Articles Tagged: Linn County Sheriff’s Office

The ammunition shortage became pronounced across that nation in the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains at the same time that guns purchases soared.

Eighteen inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, and an additional 19 inmates have had possible exposure to the virus and are in quarantine awaiting test results.

Deputies said semi driver, Michael Lacourciere, 60, of Morton, Illinois, triggered a three-semi wreck Wednesday morning on Hwy. 151 West when he stopped on the roadway in a one-lane construction zone, then pulled onto the shoulder and began to back up.

The semi-trailer truck on eastbound Highway 30 left the roadway, entered the median and struck the guardrail and bridge column, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

According to a release from Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner, inmates in a dormitory-style cell notified authorities shortly before 9 p.m. Friday that another inmate needed medical attention.

A man fled Central State Bank in Walford with an undisclosed amount of money

An unnamed man and woman crashed into an oncoming dump truck on Highway 151 while fleeing from a Linn County deputy.

Deputies said Jonathan P. Soucie, 42, was driving on the interstate at more than 100 mph.

The driver was identified as 22-year old Kyle Goodell of Marion.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who was killed Monday in a two-vehicle wreck near Central City and Alburnett as Larry Hullerman, 62, of Waterloo.

Emergency personnel found Charinea Triggs, 28, and Kevin Gouchee, 58, were involved in an altercation during which Triggs had stabbed Gouchee.

One person is dead and another is injured after a two vehicle crash Monday morning in Linn County near Central City and Alburnett.

Mercury Mountaineer found upside-down in water under a bridge that is under construction

According to the sheriff’s office, Deputy William Halverson, 38, is a seven-year veteran with the sheriff’s office

A Linn County sheriff’s deputy responding to an alarm late Sunday night at a Coggon convenience store was shot several times and seriously wounded by an intruder who fled, authorities said.