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September 30, 2022
Public safety calls
Warrants
• Warrant service, 8:31 p.m.
Sept. 19, Panda Express. Nathan
Isaiah Erdmann, 25, of Astoria
was arrested on a warrant issued
by Wasco County.
Thefts and burglaries
• Employee theft, 3:20 p.m. Sept.
20, Walmart. Traci Lynn Jones
Bishop, 46, of Warrenton was
arrested on suspicion of sec-
ond-degree theft. She was cited
and released.
• Shoplifting, 6:02 p.m. Sept.
22, Walmart. Troy Christopher
Blanchard, 49, of Cannon Beach
was cited for third-degree theft
after he allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $14 in deodorant and foot
powder.
• Attempted burglary, 1:34 p.m.
Sept. 23, 700 block Ocean Court.
Albert J. Burkleo, 42, of Ham-
mond was arrested on suspicion
of criminal mischief. He was
booked at Clatsop County Jail.
• Shoplifting, 7:34 p.m. Sept. 24,
Walmart. Eddie Hernandez, 37,
of Tillamook and Ashley Lynn
Motsinger, 31, of Gresham was
cited for second-degree theft
after they allegedly attempted to
leave the store without paying
for $484 in merchandise.
Fort Stevens.
• Attempted theft of cargo trailer,
9:41 p.m. Sept. 24, 2300 block
Dolphin Avenue. Thieves driving
a black Nissan Xterra drove
away when the owner set off a
burglar alarm. Jason Ryon Fries,
41, of Medford was stopped driv-
ing a black Xterra near Trails
End Recovery about an hour lat-
er. He was arrested on suspicion
of first-degree attempted theft,
escape, resisting arrest, provid-
ing false information to police,
and for a felony warrant issued
by Albany Municipal Court.
Suspicious circumstances
and disturbances
• Aggressive male causing dis-
turbance and refusing to leave,
11:16 a.m. Sept. 23, Tractor
Supply. Ricky Dean Sutton, 57,
of Warrenton was arrested on
suspicion of resisting arrest,
escape, failure to report as a sex
offender, a felony warrant issued
by Tillamook County and a war-
rant issued by Clatsop County.
Traffic
• Traffic stop, 1:17 a.m. Sept. 19,
South Main Avenue at Eighth
Street. Driver cited for driving
while suspended and having no
insurance.
• Disturbance, 12:03 p.m. Sept.
24, Ensign Lane near Costco.
Ricky Dean Sutton, 57, of War-
renton was arrested on suspicion
of menacing an 88-year-old
Warrenton woman.
• Traffic stop, 12:32 p.m. Sept. 21,
Southeast 10th Place and South-
east Main Court. Driver cited
for driving while suspended and
having no insurance.
• Dog bite, 1:56 p.m. Sept. 25,
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• Reckless driving, 8:41 p.m.
Sept. 19, Highway 101 at Pre-
marq Center. Gunnar Walter
Hall, 25, of Goldendale, Wash.,
was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence of
intoxicants, reckless driving, giv-
ing false information to police,
driving while suspended, and on
two warrants issued by Mult-
nomah County.
• Speeding, 1:58 p.m. Sept. 20,
Pacific Drive and Desdemona
Street. Driver cited for going 45
in a 25 mph zone.
• Speeding in a school zone,
7:44 a.m. Sept. 21, South Main
Avenue at Southwest 18th Place.
Driver cited for speeding and
having no insurance.
• Vehicle into ditch, possible
injury, 4:27 p.m. Sept. 22, High-
way 101 near Dolphin Road.
• Traffic stop, 8:31 p.m. Sept. 21,
Ensign Lane near Home Depot.
Driver cited for driving while
suspended.
• Speeding, 6:37 p.m. Sept. 22,
South Main Avenue at South-
west 14th Place. Driver cited for
going 48 in a 35 mph zone.
• Three-vehicle collision, 12:44
p.m. Sept. 23, Youngs Bay
Bridge causeway. One driver was
cited for following too closely, a
second driver was cited for driv-
ing without privileges, having
no insurance and following too
closely.
• Reckless driving, 8:03 p.m.
Sept. 25, 1300 block Northwest
Warrenton Drive. Dionides Gon-
zalez Gonzalez, 22, of Warrenton
was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence of
intoxicants, reckless driving, and
driving without privileges. He
was booked at Clatsop County
Jail, where his blood-alcohol
content was recorded at 0.14
percent.
• Traffic stop, 7:58 p.m. Sept. 26,
Ridge Road near soccer fields.
Driver cited for driving without
privileges and having no insur-
ance.
Fire and service calls
• Burglar alarm, 4:39 a.m. Sept.
20, Rite Aid.
• Burglar alarm, 10:34 p.m. Sept.
20, Rite Aid.
• Burglar alarm, 11:09 p.m. Sept.
20, 300 block Northwest Sev-
enth Place.
• Burglar alarm, 12:51 a.m. Sept.
22, 300 block Northwest Sev-
enth Place.
• Brush fire, 12:29 p.m. Sept. 22,
behind Goodwill/Costco.
• Vehicle fire, 2:23 p.m. Sept. 24,
900 block Pacific Drive.
• Burglar alarm, 2:40 a.m. Sept.
26, Fort Stevens Historical
Museum.
• Burglar alarm, 4:16 a.m. Sept.
26, Taco Bell.
Medical calls
• Medical response, 9:51 p.m.
Sept. 22, 0-100 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 6:11 a.m.
Sept. 23, 33200 block Sunset
Beach Lane.
• Medical response, 9:51 a.m.
Sept. 23, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 3:40 p.m.
Sept. 23, 0-100 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 3:54 p.m.
Sept. 23, 1400 block Anchor
Avenue.
• Medical response, 10:06 a.m.
Sept. 24, 600 block South Main
Avenue.
• Medical response, 4:08 p.m.
Sept. 25, 1600 block South Main
Avenue.
• Medical response, 8:15 p.m.
Sept. 25, Fort Stevens.
• Medical response, 10:30 p.m.
Sept. 25, 200 block Southwest
Alder Avenue.
• Medical response, 8:35 a.m. Sept.
26, 91500 block Highway 101.
• Medical response, 1:24 p.m.
Sept. 26, Fred Meyer.
• Medical response, 9:40 p.m.
Sept. 26, 2000 block Southeast
Azalea Avenue.
The week ahead
Most government meetings
are also held virtually. Infor-
mation on how to connect is
posted on each entity’s web-
site.
Sunday, Oct. 2
• Astoria Sunday Market,
10 a.m.-3 p.m., downtown
on 11th Street.
Monday, Oct. 3
• Warrenton CERT, 6
p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
• Astoria City Council, 7
p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane
St., 2nd floor.
Tuesday, Oct. 4
• 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,
Astoria.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
• Gearhart City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 698 Pacific
Way.
Thursday, Oct. 6
• Veterans breakfast with
the county’s VA rep., 8
a.m., Port Light Cafe, Camp
Rilea.
• North Coast Republican
Women, 11 a.m., Astoria
Golf and Country Club, 33445
Sunset Beach Road, War-
renton. $20 for lunch and
speaker.
Friday, Oct. 7
• Children’s Clothes Pan-
try, 3 to 6 p.m., First Baptist
Church, 30 N.E. First St.
Saturday, Oct. 8
• Children’s Clothes
Pantry, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
First Baptist Church, 30 N.E.
First St.