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, JUNE 18
• 11:29 a.m. — BCSO responded to a domestic disturbance on Highway 34 in Philomath. Deputies determined the situation was a mutual altercation. No arrest was made.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
• 10:05 a.m. — BCSO cited a 37-year-old Springfield woman for driving while suspended following a traffic stop on Highway 20 near Kings Valley Highway. The woman was stopped initially for driving on studded tires. She was cited and released.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
• 4:06 p.m. — BCSO responded to a report of an abandoned motorcycle on Marys Peak Road near milepost 4. The rider, a 19-year-old Albany man, told deputies he had crashed several hours earlier when his front brake locked up and he skidded onto the soft shoulder. The man had been taken to the hospital by friends and sustained a broken ankle.
• 8:27 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 35-year-old Waldport man on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol .15 through .19), reckless driving and third-degree criminal mischief following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 34 about 7 miles south of the intersection with Highway 20. The man was cited and released to a family member.
MONDAY, JUNE 29
• 4:30 p.m. — BCSO responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Lone Star Road in which a driver, an 81-year-old Philomath man, drove into a ditch while attempting to turn around. The vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries were reported.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
• 11:39 a.m. — BCSO took a report from a Philomath woman who said her mailboxes on Highway 34 had been repeatedly vandalized. Three mailboxes were damaged, with a combined estimated value of $320. No suspect information was available and deputies recommended she install cameras to document further incidents.
THURSDAY, JULY 2
• 3:01 p.m. — BCSO responded to an ongoing civil matter on Cardwell Hill Drive in Philomath involving two stray cows. The cattle owner was in the process of removing the animals from the property they had strayed onto.
SATURDAY, JULY 4
• 10:44 a.m. — BCSO contacted two Albany men, ages 45 and 53, near a Starker Forests gate on Highway 20 west of Blodgett. Neither had a Starker access permit and both were warned that returning without a permit could result in a criminal trespass arrest.
TUESDAY, JULY 7
• 5:45 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 52-year-old Philomath woman on two counts of violating her conditional release agreement following a domestic disturbance on North 19th Street near West Hills Road. The woman was lodged at Benton County Jail.