Philomath Police Department (File photo by Eric Niemann)

Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department. Not all calls for service may be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may be omitted if they could identify victims of crimes of a sensitive nature, such as sexual abuse or stalking. Individuals are identified in the log only if arrested on felony charges. Calls involving the Department of Human Services and minors are not included. Juveniles are not identified. People arrested or suspected of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

FRIDAY, OCT. 2

• 12:09 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a cash box that had been stolen from an egg stand in the 1400 block of Main Street.

• 10:22 p.m. — Police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Highway 34. No injuries were reported.

Other calls: Police responses included an animal complaint at 9:23 a.m. (North 12th Street), event detail at 9:31 a.m. (Applegate Street), traffic hazard at 11:46 a.m. (Applegate Street), dog in a hot vehicle at 1:37 p.m. (North 13th Street), parking complaint at 4 p.m. (Main Street) and citizen assistance at 9:23 p.m. (Main Street). PPD reported 11 traffic stops.

SATURDAY, OCT. 3

• No calls of significance were reported.

Other calls: Police responses included bike traffic stop at 12:27 a.m. (Main Street and South 11th Street), suicidal subject at 3:21 a.m., citizen assistance at 8:45 a.m. (Main Street), possible missing person at 9:17 a.m. (South 15th Street), welfare check at 1:58 p.m. (Philomath Community Library), civil dispute at 5:02 p.m. (Main Street), dog barking at 5:11 p.m. (North Ninth Street) and a city ordinance violation at 9:46 p.m. (Marys River Park and Natural Area). In addition, police assisted other agencies on calls at 5:47 p.m. (Bevens Park Lane and Highway 34), 9:32 p.m. (address not reported) and 10:14 p.m. (Fern Road and Southwest Airport Avenue). PPD reported 21 traffic stops.

SUNDAY, OCT. 4

• 3:27 p.m. — Police responded to a report of “something dead” inside a bag in Marys River Park and Natural Area. The responding officer found an old sleeping bag caught up in a tree root and found no odor or other evidence of anything dead inside.

Other calls: Police responses included juveniles out past curfew at 12:12 a.m. (North 12th Street and College Street) and an abandoned horse trailer at 4:02 p.m. (College Street). PPD reported four traffic stops.

MONDAY, OCT. 5

• 8:54 a.m. — Police arrested a 20-year-old Corvallis man in the 900 block of Applegate Street on a contempt-of-court warrant out of Philomath Municipal Court.

• 12:12 p.m. — Police responded to a report from a woman who said that her car was entered while she was at an appointment in a business in the 1100 block of Applegate Street. The victim said the car was not locked and cash and Department of Motor Vehicles paperwork were missing.

Other calls: Police responses included extra patrol at 7:51 a.m. (Applegate Street), dog at large at 5:52 p.m. (Cedar Street and South 19th Street) and a dog barking at 7:34 p.m. (North Ninth Street). In addition, police assisted another agency on a call at 12:42 p.m. (Main Street). PPD reported three traffic stops.

TUESDAY, OCT. 6

• 8:22 a.m. — Police arrested a 57-year-old Corvallis woman who turned herself in at the Philomath Police Department on a warrant out of Philomath Municipal Court. The woman was cited in lieu of custody.

• 2:06 p.m. — Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at North 19th Street and College Street. No injuries were reported.

• 3:06 p.m. — Police responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle with a broken window in the 2500 block of Newton Street. The vehicle had been involved in a crash several days earlier.

Other calls: Police responses included a juvenile complaint at 2:59 p.m. (North 12th Street) and a welfare check at 5:13 p.m. (North 19th Street). PPD reported one traffic stop.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7

• 5:23 p.m. — Police responded to a report of items taken from an unlocked car and gasoline poured on it in the 600 block of Dove Place.

Other calls: Police responses included a parking complaint at 10:15 a.m. (Main Street), doorbell camera found at 10:52 a.m. (North Ninth Street), suspicious activity at 8:18 p.m. (Main Street) and an unspecified 911 call at 10:50 p.m. (North 19th Street). In addition, police assisted another agency on a call at 11:30 a.m. (South 19th Street). PPD reported four traffic stops.

THURSDAY, OCT. 8

• 7:42 a.m. — Police responded to a report in the 2000 block of Main Street from an individual who said a car had been unlawfully entered and items removed.

Other calls: Police responses included a suspicious person at 10:10 a.m. (South 26th Street), repossessed vehicle at 10:50 a.m. (Applegate Street), citizen contact at noon (Philomath Police Department), incident involving two students at 2:43 p.m. (Philomath High School), animal complaint at 4:24 p.m. (South 16th Street), firework complaint at 7:16 p.m. (Newton Street and South 26th Street) and a dog at large at 8:05 p.m. (Applegate Street). In addition, police assisted another agency on a call at 9:15 p.m. (Southwest Philomath Boulevard, Corvallis). PPD reported two traffic stops.

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