.
Feb. 17, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
Fire and service calls
• Burglar alarm, 7:18 a.m. Feb.
21, Verizon Store.
• Odor of gas/smoke, 1:44 p.m.
Feb. 21, 0-100 block Southwest
Juniper Avenue.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 10:28 a.m.
Feb. 16, 800 block Southwest
Cedar Avenue.
• Medical response, 11:31 a.m.
Feb. 16, 1600 block Peter Iredale
Road.
• Medical response, 8:17 a.m.
Feb. 17, 700 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Medical response, 8:20 a.m.
Feb. 17, 300 block Northeast
Skipanon Drive.
• Medical response, 10:42 a.m.
Feb. 17, 1800 block Ensign Lane.
• Medical response, 11:24 p.m.
• Medical response, 11:35 a.m.
Feb. 18, 800 block Southwest
Cedar Avenue.
• Medical response, 10:18 a.m.
Feb. 19, Fred Meyer.
• Medical response, 6:26 a.m.
Feb. 21, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 12:14 p.m.
Feb. 21, 90600 block Lake View
Road.
Traffic contributes to supply problems
The Columbia Press
While the recent supply
chain crisis has focused on
delays at ports, freight move-
ment also is affected by traf-
fic jams on many of the main
routes across the country.
American
Transportation
Research Institute recently is-
sued its Top 100 Truck Bottle-
necks report and three of them
are in Portland.
While Portland freeways
don’t carry the largest number
of vehicles in the country, they
aren’t immune to congestion
and bottlenecks.
The three most miserable
bottlenecks, according to the
institute, are the interchange
of Interstate 5 with Interstate
84 at the Rose Quarter (No.
28 on the list); Interstate 5 at
the Interstate Bridge over the
Columbia River (No. 33); and
Interstate 5 at southbound In-
terstate 205 (No. 83).
To develop the list, the in-
stitute collects and processes
satellite data from more than
a million trucks. Using a se-
ries of key performance mea-
sures on the nation’s freight
transportation system, it has
developed an ongoing truck
bottleneck analysis that is used
to quantify the impact of traf-
fic congestion on truck-borne
freight at over 300 specific lo-
cations.
Interstate 5 transported up
to $188 million in goods each
day in 2019 and was affect-
ed by persistent congestion
throughout the day, according
to the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
It can take travelers four
times longer to reach their
destinations when traveling at
peak times. Overall, conges-
tion on Portland area freeways
has a daily cost of $1.2 million,
according to ODOT.
“The Rose Quarter section of
I-5 has held its position on the
Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks for
several years,” Oregon Truck-
ing Associations President
Jana Jarvis said. “We know
this is a problem area and,
while improvement projects
have been proposed, very little
progress has been made.”
The complete list can be
found at truckingresearch.org.
The week ahead
Many public meetings are
held virtually. Information
on how to connect is posted
on each entity’s website.
Monday, Feb. 28
• Warrenton Marinas
Committee, 2 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Tuesday, March 1
• Port of Astoria Com-
mission, 4 p.m., via Zoom.
Wednesday, March 2
• Children’s Storytime,
10:30 a.m., Warrenton
Community Library, 160 S.
Main Ave.
• Warrenton Urban Re-
newal Advisory Board,
3:30 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way.
Thursday, March 3
• Veterans Breakfast for
vets and their families, 8
a.m., Port Light Cafe, Camp
Rilea.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Friday, March 4
• Children’s Clothes
Pantry, 3 to 6 p.m., First
Baptist Church, 30 N.E.
First St. Repeats Saturday
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.