The Columbia Press
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April 1, 2022
Public safety calls
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 2:20 p.m. March
25, Walmart. Marissa L. Emer-
son, 24, of Aurora, Colo., was
cited for third-degree theft after
she allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for $56
in clothing.
• Theft of merchandise, 9:03
p.m. March 25, Big 5 Sporting
Goods.
• Shoplifting, 7:35 p.m. March
27, Walmart. Clayton C. Huff-
man, 31, of Astoria was cited for
second-degree theft and crim-
inal mischief after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $187 in mer-
chandise.
• Vehicle burglary, 9:34 a.m.
March 28, 1200 block Southwest
Ninth Street.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Disturbance, 10:31 p.m. March
22, Southeast Fifth Street at
the Skipanon Dike. Jesse A.
Stefonek, 39, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of harass-
ment and booked at Clatsop
County Jail.
• Burglar alarm, 6:08 a.m. March
24, 1100 block Alternate High-
way 101.
• Disturbance, 12:31 a.m. March
24, Hammond Marina.
• Disturbance, 7:01 a.m. March
25, 400 block Ridge Road.
• Domestic disturbance, 7:33
p.m. March 25, Southeast Sec-
ond and Anchor streets.
• Domestic disturbance, 8:28
p.m. March 25, 300 block
Southwest Main Court. Parties
separated for the night.
• Disturbance, 2:17 a.m. March
27, 300 block Russell Drive.
• Disturbance, 2:27 a.m. March
27, 0-100 block Alternate High-
way 101.
• Audible alarm, 1:20 p.m. March
27, Staples.
• Person sleeping in front of
door, 6:13 a.m. March 28, War-
renton KIA. Subject agreed to
leave.
• Child’s bicycle found, 9 a.m.
March 28, walking path at
Southwest Third and Alder
streets.
• Dog bite, 9:42 a.m. March 29,
Fort Stevens State Park. Dog
quarantined at Clatsop County
Animal Shelter.
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Traffic
• Two-vehicle collision, 6:02 p.m.
March 22, Ensign and Discovery
lanes. One driver was cited for
careless driving; the other for
driving while suspended and
having no insurance.
• Two-vehicle collision, 1:35
p.m. March 23, Highway 101 at
Perkins Lane.
• Two-vehicle collision, 5:13 p.m.
March 23, Highway 101 at Glen-
wood Village.
• Traffic stop, 12:02 a.m. March
25, Highway 101 at Marlin
Avenue. Driver cited for driving
without a license and having no
insurance.
• Two-vehicle collision, 5:20 p.m.
March 25, Highway 101 at Har-
bor Drive. Kathlyn Leigh Rook,
34, of Astoria was arrested on
suspicion of driving under the
influence of intoxicants. She was
booked at Clatsop County Jail,
where her blood-alcohol content
was recorded at 0.30 percent.
• Traffic stop, 10 p.m. March 26,
Ensign Lane at Alternate High-
way 101. Driver cited for having
no insurance.
• Pickup parked blocking the
road, 1:14 a.m. March 27, High-
way 101 at Marlin Avenue. John
W. Trent, 48, no known address,
was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence of
intoxicants. He was booked
at Clatsop County Jail, where
his blood-alcohol content was
recorded at 0.0 percent.
Fire calls
• Small boat fire, 6:39 p.m.
March 26, 500 block Northeast
Harbor Place. Unable to locate.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 12:55 p.m.
March 23, 700 block Southwest
Eighth Street.
Obituary
John “Russell” Graham
Warrenton
Russ Graham died in
his sleep March 24 in
Portland. He was 71.
Russ was born to
John and Harriet Gra-
ham in Oakland, Calif.,
on May 19, 1950.
He grew up in Hay-
ward, Calif., where
he attended Tennyson High
School. After graduating in
1968, he enlisted in the Navy.
He married Darlene Leger
in 1969 and the couple had
three children during their
16-year marriage. He then
married Rebecca Bartruff in
Vallejo, Calif., and, with her
two daughters, they made a
family of seven.
The family moved to Salem
to be closer to Rebecca’s fam-
ily. Russ spent much of his
life working as a computer
engineer until the recession
of 2007 hit and they moved
to Astoria to find work.
In 2014, Russ retired to
Warrenton with his wife of
36 years and his adopt-
ed daughter by his side.
Russ loved his family
with all his heart and
was very proud of all
of them, family mem-
bers say. He was an
avid reader and loved
watching sci-fi movies
and TV shows. He also en-
joyed spending time with his
grandchildren as much as
possible.
Russ is survived by his wife,
Rebecca; six daughters and
stepdaughters, Jenni Lock-
wood, Kara DuRée, Cathie
Hogan, Joie Bartruff, Ja-
nessa, and Debra Damico; a
son, Dennis; a sister, Linda
Barker; and brother, Glen;
16 grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April
5, at Peace First Lutheran
Church, 725 33rd St., Astoria.
• Medical response, 11:26 p.m.
March 25, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Medical response, 12:10 a.m.
March 26, 900 block Southwest
Cedar Avenue.
• Medical response, 10:41 a.m.
March 28, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 1:25 p.m.
March 28, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 10:14 a.m.
March 29, 1100 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive.
• Medical response, 2:37 p.m.
March 29, 300 block Northeast
Skipanon Drive.
The week ahead
Nearly all public meetings
are also held virtually. Infor-
mation on how to connect is
posted on each entity’s web-
site.
Monday, April 4
• Warrenton CERT, 6 p.m.,
for info or to participate,
email policechief@ci.warren-
ton.or.us.
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 2nd Floor,
1095 Duane St.
Tuesday, April 5
• Port of Astoria Commis-
sion, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1, Suite
209, Astoria.
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hall, 92937 Walluski Loop,
Astoria.
Wednesday, April 6
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion work session, 10 a.m.,
via GoToMeeting.
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way.
Thursday, April 7
• Countywide Veterans
Breakfast, 8 a.m., Port
Light Cafe, 33168 Patriot
Way, Camp Rilea.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.