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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
• 11:35 p.m. — BCSO responded to an audible alarm at Blodgett Elementary School on Tum Tum Road and arrested five people — a 19-year-old Philomath man, an 18-year-old Philomath man, a 20-year-old Eddyville man and two juveniles — on misdemeanor charges of second-degree criminal trespass. The 19-year-old Philomath man was also charged with offensive littering and minor in possession of liquor.
• 11:45 p.m. — BCSO arrested a 31-year-old Dallas man on charges of reckless endangering and reckless driving following a traffic stop on Highway 20 near Lilly Hill Road. The man was cited and released.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
• 10:38 a.m. — BCSO responded to a report of illegal dumping on Old Peak Road near milepost 3 on property belonging to Starker Forests. The discarded material consisted primarily of old roof shingles wrapped in a blue tarp. Deputies were unable to identify a suspect and the case was discontinued.