MOTOR VEHICLE VS. TRAIN CRASH WITH CRITICAL INJURIES

Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports on March 14, 2026, at approximately 3:47 a.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call of a motor vehicle versus train crash at the intersection of Powerline Rd and Hwy …
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Deputies Make Arrest in Harrisburg Homicide

Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports that on December 24,2025, at 10:33 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call for a vehicle versus pedestrian crash at the Riverfront Park in Harrisburg.  The caller reported the …
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Arrest Made in Contractor Fraud Case

Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports that on November 26, 2025, Peter Lyle Strauhal, 49 of Salem, was arrested after a yearlong investigation into construction fraud. The investigation began on October 28, 2024, when a resident from Tangent called the …
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