The Columbia Press
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May 27, 2022
Public safety calls
Assaults
• Rape, 10:07 a.m. May 17,
address withheld. Christian Del
Parsons, 21, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of statu-
tory rape, a third-degree felony.
Victim was a 14-year-old female.
• Man assaulting a woman, 4:04
a.m. May 18, 0-100 block South-
east Third Street. Shawn Erick
Stein, 47, of Astoria was arrested
for investigation of domestic
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 29
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 11th
Street, downtown.
Monday, May 30
• Memorial Day. Time to
honor those who gave their
lives to ensure our freedom.
Tuesday, May 31
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber networking
breakfast, 7:45 a.m., Astoria
Brewing Co., 144 11th St. Free
coffee and guest speaker.
Wednesday, June 1
• 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, June 2
• Countywide Veterans
Breakfast, 8 a.m., Port Light
Cafe, 33168 Patriot Way,
Camp Rilea.
• North Coast Republican
Women, 11:30 a.m., Astoria
Country Club, 33445 Sun-
set Beach Road, Warrenton.
Lunch, $15. Info: 425-221-
2630.
Friday, June 3
• Children’s Clothes Pan-
try, 3-6 p.m., First Baptist
Church, 30 N.E. First St.
Repeats Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 4
• Ilwaco Saturday Mar-
ket, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Port of
Ilwaco.
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assault. He also had a warrant
issued by Jackson County.
• Male striking female, 10:43
a.m. May 24, Fred Meyer. Ty
Alan Webb, 27, city unavailable,
was booked at Clatsop County
Jail for domestic assault and
harassment.
Thefts and burglaries
• Theft of catalytic converter,
11:26 a.m. May 18, Les Schwab.
The part, valued at $1,600, was
taken from a 2002 Ford Excur-
sion.
• Shoplifting, 5:34 p.m. May 19,
Fred Meyer. James W. Con-
nell, 58, of Astoria was cited for
second-degree theft, criminal
trespassing, and possession
of methamphetamine after he
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for a $156
tent and sleeping bag.
• Theft of wallet, 9:36 p.m. May
20, Walmart. Maria A. Rodri-
guez Ramirez, 35, of Glendale,
Ore., was arrested on suspicion
of third-degree theft.
• Theft of recyclable cans, 5:45
p.m. May 22, Walmart. An un-
known person took $30 worth of
cans from the recycling area.
• Mail theft, 12:14 p.m. May 23,
1100 block Southeast Marlin
Avenue.
• Vehicle burglary, 6:23 p.m. May
23, South Main Avenue at Ninth
Street.
Fire and service calls
• Burglar alarm, 2:20 a.m. May
20, Spectrum Store on Ensign
Lane.
insurance.
• Fire alarm, 6:23 a.m. May 21,
1700 block Southwind.
• Smell of smoke or gas, 12:19
p.m. May 22, 100 block South-
west Birch Avenue.
• Fire alarm, 2:02 a.m. May 24,
Warrenton Grade School.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Disturbance, 5:30 p.m. May 18,
near the lighthouse at the four-
way stop. Luke Taylor Miehe,
49, of Warrenton was arrested
on several warrants.
• Traffic stop, 6:17 a.m. May 20,
Southwest Ninth Street at South-
west Cedar Avenue. A 35-year-
old female from Astoria was
cited for driving while suspend-
ed and having no insurance.
• Disturbance, 1:17 p.m. May 21,
0-100 block Northeast Harbor
Court.
• Disturbance, 7:25 p.m. May 21,
Goodwill. Brett Bane Mellott, 33,
of Astoria was cited for crimi-
nal trespassing and disorderly
conduct.
• Trespassing, 8:52 p.m. May 22,
Walmart. Michael John Lyly,
36, of Lake Oswego was cited
for criminal trespassing after he
returned to the location where
he’d previously been trespassed.
Traffic
• Traffic stop, 5:55 a.m. May
19, Ensign and Bugle lanes. A
40-year-old male from Astoria
was cited for driving while sus-
pended and having no insur-
ance.
• Traffic stop, 12:14 a.m. May 20,
Highway 101 at Neptune Drive.
A 24-year-old female from
Seaside was cited for driving
while suspended and having no
• Unsafe driving, 11:19 p.m. May
20, South Main Avenue at First
Street. Derek Clay Killough, 30,
of Camas, Wash., was arrested
on suspicion of driving under
the influence of intoxicants and
refusing to take a breath test. He
was booked at Clatsop County
Jail.
• Two-vehicle collision, 4:04 p.m.
May 21, 90900 block Highway 101.
• Speeding, 12:06 p.m. May 22,
Ridge Road at Parkview Apart-
ments. An 18-year-old female
from Olympia, Wash., was cited
for going 69 in a 45 mph one.
• Truck vs. mailbox, 10:17 p.m.
May 21, 90500 block Lewis
Road.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 10:01 a.m.
May 19, Home Depot.
• Medical response, 6 p.m. May
19, Warrenton Marina.
• Medical response, 10:48 p.m.
May 19, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 7:46 p.m.
May 20, 500 block Northwest
Cedar Court.
• Medical response, 9:35 p.m.
May 21, 33200 block Wood
Duck Lane.
• Medical response, 1:43 a.m.
May 23, 800 block Fifth Avenue.
• Medical response, 8:44 a.m.
May 23, Warrenton High School.
• Medical response, 8:56 a.m.
May 23, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Road.
• Medical response, 9:18 a.m.
May 23, no address given on
Northwest Warrenton Drive.
• Medical response, 12:10 a.m.
May 24, 1000 block Southwest
Cedar Drive.
• Deceased person, 6:10 a.m.
May 24, 1500 block Willow
Drive.
• Medical response, 92200 block
Whiskey Road.