Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports his deputies are investigating a bomb threat at the Harrisburg Middle School. This morning at 9:33 a.m., a note was found at the school threatening to blow it up at 11:00 a.m. Deputies responded …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports his office is continuing their investigation into the suspicious death of a male found on Bryant Drive, Albany. Detectives are working with the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office to help determine the cause of …
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Twice a year the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) puts on a drug take back event. Linn County Sheriff’s Office has decided to participate. The event is held on Saturday October 28th, 2017 from 9am to 3pm. Linn County will be …
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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports on October 23, 2017, at 6:28 p.m., Central Lane 911 transferred a missing person call to the Linn County 911 dispatch center. Lyle Aaron Ottlinger, 27, from Redmond was reported missing at Olallie …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports, October 9, 2017, at 8:03 a.m., deputies investigated a fatal single motor vehicle crash. The crash occurred on Kingston Lyons Drive near the intersection of Highway 226, east of Scio. The driver and …
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On October 2, 2017, Ceballos-Castillo was arrested in Springfield, Oregon, and was found to be in possession of over $50,000 in cash. Later that day, a search warrant was executed at his residence in Hubbard, Oregon, and law enforcement seized …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that on October 1, the new distracted driving laws go into effect. This new law corrects some of the language that prohibited drivers from texting or making phone calls, but not from scrolling through …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley and his staff are celebrating the expansion of First Responder Appreciation Day, typically celebrated on September 27th, to now be the entire week. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown recognized the significant contributions made to the public …
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Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports on September 14, 2017, at 6:30 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received a call reporting a child had been struck by a vehicle on Broadway Street near 3rd Street in …
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Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports that his detectives arrested four people in connection with a string of crimes that occurred in the Lyons area over the past two months. Detectives determined this group was responsible for burglarizing three separate …
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