Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley is pleased to report the lost mushroom picker, Oliver Mercer, has been found alive and uninjured. After talking with Mercer, searchers learned he got turned around after picking mushrooms all day on October 31. He …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports the search for the lost mushroom picker Oliver Mercer has entered the second full day. Over 20 members of Linn County Search and Rescue are currently on scene searching the area. The Lane County …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports receiving a call today and 9:50 a.m., of a missing mushroom picker in the area of Rocky Top near Green Peter Reservoir. The missing mushroom picker, Oliver Keith Mercer 58-years-old, Lebanon, has been missing …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that his detectives arrested a Sweet Home man for an arson that was originally reported on September 12, 2016. Refer to the original press release below. Anthony Allen Victor (AKA Lonnie Victor), 32, from …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley gives the following update to the previous press release: Linn County Sheriff’s Office investigators learned Zack Davis, 27-years-old, went hunting this morning with his three kids, (ages 2, 4, 6) and father, Bob Davis, 54-years-old, …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports today at 8:04 a.m., 911 dispatchers received a cell phone call from a male hunter. The male told dispatchers he was hunting in the area of Green Peter Dam near the M& M Mainline, …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that Wednesday, October 19th, his patrol deputies participated in the 14th annual National Family Violence Apprehension Detail. This national event is held to raise awareness of the problem of family and domestic violence by …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports his deputies are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a 2014 Kenworth log truck loaded with logs and a Polaris Sportsman All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). On September 30, 2016, at 11:06, a.m., the Linn …
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Last night, in celebration of First Responder Appreciation Day, local business woman Michelle Robinson, accompanied by her family, and a group of volunteers. served hot dogs, side dishes, and fantastic root beer floats to local law enforcement across Linn County. …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that on September 20, 2016, at about 9:25 a.m., his deputies served a narcotics search warrant in the 400 block of South Eleventh Street in Lebanon. Located at the residence were Michael Robert Smith, …
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