Articles Tagged: Linn County Sheriff’s Office

Technological advancements can have far reaching effects in every area of life, including public safety and law enforcement. Drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, for example, have become increasingly popular among police departments and fire departments in the last few years, and serve a variety of purposes.

Capt. Randy Rowland was 21 years old when he was hired as a deputy sheriff with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in 1980. Now, at 64, he’s retiring after working for the county for almost 43 years.

Two adults were found dead Tuesday morning after deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a home on Jordans Grove Road, northeast of Marion

A former secretary for the Linn County Sheriff’s Office was fired after she allegedly looked up 55 cases — that she had no work-related reason to access — in a shared database between the sheriff’s office and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

In a bid to recruit and retain qualified workers to Linn County while grappling with record-high inflation, the county compensation board suggested bumping salaries 12 percent for the county sheriff and attorney, and 10 percent for others.

One person was killed Wednesday morning in a crash outside Cedar Rapids, at the intersection of Highway 13 and Mount Vernon Road SE, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

The annual Run CRANDIC spring marathon between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids will not return in 2023.

The pickup entered the median, crossed over the westbound lanes and struck a grain bin north of the roadway.

Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks and Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner encouraged Iowans to vote no on the proposed gun rights amendment that will be on the November ballot.

A Linn County Deputy, who was shot several times while responding to an armed robbery last year, was awarded a Purple Heart Award Tuesday by the Iowa State Police Association.

The girl driving the Chevrolet Malibu was transported by ambulance for treatment of minor injuries.

Katelyne A. Marquez of Cedar Rapids died after she was brought to a Hiawatha hospital on Sept. 7. Her death is being investigated by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

The property owners of the acreage in the 5800 block of Quality Ridge Road had a burn permit for brush and were burning an area north of the vacant house

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a female who was brought to the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room in Hiawatha Wednesday night, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office

The child has severe bite wounds but is “generally improving.”