Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. All calls for service may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may not be included if it could identify victims of certain crimes of a sensitive nature (sexual abuse, stalking, etc.). Individuals are identified in the log only if arrested on felony charges. Juveniles are not identified. People arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven otherwise.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
• 9:33 a.m. — BCSO took a report at the Law Enforcement Center in Corvallis from a 64-year-old Blodgett man who received a bad check. The victim reported that his online girlfriend had sent him a check for $15,620 but the bank would not cash it. The deputy explained to the man that it was clearly fraudulent activity.
SUNDAY, MAY 11
• 6:37 p.m. — BCSO responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 20 in an area east of Priest Road. The driver, a 65-year-old Eddyville man, was not injured and arranged for his Ford F250 to be towed.
MONDAY, MAY 12
• 10:57 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 33-year-old Salem man on a failure-to-appear bench warrant out of Salem Municipal Court when he was pulled over for traveling 77 mph in a 55-mph zone while driving a Lexus 300 on Highway 20 near Blodgett. A citation was issued in lieu of custody. The man was cited for driving while suspended. The Lexus was driven from the scene by a valid operator.