Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports the Linn County County Sheriff’s Office received a call yesterday at 1:40 pm about a missing hiker, Sanford David Rice, 75 years of age from Blachly, Oregon, in the Marion Lakes area off Hwy …
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Linn County Sheriff’s Office advises the public to avoid the area of Riverside Drive and Orleans Road, between Albany and Corvallis. The Sheriff’s Office is actively dealing with the report and discovery of blasting caps found at a home in …
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Sheriff Bruce Riley asks the Linn County community to join communities across the United States to come together during National Police Week—May 15-21—to honor and remember those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends …
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Sheriff Bruce Riley is excited to announce the Linn County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded initial Accreditation from the Oregon Accreditation Alliance. The Sheriff’s Office has meet the more than 104 standards and more than 400 requirements within those standards to …
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Military Veteran residents from the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home recently joined Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley and his staff for afternoons of target shooting at the Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, while also swapping stories about police and military life. This …
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Good Afternoon, Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny and I, along with the Oregon State Police, held a press conference this morning regarding our recent shooting. The District Attorney did a great job explaining the facts surrounding the shooting, and was very …
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Linn County a better place for children and families. By ensuring that parents have …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports today at 1:53 P.M., a deputy attempted to stop a motorcycle on Peoria Road near Brattain Drive, west of Shedd for traveling 101 MPH. The deputy was in the area performing focus patrols, due …
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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports today at approximately 9:06 am two deputies were involved in a shooting with a suspect on Saddle Butte road near Seven Mile lane. This location is approximately 7 miles south of Albany. The suspect’s …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports today at 3:00 p.m., deputies investigated a fatal, single vehicle crash. The crash occurred on Gates School Road near the intersection of Kingwood Road, approximately one mile east of Mill City. The driver …
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