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, JULY 2
• 10:23 p.m. — BCSO responded to a report of cows in the road on Kings Valley Highway about 4 miles north of the intersection with Highway 20. A driver, a 68-year-old Dallas man, had struck one of the animals and crashed his Ford F-250, which was towed from the scene. The cow’s owner recovered the animal from the side of the road. No injuries were reported.
SATURDAY, JULY 4
• 11:09 a.m. — BCSO cited a 27-year-old Lebanon man for reckless driving after a deputy observed him traveling westbound on Highway 20 about 2 miles west of Blodgett in a Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible at 91 mph.
MONDAY, JULY 13
• 11:03 a.m. — BCSO took a report from a 47-year-old Philomath woman who said someone had created multiple fraudulent rental listings between July 8 and July 10 for a property she owns on Greasy Creek Road. The woman reported the listings to the respective websites.
• 1:37 p.m. — BCSO took a report from a 63-year-old Philomath man who said the front and rear license plates had been stolen from his 1999 Ford F-150 on Fern Road. The stolen plates were entered into the law enforcement database.
TUESDAY, JULY 14
• 9:51 a.m. — BCSO took a report from a 70-year-old Blodgett man on Marval Road who said he lost $2,515 in a scam. No further details were provided in the report.