Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted 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 and may not be included if it could identify victims of certain crimes of a sensitive nature (sexual abuse, stalking, etc.). 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.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8
• 9:21 a.m. — BCSO responded to a report of attempted fraud involving a 42-year-old Philomath man on Old Peak Road who had received a message the previous day that stated, “His boss was upset and he needed to pay or his family would be in danger.” The victim reported that the man’s voice sounded muffled, as if using a device…