Linn County Communications Manager, Cathy Orcutt presents Communications Supervisors Heather Means and Sarah Shelton and Dispatcher Amanda Catullo, the Oregon APCO/NENA “Impact Award”. This award recognizes any person employed in the emergency telecommunications field that, by act or deed, makes an …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports today, the Sheriff’s Office donated ten computer monitors to the Calapooia Middle School in Albany. As computers were upgraded at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, those monitors that were replaced, were donated. Patrol …
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***UPDATE*** As of today, FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has postponed the nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) until the previously scheduled back up date on October 3, due …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon wants to remind people to drink responsibly this Labor Day Weekend. As summer comes to an end, many will be closing out the summer with one last get-together, trip to the lake, drive around …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports that on August 15, 2018, at approximately 1:49 a.m., the Linn County 911 dispatch center received a call of a fire in a ditch on Linn West Drive northwest of Brownsville. At 2:04 a.m., …
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Sheriff Jim Yon swears in our new employees. Congratulations to Caleb Carlson and Marion Kaftanchikov on becoming Linn County Sheriff’s Office newest patrol deputies! We are excited to have them join our team! We know they will do a fantastic job!
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the graduation of three employees from the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Academy. Last Friday, Deputy Chris Reese, Deputy Garrett Burner, and Deputy Jacob Woods graduated from the …
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2018 National Night Out- Thanks to everyone that showed up to one of the 17 events that the Sheriff’s Office was present at last night! It was great to see all of the community involvement and a great example of …
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Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports on Friday July 20th, at 7:05 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a call that a climber was injured on the west side of Mount Jefferson. Preliminary information received indicated that 64-year old Jonathan Sprecher …
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Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dog Fest open house held last Saturday July 21, 2018 at the Animal Shelter. During this event, our office microchipped 13 …
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