Linn County Remembers Heroic Public Servant
95 years ago today, on Wednesday, June 21, 1922 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Linn County Sheriff Charles Kendall was killed in the line of duty. Sheriff Kendall was shot …
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Linn County Captain Graduates From The FBI National Academy
Linn County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Commander Kevin Guilford has recently completed one of the toughest challenges available for local law enforcement professionals. Cpt. Guilford attended a ten week session from April through June, at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, …
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Deputies Respond to Boat Accident
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports the Sheriff’s Office Water Rescue and Recovery Team responded this morning at approximately 8:22 a.m., to assist the Lebanon Fire District with a marine incident on the South Santiam River. The Linn County Sheriff’s …
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New Linn drug team executes first search warrant
The newly formed Linn Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (LINE), which consists of investigators from the Albany, Lebanon and Sweet Home police departments, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, and the DEA, was created after the county was designated a High Density …
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Summer Safety Tips
With Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer, Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley would like to remind citizens to be safe. This long weekend is typically packed with celebratory events like backyard barbecues, trips to the lake, picnics at …
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Linn County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Annual Boat Inspections
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley is pleased to announce his office has scheduled our 4th annual boat safety inspections. The Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Bi-Mart and the Coast Guard Auxiliary to provide complementary boat inspections for the public. The …
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Linn County Deputies Investigate Suspicious Death
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports on April 27, 2017, at 9:46 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Center received a call regarding a disturbance in the 36000 block of Mountain Home Drive in Brownsville. The caller reported there …
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Linn Deputies Identify Victims in Plane Crash
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports the victims of a plane crash that occurred on April 7, 2017, have been identified. Investigators have learned that a 1984 Piper PA-46-310P, registered to Park City Aviation LLC from Park City, Utah was …
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Airplane Crashes in Harrisburg
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley would like to report his deputies responded to an airplane that crashed in a field on Peoria Road about one mile outside the City of Harrisburg at 11:02 a.m. It is confirmed that there are four occupants …
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Serious Injury Crash on Upper Berlin Road
Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports on March 14, 2017, at 2:50p.m., his deputies investigated a serious injury, single vehicle crash involving two occupants. The crash occurred on Upper Berlin Road near the intersection of Berlin Ridge Road, approximately 15 …
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