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 23
• 9:29 a.m. — BCSO cited a 41-year-old Philomath man on a misdemeanor charge of failure to register as a sex offender at a Houser Lane address. Hollings was issued a citation in lieu of custody.
TUESDAY, JULY 28
• 9:35 a.m. — BCSO responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Brumfield Lane in which a vehicle pulling a stock trailer stopped abruptly, causing a rear-end collision. Both vehicles were driven from the scene. One driver was later transported by Corvallis EMTs for evaluation.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
• Time NA — BCSO responded to a report of a found wallet on Mustang Lane in Philomath. A resident discovered the wallet in her shed and contacted deputies. The wallet was returned to its owner, a 49-year-old Albany man.
• 3:25 p.m. — BCSO took a report from the Philomath Youth Activities Club’s executive director who said a powder blue, 25-ton Country Line wood splitter valued at $2,000 had been stolen a couple of weeks earlier from a gravel pullout on Highway 20. See separate story.