An active wildfire is burning in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area, and forecasts are calling for increasing winds tonight and tomorrow. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by their Search and Rescue Team and the Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, have been …
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Beginning June 8, 2020, the Linn County Jail will begin accepting phone calls on the jail visiting line for the public to schedule social visits with friends and family in the facility. Each visiting area has restrictions on the number …
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The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the opening of a new curb-side ballot drop box, for all citizens to safely and securely drop off their completed ballots. Located at the Sheriff’s Office Lebanon Substation, the drop box …
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**UPDATE 04/24/2020 @ 1140 hours** With amazing teamwork, planning, and communication, we are pleased to announce that the subject has been located safe and in good condition. The Search and Rescue Team that found him also had the benefit of …
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The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is actively assisting area Fire and EMS agencies with an incident, involving injuries, at Selmet Inc. Seven Mile Lane, and other area roads are closed, and the public are asked to avoid the area. More …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports his deputies are investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred 04/03/19 at about 10:14 p.m. on Densmore Road south of Jefferson Scio Rd in Scio. The driver of a 1995 Honda Accord was identified …
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The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of three employees from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Academy. Last Friday, Deputy Chris Reese, Deputy Garrett Burner, and Deputy Jacob Woods graduated from the …
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Twice a year the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) puts on a drug take back event. Linn County Sheriff’s Office has decided to participate. The event is held on Saturday April 28th, 2017 from 9am to 3pm. Linn County will be …
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The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is offering a Citizens Academy session for the Spring of 2018. The thirteen week course will be held on Tuesday’s from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in Albany. This …
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, and the one-year launch anniversary of the Cardiac Arrest Awareness application PulsePoint in Linn County, Sheriff Bruce Riley is pleased to share that more than 13,052 people are followers of PulsePoint throughout Linn County. The PulsePoint smartphone …
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