Philomath Police Department
Philomath Police Department (File photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Editor’s note: The Law Enforcement report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department in addition to activity logs published 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. People arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven otherwise.

Philomath Police Department Log

FRIDAY, JULY 2

• Warrant service, 1:35 p.m., 2800 block of Newton Place, no information provided in media log on a possible arrest.

• Warrant, 3:21 p.m., North 17th Street and Main Street, a 55-year-old Corvallis man was arrested (cited and released) on a warrant out of Lebanon Municipal Court for parole violation, a misdemeanor.

Other calls

Traffic stops: 18 (5 citations, 13 warnings); 911 hang-up call: 1; welfare check: 1; citizen contact: 1; suspicious person: 1; traffic complaint: 1; other miscellaneous: 1.

SATURDAY, JULY 3

• Fraud (reported), 11:49 a.m., 400 block of South 27th Street, no information provided in media log.

• Theft (reported), 5:35 p.m., 1200 block of Main Street, bicycle stolen.

• Driving while suspended, warrants, 11:48 p.m., Southwest 53rd Street and Southwest Meadow Flower Drive, Corvallis, police arrested a 34-year-old Corvallis man on misdemeanor charges of driving while license suspended and failure to appear in court, and a 33-year-old Corvallis woman on a misdemeanor charge of probation violation.

Other calls

Traffic stops: 20 (6 citations, 14 warnings); suicidal subject: 1; event detail: 2; assist other agency: 1; fireworks complaint: 1; noise disturbance: 1; other miscellaneous: 2.

SUNDAY, JULY 4

Calls

Traffic stops: 7 (3 citations, 4 warnings); fireworks complaint: 6; dog at large: 1; assist other agency: 1; parking complaint: 1; traffic complaint: 1; other miscellaneous: 1.

MONDAY, JULY 5

• Harassment, 9:46 a.m., 200 block of South 17th Street, report of an individual receiving texts from an unknown person.

• Warrant, 8:35 p.m., South 16th Street and Applegate Street, police arrested Lucas Brent Foster, 39, of Albany, on a felony warrant for parole violation.

Other calls

Traffic stops: 17 (6 citations, 11 warnings); fireworks complaint: 2; welfare check: 2; extra patrol: 1; city ordinance violation: 1; found property: 1; assist other agency: 1; other miscellaneous: 1.

TUESDAY, JULY 6

Calls

Traffic stops: 19 (8 citations, 11 warnings); assist other agency: 3; abandoned vehicle: 1; foot patrol: 1; welfare check: 1; suicidal subject: 1; other miscellaneous: 2.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7

• Warrant, 12:20 a.m., North 19th Street and Main Street, police arrested (cited and released) a 45-year-old Corvallis woman on a warrant for misdemeanor contempt of court out of Albany Municipal Court.

• Warrant, 5:57 a.m., 100 block of South 14th Street, police arrested a 36-year-old Albany woman on a warrant for misdemeanor contempt of court.

• Warrant, 4:19 p.m., Applegate Street and South Ninth Street, police arrested a 38-year-old Albany woman on warrants for contempt of court.

• Sex abuse, 6:22 p.m., Applegate Street and South 27th Street, police arrested Matthew Mikah Groves, 21, of Corvallis, on a felony charge of second-degree sex abuse (forceable rape) and in addition, was booked into Benton County Jail on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, third-degree sodomy and third-degree sex abuse (other sex crime). 

• Harassment, 10:20 p.m., 2100 block of Main Street, no information provided in media log.

Other calls

Traffic stops: 8 (0 citations, 8 warnings); field investigation: 1; dog at large: 1; parking complaint: 1; assist other agency: 1; city ordinance violation: 1; abandoned vehicle: 1; suicidal subject: 1; other miscellaneous: 2.

THURSDAY, JULY 8

• Theft (reported), 11:23 a.m., 400 block of Landmark Drive, no information provided in media log.

Other calls

Traffic stops: 3 (1 citation, 3 warnings); abandoned vehicle: 1; dog complaint: 1; argument: 1; civil dispute: 1; welfare check: 1; trespass: 1; found property: 2; foot patrol: 1; fireworks complaint: 1; other miscellaneous: 2.