Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on July 18, 2025 at 11:15 p.m., deputies responded to the report of a man walking in the middle of Brownsville Road, north of Brownsville, striking vehicles with rocks, causing damage. Additional calls were …
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Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on July 15, 2025 at 8:41 p.m., Linn County Dispatch received a 911 call of a suspicious circumstance in the area of Washburn Heights Drive. Washburn Heights Drive leads to the top of a …
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On July 10, 2025, Linn County Search and Rescue (SAR) teams located the body of David Winter in the Snow Peak Area after the third continuous day of searching. David was located at the bottom of a 300-foot cliff where …
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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 that this morning, June 14, 2025, at 1:00 a.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call for an injury accident that occurred on Middle Ridge Drive, Lebanon. First responders from the Linn …
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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 today, May 20, 2025, at 7:05a.m., Linn County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls reporting a house fire in the 40000 block of Hwy 226, east of Scio. Reports stated the house was fully …
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CORRECTION: The juvenile arrested in this case is 16 years old, not 17 as previously posted. Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on April 29, 2025, deputies arrested a 16-year-old juvenile, from Scio, on charges related to threats of a …
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