Two women made public safety history in Linn County this month as they both became the first woman in their organization to achieve a certain rank. At the Linn County Sheriff’s Office Heather O’Brien was promoted and became the first female lieutenant the office has had, and at the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, Cheme’ Fairlie became the department’s first female battalion chief.
A Palo man arrested this weekend after an 8-year-old boy was found with serious burns at a Palo park is also facing a previous assault charge after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in June.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Christopher Maas, of Palo. he is accused of pushing a juvenile into a fire pit, causing severe burns to his head and shoulders.
Reserve peace officers are certified law enforcement officers who work with agencies on a part-time, often volunteer basis, to supplement the full-time police force.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office discovered an improvised explosive device in the roadway of the 1000 block of Secrist Road in Springville Thursday morning.
Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner was honored last week by the Iowa Police Chiefs Association with the Law Enforcement Executive of the Year Award for 2022.
One person died and two were injured in a vehicle rollover on Interstate 380, near Center Point early Saturday morning.
A Cedar Rapids man was seriously injured Thursday in a motorcycle crash in rural Linn County, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement agencies across Iowa and across the country have been seeing application numbers decrease for years, and in the last couple of years the change has been even more noticeable.
Judge denies new trial for Chicago man convicted for shooting deputy during Casey’s robbery in 2021. He will be sentenced Friday and faces up to 107 years in prison.
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.
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