Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department. 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.
DAILY REPORTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
• No calls of significance were reported.
Other calls: Police responses included unsecured premises at 4:26 a.m. (Timothy Street), suicidal subject at 5:51 p.m., noise disturbance at 10:02 p.m. (Main Street) and citizen contact at 10:45 p.m. (Main Street). In addition, police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on calls at 7:42 p.m. (Blitz Lane, Blodgett) and 8:18 p.m. (Highway 20/34). PPD reported seven traffic stops.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
• 3:14 p.m. — Police responded to a report of harassment with physical contact/simple assault at a location on South Ninth Street. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.
Other calls: Police responses included a city ordinance violation at 2:10 a.m. (South 11th Street), foot patrol at 2:14 a.m. (South 11th Street), trespassing at 9:18 a.m. (North 10th Street) and an identity theft report at 12:13 p.m. (Pioneer Street). In addition, police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on a call at 4:47 a.m. (Bellfountain Road and Greenberry Road, Corvallis). PPD reported two traffic stops.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
• 4:06 p.m. — Police took a report of an alleged sex-related offense at a location in east Philomath. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.
Other calls: Police responses included a traffic complaint at 9:31 a.m. (Chapel Drive and Deer Creek Way) and an uncategorized criminal offense at 6:09 p.m. (North 19th Street). PPD reported four traffic stops.
MONDAY, APRIL 15
• 12:42 p.m. — Police returned a recovered handgun to its owner.
Other calls: Police responses included a road kill report at 7:22 a.m. (Applegate Street), suspicious circumstance at 7:05 p.m. (Main Street), welfare check at 7:46 p.m. (Highway 20 and Woods Creek Road) and a dog at large situation at 8:20 p.m. (Applegate Street and South 24th Street). PPD reported no traffic stops.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16
• 10:32 a.m. — Police took a report of fraud in the 900 block of Applegate Street involving theft from a local business.
• 4:56 p.m. — Police took a report of an alleged sex-related offense at a location in midtown Philomath. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.
Other calls: PPD reported one traffic stop.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
• No calls of significance were reported.
Other calls: Police responses included a 911 hang-up call at 9:48 a.m. (Main Street), suspicious person at 2:23 p.m. (Applegate Street), missing person report at 4:15 p.m. (College Street) and suspicious circumstances at 7:42 p.m. (North 12th Street). In addition, police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on a call at 7:16 p.m. (North 19th Street and Industrial Way). PPD reported no traffic stops.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
• No calls of significance were reported.
Other calls: PPD reported three traffic stops.
FOLLOW-UP REPORTS
• 8:56 a.m. — Police responded to a crash involving a garbage truck and dump truck at the intersection of South 13th Street and Cedar Street. No injuries were reported. According to the investigation, a Corpac Construction dump truck driver passed a stopped Republic Services garbage truck on South 13th in the adjacent lane when the garbage truck made a left turn. The two trucks collided with most of the damage to the front end of the garbage truck, estimated at $4,200.
• 3:11 p.m. — Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 14th Street and Main Street. No injuries were reported. According to the investigation, a motorist failed to yield to a log truck when two lanes on Main Street merged to one lane in a construction area. The car was damaged on the rear driver’s side.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
• 1:29 p.m. — Police responded to a report of the theft of towels at Eco Express Laundry. A customer reported that she had put a load of hand towels into a dryer at around 9 p.m. April 9 and left. Video surveillance shows that an adult white male took the towels from the dryer and put them in a large black duffel bag before getting into a tan-colored vehicle in the parking lot. No license plate number could be obtained from the video.