Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that on October 1, the new distracted driving laws go into effect. This new law corrects some of the language that prohibited drivers from texting or making phone calls, but not from scrolling through …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley and his staff are celebrating the expansion of First Responder Appreciation Day, typically celebrated on September 27th, to now be the entire week. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown recognized the significant contributions made to the public …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports on September 14, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a child had been struck by a vehicle on Broadway Street near 3rd Street in …
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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports that his detectives arrested four people in connection with a string of crimes that occurred in the Lyons area over the past two months. Detectives determined this group was responsible for burglarizing three separate …
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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports the following update: The crash was caused when a 1978 Chevrolet El Camino, operated by Grant Thomas Hromas, 50-yrs-old of Albany, left the south bound lane of travel and crossed completely over to the …
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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports his deputies are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash on Old Salem Road near Kathryn Avenue, Millersburg. The crash was reported to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Center at 11:11 a.m. The cause …
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