102-Year Sentence for Child Molester In March 2025, Sergeant Caleb Riley and Detective Tracy White began investigating Chad Edward Kastle, 49, of Scio for sexually molesting a minor child over several years in Linn and Marion County. The minor was …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports that on June 23, at 9:06 a.m., Justin Tyler Lima, 36, of Scio, was arrested after a warrant for his arrest was issued stemming from an investigation into multiple sex offenses. The investigation began …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports today, June 16, 2025, at 11:09 a.m., Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a 911 call requesting help for a 17-year-old female who had fallen and was not breathing while hiking on the Soda …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports yesterday, June 12, 2025, at 7:32 p.m., Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a crash at the intersection of Lacomb Drive and Bond Road. An additional caller stated power …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on April 12, 2025, at 7:07 p.m., Linn County Dispatch received a 911 call where someone shot out from the window of a black Mustang at a deer in the area of Honey Sign …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on March 22, 2025, at 10:19 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary in progress in the 36000 block of Highway 228 near Brownsville. The caller reported two people going through …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports yesterday, February 20, 2025, at 3:07 p.m., Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a 911 call requesting help for an immediate rescue in a remote forested area off Canyon Creek Road, east of Sweet …
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–UPDATE 02/12/25 @ 5:35PM– After an extensive search of the Upper Calapooia Road area, Tyler Lanz is believed to have left the area. Anyone with information should not approach him, and call local law enforcement. Tyler Lanz is still considered …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports yesterday, January 23rd, at 4:38 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call from a residence on South 9th Street in Lebanon where the caretaker of the property reported a dog …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on January 7, 2025, at 12:48 a.m. Linn County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a 911 call of a structure fire near the Santiam High School in Mill City. The caller reported that an abandoned building …
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