Editor’s note: The Law Enforcement report is based on information submitted by the Philomath Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. 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.

Philomath Police Department

DAILY REPORTS

FRIDAY, FEB. 16

• No calls of significance were reported.

Other calls: Police assisted the Corvallis Police Department on a call at 12:42 a.m. (Southwest Philomath Boulevard, Corvallis). PPD reported nine traffic stops.

SATURDAY, FEB. 17

• 5:30 a.m. — Police responded to a suspicious circumstance of an unknown nature in the 1700 block of Main Street. No details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.

• 9:43 a.m. — Police responded to a report of criminal mischief in the 100 block of North 14th Street. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.

Other calls: Police responses included a non-911 issue at 2:53 a.m. (College Street), suspicious circumstance at 2:24 p.m. (South 30th Street) and a mental health issue at 9:15 p.m. (Main Street). In addition, police assisted the Corvallis Police Department on a call at 8:24 a.m. (Southwest Philomath Boulevard and Southwest Country Club Drive, Corvallis) and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on a call at 3:49 p.m. (Highway 20 and Highway 34). PPD reported 11 traffic stops.

SUNDAY, FEB. 18

• 1:46 p.m. — Police arrested a 58-year-old Lebanon man on a warrant for contempt of court in the 2400 block of Main Street.

Other calls: Police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on a call at 1:37 a.m. (Southwest 53rd Street and Southwest Reservoir Avenue, Corvallis) and the Corvallis Police Department on a call at 5:25 a.m. (Northwest Tyler Place, Corvallis). PPD reported nine traffic stops.

MONDAY, FEB. 19

• No calls of significance were reported.

Other calls: Police responses included a person assist at 7:49 a.m. (Pioneer Street) and a traffic hazard situation at 1:14 p.m. (Main Street and North Ninth Street). In addition, police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on a call at 4:07 p.m. (North 19th Street and West Hills Road). PPD reported no traffic stops.

TUESDAY, FEB. 20

• 11:01 a.m. — Police reported a call that involved eluding in the 700 block of Southwest 53rd Street in Corvallis. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.

Other calls: Police responses included a welfare check at 12:22 p.m. (Pioneer Street), threats at 4:07 p.m. (Pioneer Street), welfare check at 9:07 p.m. (South 13th Street) and harassment at 10:22 p.m. (North 16th Lane). In addition, police assisted Philomath Fire and Rescue with a water rescue (Marys River Park) and the Corvallis Police Department on a call at 11:01 p.m. (Southwest Meadow Flower Drive and Southwest 53rd Street, Corvallis). PPD reported three traffic stops.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21

• 9:48 a.m. — Police responded to a report of assault. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.

• 2:11 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a woman receiving harassing phone calls from an ex-boyfriend. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.

• 9:31 p.m. — Police arrested an 18-year-old Corvallis man on a misdemeanor charge of third-degree criminal mischief with damage in the 2000 block of Applegate Street. 

Other calls: Police responses included a person assist at 2:25 p.m. (Applegate Street), warrant service at 4:15 p.m. (location not reported), city ordinance violation (Houser Lane) and suspicious circumstance at 11:48 p.m. (Applegate Street). PPD reported two traffic stops.

THURSDAY, FEB. 22

• 9:17 a.m. — Police responded to a report of two juveniles fighting in the 700 block of College Street. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number. 

• 11:19 a.m. — Police took a report of burglary in the 2000 block of Applegate Street. No other details were made available other than a report was taken and assigned a case number.

Other calls: Police responses included a dog at large at 10:10 a.m. (North 18th Street), found dog at 4:02 p.m. (North Ninth Street and Quail Glen Drive), mental health situation at 4:56 p.m. (Pioneer Street), suspicious person at 7:59 p.m. (Jade Place) and citizen contact at 11:10 p.m. (Applegate Street and South 17th Street). In addition, police assisted the Benton County Sheriff’s Office on calls at 1:03 p.m. (Highway 34) and 8:37 p.m. (Highway 99W). PPD reported five traffic stops.

Benton County Sheriff’s Office

RECENT CALLS

MONDAY, FEB. 12

• 11:10 a.m. — Deputies responded to a report of an ongoing problem that a Philomath business was having with an individual trespassing on its property in the 500 block of Main Street. The individual, a 43-year-old Corvallis man, had been previously trespassed from the property by the business and the Philomath Police. He was located later in the day and arrested on a misdemeanor charge of second-degree trespass.

TUESDAY, FEB. 13

• 10:45 a.m. — Deputies cited in lieu of arrest a 42-year-old Philomath woman on a charge of permitting a dog to run at large following an incident at a Peterson Road residence.

THURSDAY, FEB. 15

• 2 p.m. — Deputies responded to a report of a window washer in the 24900 block of Pleasant View Drive who was attacked by two stray dogs, breaking the skin in three places. The dogs were described as a chocolate lab mix and a white and gray pitbull-type. It was not determined where the dogs live.

MONDAY, FEB. 19

• 3:59 p.m. — Deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on North 19th Street at its intersection with West Hills Road. No injuries were reported.

Oregon State Police

FATAL CRASHES

MONDAY, FEB. 19

• 4:16 a.m. — Troopers responded to a five-vehicle crash on Highway 97 about 4 miles south of Culver in Jefferson County that claimed the life of Jose Refugio Gamboa-Lupercio, 57, of Redmond. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated two commercial vehicles were headed south on icy roads when the trailing truck struck the rear end of the lead truck. The collision caused the lead truck’s trailer to slide sideways into the northbound lanes. A red Toyota Tacoma driven by a 55-year-old Terrebonne man and a white Toyota Tacoma driven by a 52-year-old Terrebonne man both headed north struck the sliding trailer. A GMC Sierra driven by a 60-year-old Terrebonne man then struck both Toyota Tacomas as well. Gamboa-Lupercio, a rear passenger in the red Tacoma, was declared deceased at the scene. The red Tacoma’s driver and a front passenger, a 62-year-old Redmond man, suffered injuries and were transported to a hospital. The operators of the commercial vehicles, a 64-year-old Hood River man and a 41-year-old Portland man, were reportedly not injured. The drivers of the white Tacoma and the Sierra were reportedly not injured. Roadway conditions and speed were determined to be factors that contributed to the crash.