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

ALBANY POLICE

Drugs, sword - Police said they were called to assist Linn County Parole and Probation after a parole and probation officer found user amounts of methamphetamine while checking on a man Thursday. Police said there was also an antique sword at the man's home.

Police arrested Dean Leonard Taylor, 45, of Albany on charges of unlawful possession of meth and felon in possession of a restricted weapon. He was lodged in the Linn County Jail on a parole violation.

LEBANON POLICE

Vandalism - Someone reportedly threw a rock through the window of a residence in the 800 block of West Isabella Street Tuesday morning. Loss valued at $800.

SWEET HOME POLICE

Metal theft - Someone reportedly broke into a pump house at a mill site in the 2200 block of Tamarack Street Tuesday night and stole copper wire and brass valves off water pipes, which caused a flood. The metal was valued at $200 and the flood damage was estimated at $12,000.

OREGON STATE POLICE

Work zone crash - A commercial truck driver was arrested Thursday morning after he fell asleep while driving through an Interstate 5 construction work zone north of Brownsville and struck a concrete barrier, Oregon State Police investigators said.

According to the preliminary investigation by Oregon State Police, the 2005 Kenworth truck driven by Steven M. Cook, 40, from Portland was traveling south in the Sodom Ditch bridge replacement work zone where nine construction workers were working on an adjacent bridge protected by a concrete barrier.

Cook reportedly fell asleep and crashed into the concrete barrier near two of the workers who were about 10 to 12 feet away. After impact, the truck and trailer slid along the barrier wall at highway speeds before coming to a stop.

Cook was arrested for reckless driving and recklessly endangering highway workers. He was transported to the Linn County Jail.

The right southbound lane was closed for approximately two hours while crews worked to remove the truck. The Oregon Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.

Troopers from the OSP Albany Area Command office are continuing the investigation.