ALERT – Closure of Riverside Drive & Orleans Road

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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Linn Detectives Make Arrest in Child Porn Case

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports on June 9, at approximately 7:15 a.m., his detectives served a search warrant at a residence on Ede Road, near Lebanon. As a result of the investigation detectives arrested Ronald Eugene Dial Jr, 48, …
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Linn Detectives Make Drug Arrest

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports that on June 15, 2016, Detectives with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and Drug Enforcement Administration Eugene Resident Office concluded a ten month narcotics investigation in Jefferson, Oregon. At approximately 7:05 a.m., law enforcement …
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Linn Deputies Arrest Three

Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon reports that on June 13, 2016, at 2:39 a.m. deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress at a residence located on Bell Plain drive near Shedd, Oregon. The homeowner heard his dogs barking and …
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Suspicious Package at Linn County Mental Health

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports yesterday at 6:58 p.m., the Linn County 9-1-1 dispatch center received a call of a suspicious package at the Linn County Mental Health building, located at 445 SW 3rd Avenue in Albany. Deputies responded …
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Memorial Day Safety Tips

With Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer, Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley would like to remind citizens to be safe. This long weekend is typically packed with celebratory events like backyard barbecues, trips to the lake, picnics at …
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Linn Sheriff Hosts Annual Boat Inspections

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley is pleased to announce his office has scheduled our 3rd annual boat safety inspections. The Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Bi-Mart and the Coast Guard Auxiliary to provide complementary boat inspections for the public. The …
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National Law Enforcement Week

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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Linn County Sheriff’s Office earns state accreditation

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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Beehive Truck Overturns

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports today at 8:02 a.m., his deputies responded to a non-injury single vehicle crash reported on Hwy 226 near Richardson Gap Road in Scio. Deputies learned the green 2004 dual axle Ford flatbed truck driven …
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