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.
SUNDAY, OCT. 19
• 8:49 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 23-year-old Corvallis man on a misdemeanor charge of providing false information to a peace officer when a driver provided a fake name during a traffic stop on Highway 20 about 2 miles west of Philomath.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
• 2:50 p.m. — BCSO responded to a report of a possible violation of specialty forest product laws on Bureau of Land Management property near Flat Mountain. A deputy later arrested a 47-year-old Salem woman and a 45-year-old Salem man on misdemeanor charges of unlawful harvest of specialty forest products. BCSO seized approximately 12 crates and two 5-gallon buckets full of trimmed and processed chanterelle mushrooms. The mushrooms were donated to Philomath Community Gleaners.
SATURDAY, NOV. 1
• 4:13 a.m. — BCSO arrested a 22-year-old Corvallis man on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol .08 through .14) and reckless driving following a crash on Bellfountain Road north of Llewellyn Road. The driver was later issued a criminal citation in lieu of custody.
• 5:04 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 51-year-old Philomath man on a misdemeanor charge of driving while suspended during a traffic stop on Main Street near Landmark Drive. The man was issued a criminal citation in lieu of custody and given a ride home.