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June 3, 2022
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Trespassing, 12:09 p.m. May
27, Fred Meyer. Anthony Rich-
ard Ramos, 30, of Ilwaco, Wash.,
was arrested on an outstanding
warrant and booked at Clatsop
County Jail.
Thefts and burglaries
• Shoplifting, 1:44 p.m. May 14,
Walmart. An unknown person
driving a gray Kia with Washing-
ton state license plates left the
store without paying for $291 in
merchandise, including food and
a flashlight.
• Shoplifting, 7:20 p.m. May
14, Walmart. Daniel E. Sim-
mons, 37, of Gresham was cited
for third-degree theft after he
allegedly left the store without
paying for several cases of beer
valued at $74.
• Theft of returnable cans, 5:45
p.m. May 22, Walmart. Erland
James Fahlstrom, 35, of War-
renton was cited on suspicion of
third-degree theft.
• Shoplifting, 9:27 p.m. May
30, Walmart. Jessie Anastasia
Hart, 33, no known address, was
cited for third-degree theft and
criminal trespassing after she
allegedly attempted to leave the
store without paying for $74 in
furniture.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Disturbance, 10:03 p.m. May
26, Dairy Queen.
• Man yelling in bushes for help,
1:08 a.m. May 28, near Premarq
Center. David B. Vickery, 37,
of Warrenton was arrested on
suspicion of disorderly conduct
and criminal mischief after two
parked vehicles were found with
slashed tires.
• Trespassing, 5:07 p.m. May 28,
Walmart. Erland James Fahl-
strom, 35, of Warrenton was
cited for criminal trespassing
when he returned to the store
after previously having been
trespassed.
• Physical disturbance, 9:30 p.m.
May 30, 500 block Ridge Road.
Traffic
• Two-vehicle collision, possi-
ble injuries, 3:48 p.m. May 25,
Highway 101 at Dolphin Avenue.
• Two-vehicle collision, 5:31 p.m.
May 25, 92100 block High Life
Road.
• Two-vehicle collision, no inju-
ries, 5:35 p.m. May 25, Highway
101 at Youngs Bay Bridge.
Fire and service calls
• Seal pup stranded, 5:17 p.m.
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May 29, one mile south of Ire-
dale shipwreck. Seaside Aquari-
um advised.
• Burglar alarm, 7:14 p.m. May
30, L&D Race Tech.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 3:59 a.m.
May 28, 1100 block Harbor
Drive.
• Medical response, 6:32 a.m.
May 28, 90900 block Highway
101.
• Medical response, 10:19 a.m.
May 28, 100 block Southwest
Gardenia Avenue.
• Medical response, 11:15 a.m.
May 28, 92200 block Whiskey
Road.
• Medical response, 12:46 p.m.
The week ahead
May 28, 2200 block Dolphin
Avenue.
• Medical response, 1:13 p.m. May
28, 1600 block Ensign Lane.
• Medical response, 12:03 p.m.
May 29, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Medical response, 8:48 p.m.
May 29, 600 block Alternate
Highway 101.
• Medical response, 6:29 p.m.
May 30, 300 block Seventh
Avenue.
• Medical response, 8:37 p.m.
May 30, 90900 block Highway
101.
• Medical response, 9:18 a.m.
May 30, 90500 block Lewis
Road.
Seaside teacher killed in car crash
Seaside School District’s
band director was killed
along with another driver
Saturday when their vehicles
collided on Highway 26.
Kyle Rieger, 26, of War-
renton suffered major inju-
ries and was flown to Oregon
Health & Science University
in Portland, where he died.
Fredrick Scheffler, 49, of
Portland was pronounced
dead at the scene.
Scheffler was headed west
on Highway 26, about 10
miles east of Seaside, when
he lost control of his 2020
Tesla Model Y and collided
with Rieger’s Hyundai Tuc-
son van, which was headed
east, according to Oregon
State Police.
The highway was partially
closed for 3 ½ hours.
Nearly all public meetings
are also held virtually. Infor-
mation on how to connect is
posted on each entity’s web-
site.
Monday, June 6
• Warrenton CERT, 6 p.m.
via Zoom. For more infor-
mation contact policechief@
ci.warrenton.or.us.
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., city hall, 1095 Duane
St., Second Floor.
Tuesday, June 7
• Port of Astoria Com-
mission, 4 p.m., 10 Pier 1,
Suite 209, Astoria.
• Clatsop County Fair
Board, 5:30 p.m., Exhibit
Hall, 92937 Walluski Loop.
Wednesday, June 8
• Kiwanis Club of War-
renton, 1 p.m., Flood Valley
Taphouse, 1605 E. Harbor
Drive.
• Warrenton Community
Library Board, 5:30 p.m.,
city hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
• Clatsop County Com-
mission, 6 p.m., 857 Com-
mercial St., Astoria.
• Warrenton-Hammond
School District, 6 p.m.,
Warrenton High School Li-
brary, 1700 S. Main Ave.
Thursday, June 9
• Better Breathers Club,
1:30 p.m., Providence Sea-
side Hospital, 725 S. Wah-
anna.
• Astoria-Warrenton
Chamber Business After
Hours, 5:30 p.m., Englund
Marine, 95 Hamburg Ave.,
Astoria.
• Warrenton Planning
Commission, 6 p.m., city
hall, 225 S. Main Ave.
Saturday, June 4
• AuxComm, 9:30 a.m.,
Emergency Operations Cen-
ter at Camp Rilea. More info
at clatsopauxcomm.org.
• Ilwaco Saturday Mar-
ket, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Port
of Ilwaco.