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Public Safety (March 22, 2023)
March 13 1:48 a.m. - Simon Aaron Smith, 19, was cited for speeding 51/35, 1700 block of Main St. 12:03 p.m. - Caller reported being scammed. Approximate loss: $22,700. 1950 Main St. 3:37 p.m. - Caller reported a vehicle break-in, 4400 block of Main S...
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SHFAD personnel honored at department awards dinner
For the first time since 2019, the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District celebrated its own, holding its awards banquet Saturday night, March 18, at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge. Near the top of that...
Car Fire on Ridgeway
Battalion Chief Randy Whitfield hoses down a burning vehicle on Friday, March 17, near the intersection of Ridgeway Road and Shadow Lane. The call came in at 3:08 p.m. According to Whitfield, Sherry...
Municipal Court (March 22, 2023)
March 8, 2023 Bailiff, Alysia N. – no contest, operating a vehicle without driving privileges, fine $560; driving uninsured, fine $525. Baldinger, Aaron – pled guilty to third-degree theft, fine $208, probation 24 months, work crew 10 days....
LCSO deputies involved in shooting in Cascadia area
Linn County Sheriff's Office deputies were involved Tuesday afternoon, March 21, in an officer-involved shooting while responding to a 911 call of a disturbance at a residence in east Linn County,...
New York man dead in I-5 crash
A New York man died Saturday afternoon, March 18, in a single-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate 5, south of Brownsville, for about six hours. Oregon State Police responded to the crash, near milepost 210, at about 3:10 p.m. A...
UPDATE: Sweet Home man killed in Cascadia confrontation
A Sweet Home man was killed in an armed confrontation with Linn County Sheriff's deputies Tuesday afternoon, March 21, following a report of a disturbance in the Cascadia area, Oregon State Police... Full story
Man dies, woman hurt in house fire
A Sweet Home man died in a house fire Thursday evening, March 9, near 47th Avenue and Main Street. According to the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District, the blaze was reported shortly after 10...
LCSO deputies involved in shooting in Cascadia area
Linn County Sheriff's Office deputies were involved Tuesday afternoon, March 21, in an officer-involved shooting while responding to a 911 call of a disturbance at a residence in east Linn County,... Full story
DNA helps ID body found in 2020
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been identified, Oregon State Police announced in a news release posted Tuesday, March 7, to Facebook. The Linn...
Public Safety (March 15, 2023)
March 6 1:24 a.m. - Natasha Sue Funk, 44, arrested on Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of third-degree theft, Corvallis Police Department. 2:24 a.m. - Caller reported a suspicious vehicle at Holley...
Court and police updates in Lebanon
Lebanon couple pleads no contest in death of child A Lebanon couple pleaded no contest Friday, Jan. 27, in Linn County Circuit Court to criminal negligent homicide in the 2021 death of their child....
Public Safety (March 8, 2023)
Feb. 27 9:55 a.m. - Davy Phillips, 50, was cited and released on Sweet Home Municipal Court warrants for failure to appear on original charges of second-degree theft and second-degree criminal trespass, 1900 block Willow St. 10:21 a.m. - Steven Ray B...
Sweet Home High School alum earns jail certification
Former Sweet Home resident Jeremy Jewell, a lieutenant in the Benton County Sheriff's Office, recently became the only officer of his rank in the state to earn the designation of Certified Jail...
Investigation into church fire continues
Sweet Home police continue to investigate the Feb. 25 fire that destroyed a portion of Fir Lawn Lutheran Church, Chief Jason Ogden said. The fire, reported shortly before 1:30 a.m., destroyed the foyer and heavily damaged the sanctuary and other...
Circuit Court (March 8, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Joshua Scott Dawson, Ashlee Dee Flanagan, Aaron Thomas Halvorson, Isaac Booker Justham, Noe Hernandez-Reyes, Michael Trevor Hilton, Faron Walte...
Icy roads blamed in three Friday crashes
Icy roads were a contributor to three crashes Friday in the Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District. The first occurred at approximately 6 a.m. when a Toyota Tacoma pickup driven by Julian Cezar...
DNA helps ID body found in 2020 east of Sweet Home
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been identified, Oregon State Police announced in a news release posted Tuesday, March 7, to Facebook. The Linn...
Fire devastates Fir Lawn church
Police and fire officials are looking into whether a fire that destroyed much of the Fir Lawn Lutheran Church building early Saturday morning, Feb. 25, was the result of arson. The blaze was reported...
SHFAD seeks improved radio tech
Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District Chief Nick Tyler reported to the fire board Tuesday, Feb. 21, that the district can't communicate effectively in town, much less along the Highway 20...
Updated: Public Safety (March 1, 2023)
Feb. 20 4:35 a.m. - Thomas Junior McCarthey, age not listed, was cited for driving with a suspended license and driving uninsured, 10th Ave./Long St. 7:24 a.m. - Caller reported a male leaving her neighbor’s house, then walking in the opposite...
Quartzville wreck
Sweet Home medics and Linn County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to this crash Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23. Details were incomplete at press time, as the Sheriff's Office had not yet responded...
Car damages Lebanon Chamber of Commerce building
A car that crashed into the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, 1040 S. Park St., at 2:21 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, left a gaping hole in the building, effectively shutting down business from the office. Exec...
LCSO identifies human remains from 2020
The remains of a woman found 13 miles east of Sweet Home nearly three years ago have been positively identified, Oregon State Police announced in a news release posted Tuesday, March 7, to Facebook....
Lebanon police/sheriff logs, circuit court
Circuit court Warrants are out on the following individuals: Shelby Keith Brigham, Shawn Patrick Cruise, Selina Renee Ford-Blackburn, Ethan Joel Goins, Julianna Marie Goins, Matthew David Griner,...
