Salem-News.com Linn County articles Page 1

County Advisory Group for Forestry to Meet May 6

(Salem, Oregon) - A group of commissioners representing Oregon counties that in the past deeded forestland to the State for management will meet on Friday, May 6, in Salem.

Animal Neglect Arrest in Albany

(Albany, Oregon) - On Thursday, at about 11:00 a.m., Albany Police Officers arrested 26-year-old Albany resident Erica Michelle Olsen in connection with an ongoing animal neglect investigation.

Erica Olsen was lodged in the Linn County Jail on a charge of Animal Neglect in the First Degree and an unrelated Linn County warrant charging Fail to Comply.

Linn County Deputy Involved Shooting Update

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller is providing updated information to Saturday night's deputy-involved shooting on Gap Road near Brownsville.

At approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, the Linn County 911 center received a call reporting a prowler at 25288 Gap Road. A deputy responded and learned that someone may have broken into an outbuilding on the property. As the deputy was investigating the scene, a suspect vehicle attempted to run him over.

SELCO Employees Exceed Goal for Fall Food Drive

(EUGENE, Ore.) - SELCO Community Credit Union employees reached out to their communities by donating nearly 6,000 pounds of food to four local food banks. With an initial goal of donating 3,500 pounds of food, SELCO employees exceeded this goal by more than 2,400 pounds.

A list of most-needed foods was published to all SELCO employees, each of whom were given a plastic shopping bag to fill and deposit in barrels placed throughout the branches and offices of SELCO Community Credit Union, its subsidiaries and business units. Food was collected and donated directly to the food bank closest to each branch. These included: NeighborImpact Food Bank (www.neighborimpact.org), Food for Lane County (www.foodforlanecounty.org), Linn Benton Food Share (www.csc.gen.or.us/foodshare.htm), and Marion Polk Food Share (www.marionpolkfoodshare.org).

Erratic Winds Push Flames of Scott Mountain Fire

There are a number of related closures.

(SCOTT MOUNTAIN, Oregon) - The 950-acre Scott Mountain Fire is burning approximately two miles northeast of Scott Mountain, 15 miles west of Sisters, and 14 miles northeast of McKenzie Bridge in the Mt. Washington Wilderness Area.

The interagency Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 3 has assumed command of this fire. Smoke from the Scott Mountain Fire has impacted and will continue to impact central Oregon and was being reported yesterday as far away as the lower Santiam Canyon area just east of Salem.

Skull Used to ID Woman Missing Since 1974

A woman missing for decades, will finally be laid to rest.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports that his detectives have recently matched a skull discovered in 1979 with the victim of a car crash that occurred in 1974.

2010 Winter Rod & Speed Show Sees Biggest Turnout Ever!

An event to benefit a local family saw the biggest turnout ever.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - The 2010 Winter Rod & Speed Show in Albany, Oregon was a blast from the past. Hundreds of cars of all varieties from throughout Oregon were on hand to show off their rolling works of art.

Linn Deputies Seize 31 Neglected Horses

Mueller says Thursday's horse rescue was one of the largest in Linn County's history.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says deputies with his agency seized 31 horses from property in Mill City following an animal neglect investigation Thursday.

Does Media Focus on False Rape and Kidnapping Case Really Help Anyone?

Where should police and courts draw the line on bragging rights?

(AURORA, Ore.) - Police are publicizing the conviction of an Oregon woman this week who filed what turned out to be a false report, stating she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted over a three day period by an unknown assailant.

I am not questioning the court's verdict, but I will cut to the chase and say that publicizing this story gives future rape and sexual assault victims the wrong message. If the woman in question made the story up then she needs some kind of help, and media publicity is not likely it.

Police Charge Preschool Teacher with Sexually Oriented Text Messages

Linn Detectives Arrest Preschool Teacher for Sex Abuse‏.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Linn County detectives say an Albany female preschool teacher sent cell phone text messages with sexual content to a 14-year-old boy. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller says text messages were discovered by the boy's parents and reported on November 29.