The Linn County Sheriff’s Office would like to welcome the newest member to our team. Jacob Woods is our newest Patrol Deputy. Please give him a big Linn County “hello” when you see him. We know he is going to do a wonderful job!
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports his deputies are currently searching for a missing person, Corey Allan Waterman, 37, from Idanha. Waterman was last seen walking up a logging road, off of Church Street in Idanha. Yesterday at 9:08 …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports today his Detectives arrested 34-year old Nicholas Popken of Corvallis after several months of investigation in regards to a hit and run on December 12, 2017. The location of the hit and run was …
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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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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon wants to remind people to drink responsibly this St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular holidays in the United States. Tragically it has become a dangerous holiday …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that on March 6, 2018, his deputies served a child exploitation search warrant at a residence on North Second Street in Lebanon. The search warrant was the culmination of an extensive investigation into …
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It has been 50 years since the first call in the United States using the 9-1-1 system was made by Alabama Speaker of the House, Rankin Fite. Over the years, 9-1-1 has evolved to incorporate the growing technology in communications. …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley announces that effective June 1, 2018 he will retire from the Office of Sheriff. Click to read the full write up in the Democrat Herald.
The Linn County Sheriff Sheriff’s Office is recruiting young men and women, ages 14 to 18, to join the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and participate in a ten day summer training program. This will be the 25th …
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Sergeant Dustin Frenzel and Captain Kevin Guilford presented a letter of appreciation, challenge coin and Sheriff’s Office patch to A.J. Amo. A.J. donated his handmade custom pens to recognize our top DUII investigators for 2017. Recognized were: …
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