The Columbia Press
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March 11, 2022
Public safety calls
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 5:32 p.m. March 1,
Walmart. Jessica Weatherly, 31,
of Hammond was cited for sec-
ond-degree theft, criminal tres-
passing and criminal mischief
after she allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for merchandise.
• Shoplifting, 4:49 p.m. March 3,
Fred Meyer. Samuel Joe John-
son, 31, no known address, was
cited for second-degree theft
and criminal trespassing after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for bed-
ding, antifreeze, and food valued
at $116.
• Vehicle burglary, 7:50 a.m.
March 4, Harbor Drive at Marlin
Avenue. Derick M. Tomason, 26,
no known address, was arrested
on suspicion of unlawful entry
into a motor vehicle.
• Attempted burglary, 8:05 a.m.
March 4, Anchor Avenue and
Harbor Drive. A business report-
ed an attempted break-in with
$200 damage to a door.
• Shoplifting, 6:54 p.m. March
4, Fred Meyer. Iddo Solomon
Dechter, 30, no known address,
was cited for second-degree theft
after he allegedly attempted to
leave the store with $173 in art
supplies. He also had an out-
standing warrant issued by the
Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office.
He was booked at Clatsop Coun-
ty Jail.
• Theft of fuel, 7:51 a.m. March
5, 2000 block Southeast Air-
port Lane. A business reported
the theft of $220 in fuel from a
heavy equipment truck.
• Shoplifting, 6:29 p.m. March
5, Walmart. Tahnika Dawn
Michell, 29, and Marilyn Lu-
cille Mobley, 56, both of Chi-
nook, Wash., were cited for
third-degree theft and criminal
trespassing after they allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $26 in food
items. Michell also was cited for
criminal trespassing and she
had a failure-to-appear war-
rant issued by Clatsop County
Circuit Court. Mobley also had a
failure-to-appear warrant from
Clatsop County Circuit Court.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Criminal mischief, 7:20 p.m.
Feb. 28, Walmart. Ashley L.
Simmons, 31, no known address,
was cited for criminal mischief
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after she was stopped on suspi-
cion of shoplifting.
• Unknown man pounding on
the door, 11:43 p.m. March 1,
100 block Northwest Fourth
Street. Erik Edward Harris, 42,
no known address, was arrested
on an outstanding warrant and
booked at Clatsop County Jail.
• Domestic disturbance, 8:01
p.m. March 2, 91900 block
Highway 104.
• Disturbance, 11:11 p.m. March
5, 1000 block Pacific Drive.
• Trespassing, 7:55 p.m. March 7,
Walmart. James W. Connell, 57,
no known address, was cited for
criminal trespassing.
• Found property, 11:20 p.m.
March 7, Youngs Bay Bridge.
Wheelchair recovered from the
bridge.
Traffic
• Vehicle vs. pole, 8:36 p.m.
March 2, Southwest Ninth Street
at Jade Place. Daniel Joe Fritz,
44, of Hammond was arrested
on suspicion of reckless driving,
hit-and-run causing property
damage, and criminal mischief.
He was booked at Clatsop Coun-
ty Jail.
• Traffic stop, 6:10 p.m. March
3, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver cited for having no li-
cense or insurance.
• Speeding, 6:10 a.m. March 4,
Harbor Drive at King Street.
Driver cited for going 55 in a 35
mph zone.
• Traffic stop, 3:08 p.m. March 7,
Fifth and Iredale streets. Driver
cited for driving while suspended.
Fire and service calls
• Burglar alarm, 10:14 a.m.
March 4, 1500 block South Main
Avenue.
• Struck gas line, 3:26 p.m.
March 5, 800 block Eighth
Avenue.
• Burglar alarm, 12:31 p.m.
March 7, Goodwill Store.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 12:13 p.m.
March 2, 300 block Jade Place.
• Medical response, 12:47 p.m.
March 2, 200 block South Main
Avenue.
• Medical response, 7:08 a.m.
March 3, 200 block Northeast
Skipanon Drive.
• Medical response, 10:13 a.m.
March 3, 90900 block Highway
101.
• Medical response, 8:26 p.m.
March 3, 1800 block First Ave-
nue.
• Medical response, 4:09 p.m.
March 5, 700 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Deceased person, 7:19 p.m.
March 5, 700 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Medical response, 9:57 p.m.
March 5, 300 block Northeast
Skipanon Drive.
• Medical response, 2:30 p.m.
March 6, 700 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Medical response, 6 a.m. March
7, 0-100 block Northwest 17th
Place.
• Medical response, 12:05 p.m.
March 7, Fred Meyer.
• Medical response, 12:21 p.m.
March 7, 200 block Alder Ave-
Coast Watch organizes cleanup
A Coast Watch Cleanup
is set for noon Monday,
March 21, at the Sunset
Beach Recreation Site.
The event is sponsored
by the Lewis and Clark Na-
tional Historical Park staff
and includes a briefing on
the park’s Coast Watch
Program and a celebration
of the spring equinox.
Participants also will be
provided with gloves and
trash bags to help the park
clean the mile of coastline
it sponsors.
For more information,
contact volunteer coor-
dinator Barbara Clark at
barbara_clark@nps.gov
or by phone at 503-861-
4410.
nue.
• Medical response, 1:43 p.m.
March 7, 900 block Pacific
Drive.
• Medical response, 9:53 p.m.
March 7, 500 block Ridge Road.
• Possible overdose, 12:21 March
8, 100 block Northwest Fourth
Street.
The week ahead
Many public meetings are
held virtually. Information
on how to connect is posted
on each entity’s website.
Sunday, March 13
• Daylight Saving Time
begins; remember to set your
clock forward an hour.
Monday, March 14
• Port of Astoria Airport
Advisory Committee, 4
p.m., Terminal Building,
1110 S.E. Flightline Drive.
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Tuesday, March 15
• Port of Astoria Com-
mmission, 4 p.m., via
Zoom.
Wednesday, March 16
• WomenHeart Support
Group, 6:30 p.m., via
Zoom. Info: 503-338-8435.
Thursday, March 17
• Countywide Veterans
Breakfast, 8 a.m., Port
Light Cafe, 33168 Patriot
Way, Camp Rilea,
• Spruce Up Warrenton,
11:30 a.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Warrenton Communi-
ty Center Board, 4 p.m.,
Community Center, 170 S.W.
Third St.
• Grief Support Group,
4:30 p.m., Columbia Me-
morial Hospital conference
room A, 2111 Exchange St.,
Astoria.
• Fort Stevens VFW &
Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Masonic
Lodge, 66 S.W. Fourth St.