Editor’s note: The Law Enforcement report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department and 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 log only if arrested on felony charges. Juveniles are not identified. People arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven otherwise.
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the Benton County Sheriff’s Office
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10
• BCSO: Dog at large, time NA, 24000 block of Highway 34; deputies cited a 30-year-old Philomath man on a charge of permitting a dog to run at large.
PPD calls
Traffic stops 7, welfare check 1, suspicious circumstance 1, miscellaneous 1.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
• BCSO: Crash, 9:33 a.m., Highway 20 and Porter Road; deputies responded to a one-vehicle crash involving a driver who took a turn too fast and slid into a ditch; no injuries were reported.
PPD calls
Traffic stops 16, assist other agency 1, welfare check 1, 911 hang-up call 1, miscellaneous 1.
SUNDAY, MARCH 12
• PPD: Theft, 11:14 a.m., 1200 block of North 19th Street; police took a report and assigned a case number.
• PPD: Assault, 5:29 p.m., 1200 block of North 19th Street; police took a report and assigned a case number.
Other PPD calls
Traffic stops 17, dog at large 2, lost dog 1, welfare check 1, miscellaneous 1.
MONDAY, MARCH 13
PPD calls
Traffic stops 2, harassment 1, dog at large 1, suicidal subject 1, miscellaneous 1.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
• PPD: Theft, 10:43 a.m., 100 block of North 14th Street; police took a report of identity theft and assigned a case number.
• PPD: Theft, 1:24 p.m., 1700 block of NE Four Acre Place, Corvallis; police arrested a 35-year-old Philomath man on a misdemeanor charge of second-degree theft/shoplifting from Home Depot.
• BCSO: Marijuana, 4:10 p.m., Kings Valley; deputies took a report of two minors in possession of vape pens with marijuana.
• PPD: Fraud, 4:16 p.m., no address reported; police took a report and assigned a case number.
• PPD: Crash, 4:27 p.m., South 13th Street and Main Street; no injuries reported.
• PPD: Suspicious subject, 7:09 p.m., 500 block of South 18th street; police took a report and assigned a case number.
• PPD: Theft, 8:38 p.m., 1400 block of Main Street; police took a report and later arrested a 45-year-old Alsea man on a misdemeanor charge of third-degree theft of services.
Other PPD calls
Traffic stops 1, suspicious vehicle 1, abandoned vehicle 1, non-911 issue 1, miscellaneous 1.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
• BCSO: Driving while suspended, 2:50 p.m., 1100 block of Main Street; deputies arrested a 34-year-old Philomath woman on a misdemeanor charge of driving while suspended; the woman was criminally cited and released.
• BCSO: Warrant, 9:22 p.m., 300 block of North Seventh Street; deputies arrested a 69-year-old Monroe man on a warrant out of Benton County Circuit Court for failure to appear; the man was cited and released.
PPD calls
Traffic stops 2, overdose/poisoning 1, miscellaneous 2.
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
• PPD: Theft, 10:43 a.m., 100 block of North 15th Street; police took a report of a cell phone stolen from an unknown location and assigned a case number.
• PPD: Vicious dog, 6:14 p.m., 200 block of North 20th Street; police took a report of a large dog attacking a smaller dog causing an unknown injury and assigned a case number.
Other PPD calls
Traffic stops 6, suspicious circumstance 1, disabled vehicle 1, trespass 1, miscellaneous 1.