Pedestrian Struck on Old Salem Road in Millersburg

  Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports today at 9:45 a.m., his deputies responded to a crash involving a car hitting a pedestrian on Old Salem Road, near Kathryn Street in Millersburg. Deputies learned that Alexander Sullivan, 27, of Albany …
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Linn Deputies Investigate Fatal Crash near Lacomb

  Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports that on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at 3:42 p.m., deputies investigated a fatal single vehicle crash on Ede Road near Lacomb. The driver and single occupant of the 1995 Toyota Forerunner was identified …
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Scam Alert

Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon would like to advise our citizens of a scam technique that is currently on a rise in Linn County.   Citizens have been receiving telephone calls from a male who identifies himself as Captain Guilford. …
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Reckless Burning Near Brownsville

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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New Linn County Sheriff’s Office Employees

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!

Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Near Stayton

Linn County Undersheriff Paul Timm reports on July 31, 2018 at 9:56 p.m., Linn County deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger car on Stayton-Scio Road near the intersection of Cole School Road, west …
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