Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department. Not all calls for service may be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. Locations are approximate and may be omitted if they could identify victims of crimes of a sensitive nature, such as sexual abuse or stalking. Individuals are identified in the log only if arrested on felony charges. Department of Human Services calls involving minors are not included. Juveniles are not identified. People arrested or suspected of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30
• 12:43 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at Applegate Street and Main Street involving a man riding a bicycle and yelling obscenities at passing cars. Officers were unable to locate him.
Other calls: Police responses included taking possession of a found cellphone at 6:31 a.m. (Applegate Street). PPD reported three traffic stops.
SATURDAY, OCT. 31
• 7:05 a.m. — Police responded to Chapel Drive and Willowbrook Drive for a report of a deer that had been struck by a vehicle. The caller had already pulled the deer out of the roadway.
• 3:57 p.m. — Police cited and released a 43-year-old Philomath woman in the 500 block of Canberra Drive on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. The charge listed a blood alcohol content of 0.15 to 0.19%.
• 5:44 p.m. — Police cited and released a 50-year-old Cloverdale man at Applegate Street and South 11th Street on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. The charge listed a blood alcohol content of 0.20% or above.
Other calls: Police responses included a found dog at 6:57 p.m. (North 15th Street and Pioneer Street) and a welfare check at 8:16 p.m. (Main Street). In addition, police assisted another agency on a call at 10:04 p.m. (Southwest Philomath Boulevard, Corvallis). PPD reported five traffic stops.
SUNDAY, NOV. 1
• 7:23 a.m. — Police assisted Philomath Fire and Rescue with a reported structure fire in the 22700 block of Highway 34. The smoke turned out to be from a controlled, permitted forestry burn nearby.
• 9:06 a.m. — Police responded to a report of a dog bite in the 300 block of North 10th Street. A dog pulled free from its owner and attacked another dog that was being walked nearby, injuring that dog and its owner. Police said the attacking dog was to be classified as a Level 4 dangerous dog under the Philomath Municipal Code.
• 12:43 p.m. — Police responded to a report of criminal mischief in the 400 block of Melvill Crescent involving a vehicle that someone had intentionally scratched on the driver’s side.
• 8:18 p.m. — A caller in the 600 block of Willowbrook Drive reported hitting a utility box, leaving wires exposed. Dispatchers advised the woman to contact the power company.
• 11:12 p.m. — During a traffic stop in the 700 block of Main Street, police cited and released a 48-year-old Albany woman on a misdemeanor warrant from Dallas Municipal Court.
Other calls: Police assisted other agencies on calls at 9:12 a.m. (Southwest Philomath Boulevard, Corvallis), 4:07 p.m. (Highway 20, Blodgett), 6:01 p.m. (Southwest Philomath Boulevard and Southwest 53rd Street, Corvallis) and 7:59 p.m. (Southwest Timian Street, Corvallis). PPD reported two traffic stops.
MONDAY, NOV. 2
• 1:50 p.m. — Police responded to a report of criminal mischief in the 300 block of North 16th Lane involving scrapes along a vehicle’s bumper. The cause of the damage and any suspect were unknown.
• 3:59 p.m. — Police responded to a report of fraud in the 300 block of North Eighth Street involving a scam text message. The investigation was ongoing.
• Time NA — Police arrested a 14-year-old Corvallis juvenile in the 1800 block of Main Street on a misdemeanor charge of giving false information to a police officer.
Other calls: Police responses included removal of an abandoned vehicle from the road at 10:37 a.m. (South Seventh Street) and event detail at 5:46 p.m. (Applegate Street). PPD reported three traffic stops.
TUESDAY, NOV. 3
• No calls of significance were reported.
Other calls: Police responses included extra patrol at 7:35 a.m. (South 19th Street and Applegate Street). PPD reported three traffic stops.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4
• 11:44 a.m. — At the request of the city’s public works director, police contacted a homeowner in the 1600 block of College Street about a fence being built on city-owned right-of-way in an alley. The homeowner stopped construction and will not resume until the property line is surveyed.
Other calls: Police responses included a report of a possible teen runaway at 3:49 a.m. (South 17th Street) and a welfare check at 9:20 p.m. (North 20th Street). PPD reported 10 traffic stops.
THURSDAY, NOV. 5
• 3:41 p.m. — Police responded to a report of fraud in the 3100 block of Main Street involving a caller who paid a rental application fee for a home, then learned the home was not actually for rent.
Other calls: Police responses included tagging an abandoned vehicle at 10:57 a.m. (Cedar Street) and a suicidal subject. In addition, police assisted another agency at 12:01 p.m. (Vanderpool Lane, Blodgett). PPD reported four traffic stops.
Note: Time NA refers to time not available.