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. 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, AUG. 11
• 2:13 p.m. — BCSO responded to a report of theft from a property on Horse Farm Lane south of Philomath. The victim reported that three bows and 18 arrows with an estimated value of $575 were stolen. The bow and arrows had been left unattended when someone drove by and stole them, according to the report.
• 7:13 p.m. — BCSO responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 22800 block of Harris Road. No injuries were reported. According to a report, an 18-year-old Philomath man was headed west on a gravel portion of Harris Road at a speed too fast for conditions when a 24-year-old Portsmouth, Virginia, man pulled from a driveway directly in front of the other vehicle. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
TUESDAY, AUG. 13
• 8:36 p.m. — BCSO responded to a one-vehicle crash on Highway 20 about 2 miles east of Blodgett. The driver, a 63-year-old Newport man, was transported with minor injuries to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis for evaluation. According to a report, the motorist in a 2015 BMW X5 struck a bear that ran across the road in front of him. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
• 2:45 p.m. — BCSO responded to a report of mail theft from a residence on Fern Road. The package in question had a value of $150.