Linn County Sheriff’s detectives concluded a compliance check last week of all six metal recycling businesses located within Linn County.
Metal theft is an ongoing problem for local farmers, construction companies and various other professions, Sheriff Bruce Riley said.
The compliance check began in September of 2015, after the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received complaints about several metal recycling businesses not abiding by state metal recycling laws. It was completed Jan. 27.
Many of those…