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The week ahead
Nearly all public meetings are also held virtually. Information
on how to connect is posted on each entity’s website.
Sunday, May 8
• Mother’s Day. Remember
your mom or another person
who nurtured you growing up.
• Astoria Sunday Market
opening day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on 11th Street, downtown.
Monday, May 9
• Port of Astoria Airport
Advisory Committee, 4
p.m., airport terminal, 1110
S.E. Flightline Drive.
• Seaside City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Tuesday, May 10
• Clatsop County Planning
Commission, 10 a.m., 857
Commercial St., Astoria.
• Alzheimer’s Support
Group, 2 p.m., NW Senior
and Disability Services, 2002
Chokeberry Ave. S.E..
• Warrenton City Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S.
Main Ave.
• Clatsop Community
College Board, 6:30 p.m.,
Columbia Hall Room 219,
Exhibit Hall, 92937 Walluski
Loop, Astoria.
Wednesday, May 4
• Kiwanis Club of Warren-
ton, 1 p.m., Flood Valley Tap-
house, 1605 E. Harbor Drive.
• Warrenton Community
Library Board, 5:30 p.m.,
City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
• Warrenton-Hammond
School Board, 6 p.m., War-
renton High School Library,
1700 S. Main Ave.
• Clatsop County Commis-
sion, 6 p.m., 857 Commercial
St., Astoria.
Thursday, May 12
• Better Breathers Club,
1:30 p.m., Providence Seaside
Hospital, 725 S. Wahanna
Drive.
• Warrenton-Hammond
Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours, 5:30
p.m., Churchill Mortgage, 1359
Duane St., Astoria.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., City
Hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
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May 6, 2022
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Traffic stop, 8:24 p.m. April 22,
Ridge Road and Parkview Apart-
ments. Jesse Howard Allen, 45,
of Portland was arrested on a
misdemeanor warrant issued
by Washington County Circuit
Court and cited for speeding
and failing to carry or present a
driver’s license.
store without paying for $435 in
lights, toiletries, flea control, and
electronics.
• Warrant service, 11:25 a.m.
April 24, Alternate Highway 101
near Lum’s. Nicole I. Banister,
26, of Warrenton was arrested
on a warrant.
• Criminal conspiracy, 3:01 p.m.
April 29, Fred Meyer. An em-
ployee reported the discovery of
$1,782 in merchandise that had
been stolen from Ross Dress for
Less. Unknown suspects.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 10 p.m. April 19,
Walmart. Edward D. Gam-
brel, 36, of Astoria was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $81 in
merchandise, including impact
gloves and a battery pack.
• Shoplifting, 9:38 a.m. April
28, Walmart. Wayne Thomas
Brooks, 52, of Astoria was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a $35
hammock.
• Shoplifting, 10:45 p.m. April
29, Walmart. Nicole R. Hors-
ley, 27, of Astoria was cited for
second-degree theft, criminal
mischief, and possession of her-
oin after she allegedly attempted
to leave the store without paying
for $139 in merchandise.
• Shoplifting, 11:13 a.m. April
20, Walmart. Jessica J. Slaugh-
ter, 30, of Warrenton was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $20 in
lingerie.
• Shoplifting, 7:40 p.m. May
1, Walmart. Dakota Charles
Cushman, 25, of Astoria was
cited for third-degree theft after
he allegedly attempted to leave
the store without paying for a
$17 fan.
• Shoplifting, 1:06 p.m. April 20,
Walmart. Derrick R. Maxhim-
er, 34, of Seaside was cited for
second-degree theft and crimi-
nal trespassing after he allegedly
attempted to leave the store
without paying for $120 in film,
clothes and flashlights.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Found drug paraphernalia,
10:20 a.m. April 28, Dairy
Queen.
• Attempted con, 5:47 p.m. April
28, Costco. Subjects on property
trying to scam customers with
fake gold.
• Shoplifting, 12:30 p.m. April
21, Walmart. Derrick Dean
Shirley, 33, of Seaside was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $55 in
multiple headphone sets.
• Harassment, 1:30 p.m. April 29,
Walgreens. James A. Burnett,
65, of Warrenton was arrested
after a disturbance at the store.
• Shoplifting, 11:03 p.m. April
25, Walmart. Grace Annette
Gray, 59, of Seaside was cited
for third-degree theft after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $39 in
toiletries.
• Fight, 6:22 a.m. May 2, 200
block Southwest Second Street.
• Disturbance, 5:36 a.m. May 3,
500 block Jetty Street.
Traffic
• Speeding, 7:51 a.m. April 21,
400 block Ridge Road. Driver
cited for speeding and driving
without privileges.
• Shoplifting, 10:04 p.m. April
26, Walmart. Larry Gene Slen-
ker, 49, of Warrenton was cited
for second-degree theft after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 8:18 a.m. April 21, Dolphin
Avenue at Warrior Way.
• Traffic stop, 10:16 p.m. April 21,
Harbor Drive at Heron Avenue.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Hit-and-run collision, 3:08
p.m. April 23, Fred Meyer park-
ing lot. A 57-year-old man from
Naselle, Wash., reported his
vehicle had been struck.
• Speeding, 8:32 p.m. April 23,
Ridge Road near soccer fields.
Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 8:10 p.m. April
24, Walmart parking lot. Driver
cited for having no proof of
insurance.
• Running a stop sign, 9:48 p.m.
April 24, South Main Avenue
at 15th Street. Driver cited for
failing to obey a traffic-control
device and driving without priv-
ileges.
• Traffic stop, 12:06 a.m. April
25, Harbor Drive at Neptune
Avenue. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Vehicle left in lot, 4:30 p.m.
April 26, Astoria Ford. Driver
cited for having no insurance.
• Traffic stop, 4:38 p.m. April 26,
Alternate Highway 101 at 19th
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended.
• Speeding, 6:08 a.m. April 27,
Harbor Drive at Neptune Ave-
nue. Driver cited for speeding
and driving without privileges.
• Running a traffic light, 1:58
p.m. April 27, Highway 101 at
Harbor Drive. Driver cited.
• Traffic stop, 1:45 a.m. April 28,
Harbor Drive at Galena Street.
Driver cited for driving without
privileges and having no insur-
ance.
• Traffic stop, 5:25 a.m. April 29,
Highway 101 at Ensign Lane.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Two-vehicle collision, possible
injuries, 11:14 a.m. April 29,
Youngs Bay Bridge.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 4:03 p.m. April 29, Ensign
Lane at Alternate Highway 101.
One driver cited for failing to
obey a traffic-control device.
• Traffic stop, 6:52 p.m. April 29,
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