People arrested are innocent unless proved otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses.

Albany Police

Car mishap - Police responded Tuesday afternoon to the area of Sixth Avenue and Jackson Street S.E. after getting a call about a man stealing a car with a baby inside.

After a brief investigation, police gave this account: The man had asked a woman he knew if he could borrow her car. She said yes but that she had to get her baby out of the backseat. The man apparently didn't hear what she said about the baby and took off in the car. When the man realized the baby was inside, he drove around the block and returned to the residence. In the meantime, the family had called 911.

Police arrested the man who drove off in the car for driving while suspended, driving under the influence of intoxicants and recklessly endangering.

Car found - A 1987 Jeep Cherokee was found Tuesday morning on an embankment near Monteith Riverpark. When police contacted the owner, he said that the vehicle had been stolen during the night but that he hadn't reported it yet. The vehicle was towed from the embankment.

Arrest - On Tuesday, police arrested Jose Zacarias, 31, of Albany on charges of identity theft, giving false information to police and criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was lodged in the Linn County Jail.

Police said that during follow-up investigations from a narcotics search warrant, they learned that Zacarias had allegedly been using a Texas man's identification.

Alleged attack - A woman told police Tuesday that she had been selling vacuum cleaners door to door when she was attacked by a man living on Locust Avenue. The man reportedly tore the woman shirt and grabbed her breast. No charges have been filed.

Linn County sheriff

Crash - Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash at 7:38 p.m. Tuesday on Peoria Road near Abraham Drive.

Driver Alice Ngin, 53, of Corvallis drifted off the road and struck a culvert and road sign, according to the sheriff's office. She had minor injuries and was taken to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis.

Lebanon Police

Tagging - More graffiti has been reported, at Green Acres Elementary School and the Lebanon Seventh-day Adventist Church, both in the 600 and 700 blocks of South 10th Street. The vandalism took place sometime before this morning, according to police reports.

Maintenance crews at both sites reported black lettering and numbers scribbled on several areas of the buildings. The markings are possibly gang related, according to the reports.