NEW Ballot Drop-Off Location

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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Human Remains Located on Upper Calapooia

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports his Office received a call on Monday, April 6, 2020, at 4:58 p.m., regarding possible found human remains on Weyerhaeuser property in the 41000 block of Upper Calapooia Drive, Sweet Home.  The remains were …
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Updated Information on Human Remains Found East of Sweet Home

Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports that his Detectives and the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office have continued to investigate the human remains found near Gordon Road on April 3, 2020.  Detectives and the Medical Examiner’s Office have tentatively identified …
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HUMAN REMAINS FOUND EAST OF SWEET HOME

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports his Office received a call on Friday April 3, 2020, at 1:37 p.m., regarding possible found human remains on US Forest Service road 417.  This area is approximately five miles up Gordon Road and …
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Jail Suspends Visitations

Please be aware that in response to Governor Kate Brown’s most recent Executive Order that the Linn County Jail is suspending all social visits for the jail population at this time. The status of visitations will be updated as necessary. …
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Toddler Drowns Outside of Shedd

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports yesterday, March 18, his deputies investigated the death of a toddler at a residence on Boston Mill Drive near Shedd. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received a 911 call at 6:58 p.m., …
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Linn -Benton Alert System Test

Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports on Saturday March 7, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00p.m. the Linn County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a semi-annual test of the Linn-Benton Alert system. Linn-Benton Alert is a system that can push out …
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