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United Airlines Direct Flight to Chicago Starts Today

United Airlines starting Chicago Service on June 6

Eugene — June 6th, 2019 —United Airlines will begin air service between Eugene and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) starting tonight.

The once-daily service will feature two-class service on a reg...

United Airlines adding Chicago Service in June

United Airlines adding Chicago Service in June

Eugene — December 12, 2018 — Officials with United Airlines announced today new air service between Eugene and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

The once-daily service will feature two-class ...Read on...

Eugene Airport Opens Art Gallery in Terminal Lobby

Eugene Airport (EUG) officials are pleased to announce the opening of the new Gallery at the Airport (GATA) on September 12, 2018.

The gallery is a showcase for local art exhibitors to share their works with both passengers and the general public inside th...

United Airlines adding LAX Service in Spring

Officials with United Airlines announced today new air service between Eugene and Los Angeles International Airport.

The twice-daily service will feature two-class service on a regional jet, with the first flight arriving into Eugene on March 31, 2019. Sch...

Eugene Airport Opens Art Gallery in Terminal Lobby

Eugene Airport (EUG) officials are pleased to announce the opening of the new Gallery at the Airport (GATA) on September 12, 2018.

The gallery will be a showcase for local art exhibitors to share their works with both passengers and the general public insi...

Eugene Airport to celebrate 1 million passenger milestone

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Eugene Airport Offers Travel Tips for the Busy Spring Break Holiday

Eugene — March 23, 2017 — More than 30,000 passengers are expected to travel through Eugene Airport (EUG) during the busy spring break holiday beginning March 23 through April 2.

“Spring Break is the start of our busy...

Eugene Airport Terminal Expansion Project Complete

EUGENE — February 6, 2017 —The Eugene Airport terminal building has just completed a major expansion project starting this week focused on accommodating increased passenger use. 

The remodel focused on several areas including t...

American Airlines to add PHX Service

EUGENE — January 9, 2017 —American Airlines will add service between Eugene and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on June 2, an addition the air service development team at the Eugene Airport has been working on for several year...

Eugene Airport Grand Opening Celebration

EUGENE — Jan. 2, 2017 — Officials at Eugene Airport announced Monday the completion of a multi-million dollar terminal expansion project that began in November 2014. The remodel focused on several areas including the security screening checkpoint, B-gate ...

Eugene Airport Fully Operational During Weather Event

EUGENE — December 15, 2016  3:00 pm — Inclement weather is occurring locally and is affecting whether flights arrive and depart on time. The airport has remained open during this weather event in its entirety. The airport rema...

Eugene Airport Operational During Weather Event

EUGENE — December 14, 2016 — Inclement weather is occurring locally and is affecting whether flights arrive and depart on time. While EUG has the latest deicing and snow removal equipment to manage the winter weather and keep the airpo...

Eugene Airport Holiday Travel Tips

EUGENE — Nov. 22, 2016 — Eugene Airport (EUG) is gearing up for the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel week. About 19,000 (arriving and departing) passengers will be traveling through the airport between Tuesday and Sun...

Eugene Airport Offers Unique Look Into Local Aviation at Air Fair, 5K on the Runway Event

EUGENE — August 26, 2016 — The Eugene Airport (EUG) and the Active 20-30 Club of Eugene is partnering together to host the fifth annual Air Fair and 5K on the Runway this Saturday, August 27, at 11:00 a.m.

This year’s festivit...

City Council Adopts FY21 Budget and FY20 Third Supplemental Budget

FY21 Budget and FY20 Supplemental Budget 3

On Monday, June 22, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY21 City of Eugene Budget, FY21 Urban Renewal Agency (URA) Budget, and the third FY20 City Supplemental Budget. Members of the public are enco...

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY21 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 27, 2020, the Budget Committee voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY21 Proposed Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency with amendments. City Council will meet on Monday, June 22, 2020. Due to Gov...

City Manager Pro Tem Presents Amendments to the FY21 Proposed Budget

The City Manager Pro Tem will present Amendments to the FY21 Proposed Budget during the Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. The City Manager Pro Tem’s Amendments to the FY21 Proposed Budget are now available at: http...

FY21 Proposed Budget Document

The FY21 Proposed Budget will be presented to the Budget Committee by the City Manager Pro Tem on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The FY21 Proposed Budget Document is now available at: https://www.eugene-or.gov/1623/Budget-Documents 

Due to Governor Kate...

FY20 Supplemental Budget 2

On Monday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY20) Supplemental Budget 2 for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are encouraged to p...

Budget Committee Recruitment Deadline Extended

The application deadline for the Eugene Budget Committee has been extended through March 15. The Budget Committee helps prepare the City’s budget for the next fiscal year. Submit a Boards/Commissions Application via this link.  

Applican...

FY20 Supplemental Budget Available On Open Budget

On Monday, December 9, 2019, the Eugene City Council adopted the current fiscal year (FY20) First Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. The City’s Open Budget portal is now updated with the adopted supplemental budg...

FY20 First Supplemental Budget

On Monday, December 9, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY20) First Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are enc...

City Council Adopts FY20 Budget and FY19 Second Supplemental Budget

FY20 Budget and FY19 Supplemental Budget

On Monday, June 24, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY20 Budget as previously recommended by the Budget Committee. Members of the public are encouraged to provide their feedback on the FY20 Budge...

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY20 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 22, 2019 the Budget Committee voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY20 Proposed Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency with amendments. City Council will meet on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m....

City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency FY20 Budget Committee Meetings Notice

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee is preparing to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 (FY20) and to provide its recommendations on the budget to the City Council. The Budget Committee wants your help in s...

Updated City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency FY20 Budget Committee Meetings Notice

The schedule and presentations for upcoming meetings have been revised based on feedback from the Budget Committee. Please note that the meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, has been canceled. See the updated schedule and agendas below.

The ...

Budget Committee Meeting: Draft FY20-25 Capital Improvement Program

On Wednesday, February 20, at 5:30 p.m., the Eugene Budget Committee will meet in Harris Hall in the Lane County Public Services Building, 125 E. 8th Ave., to discuss the draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2020 through 2025 (FY20-25)...

Apply for Upcoming Budget Committee Vacancies

The City is currently accepting applications for two Budget Committee vacancies for Fiscal Year 2021. The deadline for submitting an application is March 10, 2019. Terms are three years long and will begin on July 1, 2019. To be eligible, a candidate must...

FY19 First Supplemental Budget

On Monday, December 10, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY19) First Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are en...

FY19 Adopted Budget Document Now Available

The FY19 Adopted Budget document for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency has been released and is available to view on the City's website. Please note that the document is a large file (17.5 MB) and may take some time to download.Hard copies o...

FY19 Budget and FY18 Supplemental Budget

On Monday, June 18, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY19 Budget as previously recommended by the Budget Committee. Members of the public are encouraged to provide their feedback on the FY19 Budge...

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY19 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 30, 2018 the Budget Committee voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY19 Proposed Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency, as amended. City Council will meet on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at ...

New Budget Visualization Website and FY19 Proposed Budget

Ever wonder how much money goes to renovating and rehabilitating Eugene’s parks, or what is costs to operate fire and emergency services in Eugene? On April 27 the City of Eugene launched a new budget visualization website, Open Budget, www.euge...

City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency FY19 Budget Committee Meetings Notice

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee is preparing to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-2019 (FY19) and to provide its recommendations on the budget to the City Council. The Budget Committee wants your help in s...

Budget Committee Workshop: Monday, March 5th

The Budget Committee will be attending a workshop on Monday, March 5 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:1. Introductions2. Overview of the Workshop3. Budget Committee Updates4. Financial Condition Update and Upc...

Apply for Upcoming Budget Committee Vacancies

The City is currently accepting applications for three Budget Committee vacancies for Fiscal Year 2020. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2018. Terms are three years long and will begin on July 1, 2018. To be eligible, a candidate mu...

FY18 Second Supplemental Budget

On Monday, December 11, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY18) Second Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are e...

Budget Transparency Website in Spring 2018

As part of the FY18 Adopted Budget, the Budget Committee and City Council included funding for a Budget Transparency Website. The intent is for the site to go live prior to the start of the FY19 Proposed Budget discussions by the Budget Committee in sprin...

Upcoming Service Profiles Meetings

The City will be conducting Service Profile meetings on Wednesday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 15. Meetings will begin at 5:30 p.m. and be held at the downtown public library, 100 West 10th Avenue in the Bascom-Tykeson room. See the Service Profile...

FY18 First Supplemental Budget

On Monday, September 25, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY18) First Supplemental Budget for the City of Eugene. Members of the public are encouraged to provide their feedbac...

FY18 Adopted Budget Document and Snapshot

The FY18 Adopted Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency has been released and is available to view at https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36289. Please note that the document is a large file (7.3 MB) and may take some time to...

City Council Adopts FY18 Budget and FY17 Second Supplemental Budget

The City Manager’s Proposed Budget, presented in May, addressed several high priority community needs and included administrative budget reductions of $1 million to reduce anticipated budget gaps. The City Manager’s Proposed Budget was...

FY18 Budget and FY17 Supplemental Budget

On Monday, June 26, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY18 Budget as previously recommended by the Budget Committee. Members of the public are encouraged to provide their feedback on the FY18 Budge...

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY18 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 24, 2017 the Budget Committee voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY18 Proposed Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency, as amended. City Council will meet on Monday, June 26, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at ...

Updated Budget Committee Meeting Agendas - May 3 and May 10

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee meeting agendas for May 3 and May 10 have been updated. Discussion on the City's preparation in anticipation of the 2021 World Championships has been moved to May 10th, and a new discussi...

FY18 City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee Meetings Notice

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee is preparing to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-2018 (FY18) and to provide its recommendations on the budget to the City Council. The Budget Committee wants your help in s...

Budget Committee Meeting Agenda Update - March 15th

The agenda for the March 15th meeting of the City of Eugene Budget Committee has been updated. Topics to be covered are as follows:

• Safe Community
• Downtown Update
• Emergency Preparedness Update

This meeting will be televised, and the agenda and webcast will be...

Budget Committee Meetings - March 9th and 15th

The City of Eugene Budget Committee will be meeting twice in March. The first meeting is this Thursday, March 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bascom/Tykeson Room of the Downtown Public Library, 100 W. 10th Avenue. Items on the agenda are as follows:

• Urban Renewal 10...

Upcoming Budget Committee Vacancies and Meeting

The City is currently accepting applications for three Budget Committee vacancies for Fiscal Year 2019. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2017. Terms are three years long and will begin on July 1, 2017. For more information or to app...

Budget Committee Meeting: Draft FY18-23 Capital Improvement Program

On Wednesday, February 15th, at 5:30 p.m. the Budget Committee will hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the draft FY18 – 23 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Members of the public are encouraged to atte...

FY17 First Supplemental Budget

On Monday, December 12, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY17) First Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are en...

FY17 Adopted Budget and Service Profiles

The FY17 Adopted Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency has been released and is available to view. Please note that the document is a large file (8 MB) and may take some time to download.

Hard copies of the document are available ...Read on...

FY17 Budget and FY16 Supplemental Budget

FY17 Budget and FY16 Supplemental Budget

On Monday, June 27, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY17 Budget as previously recommended by the Budget Committee. Members of the public are encouraged...Read on...

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY17 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 26, 2016 the Budget Committee voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY17 Proposed Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency, as amended. City Council will meet on June 27, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Harris H...Read on...

May 26 Meeting Start Time Updated

Based on feedback from the Budget Committee, the City of Eugene has changed the start time for the meeting on Thursday, May 26. The Public Hearing will begin at 5:30 p.m. Completed "Request to Speak" forms will be accepted until 6:15 p.m. The Pu...Read on...

FY17 Budget Committee Meetings Scheduled

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee is preparing to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 (FY17) and to provide its recommendations on the budget to the City Council. The Budget Committee wants your help in s...Read on...

Upcoming Budget Committee Vacancies

The City is currently accepting applications for two Budget Committee vacancies for Fiscal Year 2018. The deadline for submitting an application is March 31, 2016. Terms are three years long and will begin on July 1, 2016. For more information or to apply...Read more

FY16 First Supplemental Budget

On Monday, December 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY16) First Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are en...Read more

Service Profile Meetings

The City will be conducting Service Profile meetings on Thursday, October 29 and Thursday, November 5. Meetings will begin at 5:30 and be held at the downtown public library, 100 West 10th. Avenue. Visit our Service Profiles for more details about locatio...Read more

FY16 Adopted Budget Now Available

The FY16 Adopted Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency has been released and is available to view. Please note that the document is a large file (16 MB) and may take some time to download.

Hard copies of the document have not yet ...Read more

FY16 Budget and FY15 Supplemental Budget

On Monday, June 22, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY16 Budget as previously recommended by the Budget Committee. Members of the public are encouraged to provide their feedback on the FY16 Budge...Read more

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY16 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 12, 2015 the Budget Committee unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY16 Proposed Budget for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency, as amended. City Council will meet on June 22, 2015 at 7:30 p.m....Read more

Revised Agendas for FY16 City of Eugene and Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee Meetings

The agendas for the two upcoming City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee meetings have been revised to add a second round of public testimony at the meeting on Tuesday, May 12. Additionally, action on the FY16 Proposed Budget has b...Read more

No Gaps to Fill in City Manager's Proposed Budget

City Manager Jon Ruiz’s Proposed Budget for the next fiscal year has been released and is now available at www.eugene-or.gov/budget. For the first time in six years, the proposed budget for the City of Eugene does not have to fill significant financial ga...Read more

FY16 Proposed Budget - Budget Committee Meetings Notice

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee is preparing to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 (FY16) and to provide its recommendations on the budget to the City Council. The Budget Committee wants your help in s...Read more

Upcoming Budget Committee Vacancies

The City is currently accepting applications for three Budget Committee vacancies for Fiscal Year 2017. The deadline for submitting an application is March 27, 2015. Terms would begin on July 1, 2015. For more information visit www.eugene-or.gov/bcc or ca...Read more

Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

On Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:30 p.m., the Eugene Budget Committee will meet in the Bascom-Tykeson Room in the Downtown Public Library (100 West 10th Avenue), to discuss the Draft Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2016 through 2021 (FY1...Read more

FY15 First Supplemental Budget

On Monday, December 8, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the current fiscal year (FY15) First Supplemental Budget for both the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. Members of the public are enc...Read more

FY15 Adopted Budget

The FY15 Adopted Budget (13.6 MB) for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency has been released and is available to view here. This document is the result of the eight month Budget Committee process that included 13 Budget Committee meetings, five...Read more

FY15 Budget and FY14 Supplemental Budget

On Monday, June 9, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. the Eugene City Council will hold public hearings and take action on the FY15 Budget as previously approved by the Budget Committee. Members of the public are encouraged to provide their feedback on the FY15 Budget. T...Read more

Budget Committee Recommends Adoption of FY15 Proposed Budget

At their meeting on May 1, 2014 the Budget Committee voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the FY15 Proposed Budget (4.15 MB) for the City of Eugene and the Urban Renewal Agency. City Council will meet on June 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at Harris Hall,...Read more

FY15 Proposed Budget

The City of Eugene FY15 Proposed Budget document (4.15 MB) is now available. The City Manager will present the Proposed Budget at the April 29 meeting. Public testimony and discussions will occur at the May 1 meeting. See calendar for more details. UPDATE...Read more

City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee Meetings Notice

The City of Eugene and Eugene Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committee is preparing to review the proposed budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 (FY15) and to provide its recommendations on the budget to the City Council. The Budget Committee wants your help in s...Read more

Budget Committee Meetings Resume

Tuesday, April 29, 2014, City Manger will present his full FY15 Proposed Budget. Thursday, May 1, 2014, Budget Committee public hearing, deliberation and recommendation. Both meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Bascom Tykeson room at the downtown public li...Read more

Meetings Canceled

Due to consensus reached by the Budget Committee at the meeting on March 5 the meetings on March 6 and March 11 are no longer necessary and have been canceled. The group will resume meeting in April with dates yet to be announced. View the motion.Read more

Committee to Consider City Manager’s Strategies For Filling FY15 General Fund Gap

The Budget Committee will meet this week to consider the City Manager’s General Fund budget recommendations. The committee will take feedback about the recommendations during the public comment time at the beginning of the meeting on Wednesday, March 5, o...Read more

FY15 General Fund Budget Strategy Presentation

The City Manager presented the FY15 Budget Strategies for the General Fund at the February 26, 2014 Budget Committee meeting. The Budget Committee will meet on March 5, 6 and 11 to consider the City Manager’s General Fund recommended strategies. The City ...Read more

FY15 General Fund Budget Strategy

The Budget Committee will reconvene on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bascom Tykeson Room at the Downtown Library (100 W. 10th Avenue). At this meeting the City Manager, Jon Ruiz, will present his FY15 General Fund budget strategy. Check...Read more

Budget Committee Register Guard Op Ed

On January 21 the Register Guard featured a Guest Viewpoint editorial penned by the Budget Committee Chair, Laura Illig. The editorial details the recent history of the committee and outlines next steps in the process.Read more

Upcoming Budget Committee Meetings

On Wednesday, February 26, City Manager Jon Ruiz will present to the Eugene Budget Committee his recommendations for filling the gap in the FY15 General Fund. The Budget Committee meeting is at 5:30 p.m. in the Eugene Public Library's Bascom-Tykeson Room....Read more

Budget Committee Public Hearings

Public hearings on six potential budget reduction options (PDF version available here) were held by the Budget Committee on Tuesday, January 21 at 5:30 p.m. in Harris Hall (125 E. 8th Ave.) and Tuesday, January 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Bascom-Tykeson Room a...Read more

Committee Presents Options to Fill Budget Gap for Public Feedback

At its meeting on Monday, December 9, the Eugene Budget Committee wrapped up its work of the last several months to gain a better understanding of the City’s General Fund budget shortfall and develop options to fill the gap. At this point the gap for FY15...Read more

Budget Committee Continues Work to Address General Fund Gap

At its meeting on November 25, 2013, the Eugene Budget Committee continues its work to fill the General Fund budget gap and develop a stable City budget. The committee will review strategies analyzed by the Finance Investigative Team (FIT) as well as othe...Read more

FIT Report Available on City’s Website

The Budget Committee’s Finance Investigative Team (FIT) has completed its work and the final report can now be viewed on the City’s website at http://www.eugene-or.gov/FIT. The FIT brought together community members and Budget Committee members to review ...Read more

Community Workshops Video Presentation

Watch the video of Eugene's City Manager, Jon Ruiz, providing a short history of the City's budget, as presented at the Community Workshops. You can also view the notes from these workshops.Read more

Community Workshops

The City of Eugene is holding five interactive community workshops at area high schools to address the current budget gap. Citizen volunteer members of the Budget Committee and City Councilors from the area will meet with community members to discuss the ...Read more

Budget Committee Approves FY14 Budget

Following a public hearing on June 5, 2013, the City of Eugene Budget Committee voted to forward its recommended budget to the City Council for final action. The Budget Committee recommended using reserves and projected PERS savings to provide funding to ...Read more

FY14 Budget Development Process

The FY14 Proposed Budget Document was released on May 10, 2013. Budget Committee held five meetings to review and discuss the FY14 Proposed Budget, and received public comment at four of those meetings.

Following a public hearing on June 5, 2013, the C...Read more

Lane County Currently in Phase 2 Reopening

Learn about City services and other community resources.

Statement from Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis Regarding Pedestrian-vehicle Crash

A very disturbing incident took place yesterday in our community in which Isiah Wagoner, a leader with Black Unity, was hit by a car during a peaceful Black Lives Matter March. I understand that he was trying to ensure the safety of marchers when he was s...

Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash During March

News Release from the Lane County District Attorney’s Office and Eugene Police Department

The Eugene Police and the Lane District Attorney’s Office offer the following update in light of the many calls both organizations have received r...

Fireworks: Keep it Safe, Keep it Legal

Eugene Springfield Fire Fireworks App (Fireworks Alert)

Download the app to report illegal fireworks use. City officials receive the information along with the geo location from where the picture was taken. Reports will not result in immediate action. Info...

City of Eugene Closures in Observance of Independence Day

City of Eugene services and facilities have different schedules for holiday hours. All City of Eugene administrative offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.

Library, Recreation and Cultural Services

All locations of the ...

Take our Park Survey for a Chance to Win a $100 Gift Card

City of Eugene Parks and Open Space is committed to keeping our parks clean, green and safe for all to enjoy. Let us know how we are doing by taking a quick survey.

Protest Related Concerns and Questions

The events in late May were significant for our community. As a City organization we appreciate the questions we have heard regarding our response. We are open to change, and want to provide information to help respond to the community’s feedback.

Statement from Eugene City Councilors Evans, Pryor, Semple, Syrett, Yeh and Zelenka and Mayor Vinis

The City of Eugene recognizes the harmful impact racialized violence has had on Black People throughout our city’s, state’s, and nation’s history.

We, the undersigned city councilors and mayor, say clearly and loudly: Black Li...

Statement from Eugene and Springfield Mayors and County Commissioner

People are angry. We should all be angry. The violence and injustice that has ravaged communities of color in our country for so long is intolerable and we must do everything we can to stop it. We have a racist history in Eugene, Springfield, Lane County,...

Alert Messages: What They Are and How to Manage Them

The City recently sent alert messages to inform the community about curfews in the downtown area and citywide. We received feedback and questions about the messages.  

Types of Alerts 

Emergency response officials have a variety of alert t...

EPD Chief Chris Skinner's Statement Regarding George Floyd's Death

Also watch an interview with Chief Skinner

From Chief Chris Skinner 

Many of us watched in disbelief as we witnessed the police interaction with George Floyd, which led to his death at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers. It was hard for me to...

June 30 City of Eugene Community Update - COVID-19

We provided our last community update a few weeks ago, promising to email again when we had new information regarding the response to COVID-19. We feel that this week is an appropriate opportunity to touch base again following Governor Kate Brown&rsqu...

June 19 City of Eugene Community Update - COVID-19

Good afternoon,

It’s been three months since the Eugene City Council approved City Manager Sarah Medary’s (no longer Pro Tem) administrative order on March 17, which declared a state of emergency during the early stages of the COVID-19 ...

Update: Current Library Services

Mantente al Día: Servicios Actuales de la Biblioteca

This message updated June 15.

Eugene Public Library staff are currently providing services in all ways possible, with safety as our top priority. We are here to help by phone seven days a week,...

Mantente al Día: Servicios Actuales de la Biblioteca

Este mensaje se actualizó el 15 de junio. 

El personal de la Biblioteca Pública de Eugene está brindando la mayor cantidad de servicios posibles, teniendo su seguridad como nuestra prioridad principal. Estamos aqu&...

Summer Library Events

Join us for free activities at home, online, and in other ways for now, while the Library buildings are closed. More events are on the way! For updates, as they happen, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter.

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West African Cultural Institute Interview

West African Cultural Institute

West African Cultural Arts Institute is committed to sharing the joy and passion of West African culture through vibrant educational programs focusing on music and dance from Guinea, West Africa.

“Dance and music ma...

West African Cultural Institute Performance

West African Cultural Institute

West African Cultural Arts Institute is committed to sharing the joy and passion of West African culture through vibrant educational programs focusing on music and dance from Guinea, West Africa.

“Dance and music ma...

Cynthia Gutierrez Interview

Cynthia Gutierrez Interview

Choreographer, dance educator and Artistic Director of Company Movimiento.

“Dance is therapy for the artist. To process what they’re experiencing at the time, in an attempt to make sense of it all, to make pea...

Cynthia Gutierrez Performance

Cynthia Gutierrez Performance

Choreographer, dance educator and Artistic Director of Company Movimiento. Music by Michael Wall.

“Dance is therapy for the artist. To process what they’re experiencing at the time, in an attempt to make sen...

Shannon Mockli Interview

Shannon Mockli Interview

We have some behind the scenes footage for you: "Dance in Dialogue" interview with Shannon Mockli.

Shannon Mockli Performance

Shannon Mockli

Dance in Dialogue provides an intimate space for artists to share new works-in-progress with immediate audience engagement as part of our mission to invigorate Eugene’s contemporary dance culture. Song "Me & Him Together&q...

Michael Moloi Interview

Michael Moloi Interview

Michael Moloi’s response to the question of "How can dance help us navigate and creatively respond to times of change?" Michael says, “Dance uses the silence of the voice but the power of the body. It c...

Michael Moloi Gumboot & Joshua Caraco

Michael Moloi Gumboot & Joshua Caraco

A collaboration of Gumboot dance from South Africa and Kora instrument from West Africa. Learn more about Gumboot.

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Vanessa Fuller Interview

Vanessa Fuller Interview

“Great works of art come out of times like this. When I teach my students...one of my main focuses is bringing the artistry out of my students. Who do you want to be?... Dance allows us this kind of freedom” - V...

Sarah Zolbrod Performance

Sarah Zolbrod

Learn more about Eugene Contact Improvisation Dance; Music by Michael Wall, "Choir Only."

“Dear contact improvisation. Please come back to me and my community and the world soon. Life is indescribably, infinitely richer wit...

Lane Dance Company

Lane Dance Company

The Lane Dance Company is a student company directed by lead faculty Bonnie Simoa and is dedicated to the creation and performance of contemporary dance. Remember 6: Pass (Composed by Bonnie Simoa) Music by Arvo Pärt; Remember 1...

Japanese American Association of Lane County

Japanese American Association of Lane County

Their mission is to help bring together our community and celebrate our culture. Learn more about Japanese American Association of Lane County. Music by San Jose Chidori Bank, "Janken Ondo."

Danceability International

Danceability International

DanceAbility International’s mission is to dissolve barriers and connect people with and without disabilities through dance and movement. This mission is accomplished through classes, workshops and events for adults and...

Darin Henry

Darin Henry

Picuris Pueblo, Southern Style Fancy Dancer 

Drum #1: Northern Cree Singers, "Twister", Drum #2: John Knife Chief and Singers, "Contest Run Off Song."

“Dancing is just the opposite of lying in the bed in the...

Rebelle Ballet

Rebelle Ballet

"Dance & tech provide an opportunity to restore community. Dance provides an opportunity to move with freedom. Dance provides an opportunity to feel strength and power. Dance provides an opportunity to express ourselves when there a...

Geordi Helmick - Me & My Selves

Geordi Helmick - Me & My Selves

“Movement has always been something I’ve considered core to my identity and my experience- whether that’s in a studio environment with other omvers, in the kitchen doing pirouettes while wai...

Improvisation with Brittney Hietala

Improvisation with Brittney Hietala

Certified DanceAbility Instructor and University of Oregon Dance major, Brittney Hietala, teaches a 10 minute improvisation class.

DanceAbility Warm-up with Alito Alessi

DanceAbility Warm-up with Alito Alessi

Join DanceAbility Founder and Creative Director Alito Alessi for a 16 minute dance warm-up. Visit DanceAbility International’s website to learn more.

DanceAbility Panel on Inclusion in the Arts

DanceAbility Panel on Inclusion in the Arts

DanceAbility International hosts a 6 person panel discussion on Inclusion in the Arts. DanceAbility International’s mission is to dissolve barriers and connect people with and without disabilities throu...

Beginning Teen/Adult Ballet with Eugene Ballet

Beginning Teen/Adult Ballet with Eugene Ballet

Join instructor Florabelle Moses for a 15-minute beginning teen/adult ballet lesson. Visit Eugene Ballet Academy to learn more about classes offered.

Kids Dance Workshop with Christen Woolston

Kids Dance Workshop with Christen Woolston

Join Eugene Recreation dance instructor Christen Woolsten for a fun dance workshop for kids. Find out more about dance classes through Sheldon Community Center.

Gumboot Dance with Michael Tumelo Moloi

Gumboot Dance with Michael Tumelo Moloi

Join Michael Moloi, former Cirque du Soleil performer and internationally renowned dancer and choreographer as he teaches Gumboot dancing which was created in Johannesburg, South Africa. Learn more about Gumboot danc...

EPD Initiates 1st Set of Policing Reforms in Wake of George Floyd's Death in Minneapolis

Eugene Police Department is deeply committed to taking a look at its policies and practices for racial equity and justice. In the wake of the George Floyd death in Minneapolis, local marches and rallies, and calls for police reform, we have considered wha...

Lane County DA and EPD Update - N. Adams/Clark Incident on June 28

The Eugene Police and the Lane District Attorney’s Office offer the following update in light of the many calls both organizations have received regarding the incident that occurred during the demonstration at N. Adams and Clark Street the eveni...

Please Help ID Suspect in Grocery Store Purse Thefts

Eugene Police Investigations is seeking the public’s help identifying a female suspect in multiple purse thefts from local grocery stores, including Trader Joes, 85 Oakway Center. Video Surveillance photos are attached.

For almost a year, EPD Pro...

Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash During March

UPDATE:

Eugene Police Major Collision Investigation team is investigating this case and Special Investigations Unit detectives are out canvassing the area where the incident occurred to obtain any possible video. Police do not yet have video of the encount...

Eugene Police Department: Accountability in 2020

Eugene Police Department: Accountability in 2020

Message from Chief Chris Skinner:

The community is fully engaged in the events we’ve been going through since the last week of May 2020. In our profession, which we have chosen to serve our communit...

Help ID Assault Suspects from 7th/Washington May 29/30

Eugene Police
Department’s Special Investigations Unit has been working steadfastly toprovide safe conditions for the ongoing protests and marches, while also
following up with an investigation regarding the looting and property damagefrom...

Protect Your Pets from the Heat

With temperatures increasing, Eugene Animal Services is urging people to not leave their pets unattended inside a vehicle, even for a just few minutes. Temperatures inside a vehicle can rise quickly, easily causing an animal to experience heat stroke or b...

Protect Your Pets from Fireworks

Please protect your pets from fireworks. Fireworks go on sale June 23 and can be sold through July 6. Consumer fireworks discharges within the Eugene city limits are restricted to July 3 and 4, and December 31 and January 1. Public (commercial displays ar...

Arrest Made in Armed Robbery During Looting Case

UPDATE:

EPD Special
Investigations Unit has arrested Joseph Michael Lewis Kashkash, age 19, inconjunction with the armed robbery portion of the incident. SIU is thankful for
all the tips received in this case and credits the arrest to help from thepu...

Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Day is June 28

If you have illegal fireworks at your home, there is an opportunity for you to get rid of them without getting cited. Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Turn-in Day will be on Sunday, June 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 2nd and Chambers Parking lot. The event is on...

Armed Suspect Flees Street Crimes- Motel 6 near I-5 and Glenwood

On June 17, around 7:52 p.m., Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit was in the area of Motel 6, 3690 Glenwood Drive, near Interstate 5, conducting follow up on an unrelated robbery case when they located an occupied stolen vehicle with a known suspect, Melthi,...

EPD Makes Arrest in Ongoing Business Burglary Series

Three west Eugene
businesses reported multiple burglaries over a two-week period between May 20and June 2, 2020. During this time the Bi-Mart at 4780 Royal Avenue was
targeted five times, the Big Lots at 1960 Echo Hollow Road once, and theEl Charro ...

Wanted Suspect Suicide on Hwy. 99

Last night at
approximately 10:23 p.m., Eugene Police units assisting Junction City Police ina search for a wanted suspect, Victor Burgoyne, age 44, located him in the N.
Danebo area. Patrol attempted to conduct a traffic stop, and a pursuit ensued.&a...

June 7 Protest Details

There was a
protest around noon today, that gathered at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza.Eugene Police sent out a traffic advisory for the
area of Pearl to Willamette and Broadway to 7th to facilitatesafety for pedestrian traffic in the area. These...

June 3 Protest Details

Around 6 p.m., a protest started with about 75 people at the Federal Courthouse. Within a half hour, the number of protesters doubled to 150. A total of about 225 people left the courthouse and walked to the south Eugene area. EPD issued a traffic advisor...

June 2 Protest Info

Shortly before 5 p.m., a protest started with two dozen people at 8th and Mill. By 5:14 p.m., there were 250 mobile on the sidewalk and obeying traffic signals.

People walked throughout the downtown area on the sidewalk and obeyed traffic signals. A large ...

Monday Protest Details

On
June 1, the City of Eugene enacted a temporary nighttime curfew in downtownEugene from 10:00 p.m. Monday June 1 through 6:00 a.m. June 2. It was expanded
to apply city-wide at midnight. Eugene Police monitored for safety in theareas. 

At ...

Today's Planned Rally Info

On Sunday, May 31, a planned free speech
protest for Black Lives Matter began at 1 p.m. at the Federal Courthouse, withspeakers and then a march to end
at Alton Baker Park. Organizers urged peaceful, nonviolent participation. There were an estimated 7...

Arrests Made in Downtown Area

This evening, Eugene Police was joined by
Federal Protective Service, and Eugene Springfield Fire EMS as partners tocontinue their focus on protecting life safety, property, preventing criminal violent
activity, allowing peaceful march and the safe mo...

Arrests Made as Mob Refuses to Observe Curfew

On Saturday, May 30, and with an emergency
declaration and curfew in place for 9 p.m. through May 31 at 6 a.m., EugenePolice was joined by Springfield Police, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, and
Eugene Springfield Fire EMS to protect the city ...Read on...

Rioters and Looters Vandalize Eugene Downtown

UPDATE:

Update at 2:23 a.m. May 30, 2020

EPD has deployed SWAT, assisted by
Springfield Police and Lane County Sheriff’s Office due to businesses at the7th and Washington complex, including Five Guys, Jimmy Johns, T-Mobile and
Starbucks being ...

Comunicado de Prensa de la Policía de Eugene

Del Jefe de Policía Chris Skinner:

Muchos de nosotros vimos con incredulidad al ser testigos de la interacción policial con George Floyd, que resultó en su muerte a manos de los oficiales de policía de Minneapoli...

EPD Chief Chris Skinner's Statement on George Floyd's Death

Many of us watched in disbelief as we witnessed the police interaction with George Floyd, which led to his death at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers. It was hard for me to watch and I found myself feeling sad and angry. Sad for the unnecessary los...

Suicidal, Armed Man Safely Taken into Custody

On May 26 at around 12:17 a.m., police were dispatched to an armed and suicidal man near River Avenue at the Beltline eastbound ramp. The man, who is in his early 20s had called 911 to have officers come to his location and shoot him. He was threatening t...

Downtown Team Arrests Three Adults in Separate Incidents

Eugene Police Downtown Team officers have been diligently patrolling their downtown beat and arrested three adults in three separate incidents in the first few days this week.

On May 17 at 8:58 a.m., EPD DT officers were sent to 750 Oak Street, where a man...

Officer Locates Stolen High-end bike, Returns to Owner

On May 16, at 4:14 a.m. , an officer, who happens to be a former bike shop manager, stopped Cassidy Moon Hatridge, age 39, of Eugene, for a bike light violation at W. 7th Place and Seneca Road. Hatridge was riding a full-suspension mountain bike. Based on...

Fred Meyer Robbery Suspect Arrested After Unrelated Dispute

At 3:48 p.m. on May 12, Eugene Police officers responded to the Fred Meyer, 3333 W 11th Avenue, for a robbery. A man, later identified as Isaiah Emanuel Rodriguez Ortiz, age 21, and a woman were reported to have fled the store with stolen merchandise. An ...

Duck N Go Robbery Suspect Arrested

UPDATE:

Eugene Police Property Crimes Unit detectives made an arrest in this case on May 7.

Kaulin Adrian Achim, age 19, of Eugene, was arrested on charges of Robbery in the First Degree, after detectives identified him as the suspect in the April 14 Duck N...

Uptick in Motorcyle/Scooter Thefts - Secure Your Ride!

Uptick in Stolen Motorcycles – Please Secure Your Rides!

We hate when someone gets their ride taken. There have been eight stolen motorcycles reported in this region since April 29, 2020. All were taken overnight, a few from the backyards or driv...

Traffic Stop Results in Driver and Passenger Arrests

At 12:34 a.m. on May 10, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a minor violation at Roosevelt Boulevard and Baxter Street. The passenger, later identified as Christopher Eugene Montez, age 47, of Eugene, started to exit the vehicle and he was instructed...

Burglary Suspect Arrested at Glory Bee Warehouse

At 5:03 a.m. on May 9, Eugene Police officers and a K9 Unit were dispatched to 29548 Airport Road regarding a burglary in progress at Glory Bee warehouse.

Multiple patrol units responded and an officer, who was near a broken window while others searched in...

Graffiti Increasing- Please, if you observe it, report it!

In recent weeks, Eugene Police Downtown Team had observed numerous graffiti tags in the downtown area and identified the suspect as Kai Rose, age 39, of Eugene. More than 20 markings were connected to Rose, and the investigation is ongoing as additional v...

Suspect in Downtown Parking Garage Vehicle Break-in Arrested

Over the past four weeks, there have been numerous vehicle break-ins in the downtown area. Eugene Police Downtown Team has been on the lookout for any suspects to help remedy this trend.

On May 3, at 8:30 a.m., a man entered the parking structure at 10th a...

Scott Edward Gardner Charged in Westbrook Shooting and Additional Criminal Case

On Monday, May 4, after a Eugene Police investigation, Scott Edward Gardner, age 54, of Eugene, was charged with Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Interfering with Making a...

Please be aware and know what to look for during a phone scam

The Community Engagement Team want the public to be on the lookout for phone scams, and criminals who might be taking advantage of unsuspecting victims. Many people are at home during the pandemic, which means they are more likely to answer the phone. Cri...

Crisis Negotiation Talks Suicidal Man Off Tall Building

At 12:16 p.m.
today, May 4, Eugene Police received a call about a man who was on the top ofthe floor of the parking garage at 7th and Olive. The man, in his
late 20s, was yelling and screaming and throwing objects off the building. Hethreatened to j...Read on...

EPD to Remember Fallen Officers May 5, and during Police Week May 10-16

Eugene Police Department will be honoring the state’s fallen officers tomorrow, as the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training has a closed-to-public ceremony.

“Even though events are different this year during the Sta...

K9 Tracks Dutch Bros. Robbery Suspect to Apartment

On April 29 at 9:45 p.m., Eugene Police officers responded to a robbery reported at the Dutch Bro’s, 1633 Coburg Rd. A suspect attempted to rob the coffee shop of cash, threatening use of a firearm. This was unsuccessful, and the victim employee...

Looking for Additional Victims in Sex Assault Investigation

On March 12, 2020, Jon Paul Powell, age 48, of Eugene, was charged with Rape in the First Degree and Sodomy in the First Degree.

The charges are related to a case involving a minor that occurred in August, 2019. The Eugene Police Violent Crimes Unit is con...

Suspect Arrested following Firearm Theft at Mazama Sporting Goods

On April 29,
around 11:35 a.m., police responded to a firearm theft at Mazama Sporting Goodsat 1055 Bailey Hill Road. The suspect, Morris Lindsey Thalhamer, age 31, of
Eugene, was located a short time later approximately ¾ miles west from t...

Watch out for mail thieves!

As the possibility of mailed federal stimulus checks gets closer, please make sure your mail receipt method is safe. If you see mail theft in progress, or something that just doesn’t look right like someone following a mail truck or hanging arou...

SCU Makes Arrests for Two Armed Robberies

In the Fall of
2019, there was a home invasion robbery that did not get initially reported toEPD. EPD became aware of it through an unrelated case and began investigating
it.  There was also a robbery on April 13 involving one of the suspects...

Police Seeking Tips in Vehicle Vandalism

On April 14 at 10:12 a.m. police responded to the 500 block of Hamilton Avenue after a resident reported a woman had poured a substance that removed the paint on his vehicle. He reported ongoing vandalism had been occurring. The substance caused extensive...

Wanted Man Arrested After Fleeing Police

Man with Warrant Arrested After Fleeing Police 

On April 21, EPD Street Crimes Unit was out in the W. 18th Avenue and Chambers Street area regarding a large camp on the east side of Albertson’s, when they spotted Michael James Hikes, Jr....

Man Arrested for Menacing with Firearm

At 3:01 a.m. today, April 22, Eugene Police officers responded to apartments at 441 E. 17th Avenue after reports one man had been menaced by another with a gun after a verbal dispute about noise.

The suspect, Tayuan Chang, age 40, was inside his apartment ...

Detective Seeks Tips in Machete Robbery at Buy 2

On April 6 at 10:32 p.m., a suspect robbed Buy 2, 1809 W. 6th Avenue of merchandise and he wielded a machete at store employees during this. He fled south bound on Grant Street, riding a bicycle and with the merchandise.

The suspect is described as a white...

EPD Crime Alert – Garage Burglaries

EPD Property Crimes detectives would like to remind residents to close and lock their garage doors. There has been an increase in garage burglaries where the suspect(s) gained entry through open garage doors and unlocked pedestrian entrances. In some case...

Robbery at Duck N Go

On April 14 at 10:44 p.m., Eugene Police officers responded to a Robbery involving a firearm at the Duck N Go convenience store, 115 Commons Drive. The suspect fled with cash. A search was unsuccessful.

The suspect is described as a white male in his earl...

UPDATE: Second and Final Suspect Arrested in April 8, Shooting

Update: April 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

After an extensive investigation by Special Investigations Unit, assisted by Violent Crimes Unit, Tommy Duwain Hanson, age 19, has turned himself in. The SIU worked with family members of the suspect for him to safely ar...

Patrol and K9 response to burglary in-progress and finds suspect intoxicated

On April 13 at 2:54 a.m., Eugene Police officers responded to Spice and Steam, 165 W. 11th Avenue. Upon arrival, officers were informed by the owner of a burglary in progress, with the suspect still in the building.

K9 Officer Owen Griffith and Cwyk went i...

Police Responding to Shooting in 400 Block of E. 15th Avenue

At 2:31 p.m., today, April 8, Eugene Police officers responded to report of shots fired in the 400 block of E. 15th Avenue. Upon arrival they found an individual who had been shot and a team of officers immediately rendered emergency medical aid until Eug...

Man Arrested After Residential Stabbing

At 12:05 p.m., today, April 6, Eugene Police officers responded to a residence in the 2700 block of E.16th Avenue for a stabbing in progress. Eugene Police officers got to the home quickly and were able to rapidly take a suspect, later identified as Evera...

SCU Arrests 3, Seizes Large Amount of Heroin & Fentanyl

About a year
ago, Eugene Police’s Street Crimes Unit was created and went into action totarget immediate and acute community safety system issues while working toward
mission-critical enhancements that will need to be addressed through alo...

U-Haul Fire Ends in Arrest of one man, burns to another man syphoning gas

On April 5 at 5:45 a.m. Eugene Police officers responded to the U-Haul at 150 Oroyan Avenue for report of several U-Haul trucks on fire. Eugene Springfield Fire also responded to the scene to address the fires. Three to four vehicles were engulfed in the ...

National Focus On The Dangers Of Distracted Driving

When someone diverts their attention from driving to something else, they are in the danger zone – for crashes, and for citations. It is illegal in Oregon to drive while holding or using an electronic device (e.g. cell phone, tablet, GPS, laptop...

Police response during COVID-19 pandemic

Stay Home Save Lives Order Response

People are asking questions about enforcement of the Governor’s Stay Home Save Lives order. Eugene Police’s response is similar to the responses of Oregon State Police, Oregon Association Chiefs of Po...

The Governor's Stay Home Order and Local Enforcement Steps

People are asking questions about enforcement of the Governor’s
Stay Home Save Lives order. Eugene Police’sresponse is similar to the responses of Oregon State Police, Oregon Association
Chiefs of Police and Oregon State Sheriff&am...

Man charged with DUII, Assault on Officer

At 5:28 this morning (March 17), Eugene Police officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as Malachi Parris Oliver, age 24, of Eugene, breaking into a vehicle at Elmira Road and Hwy. 99N. When officers arrived they located the involved vehi...

Eugene Police Protocols - COVID-19

We all working with all our other city partners and the community to help slow COVID-19’s spread. And, we are taking care of our employees.

Our community’s safety is our main focus and as a City Department we will maintain essential ser...

Toilet Paper Reported Stolen from Vehicle

Eugene Police Department has received an online report where the rear window of an SUV was completely shattered and the thief took all valuables including two cases of 30-roll toilet paper and some valuable business and personal items. The theft occurred ...

Street Crimes Unit Marks One-Year Anniversary

One year ago, Eugene Police’s Street Crimes Unit was created and went into action to target immediate and acute community safety system issues while working toward mission-critical enhancements that will need to be addressed through a longer-ter...

ESF and EPD Expose the Dangers of Butane Hash Oil

With two recent incidents of butane hash oil manufacturing explosions causing fires and injuries, Eugene Police and Eugene Springfield Fire EMS are hoping to provide information to our community. If anyone knows of anyone who is producing butane hash oil,...

Police looking for vehicle following Shots Fired call

On February 23, 2020, around 11:14 p.m., a white Kia Soul drove to the area of N Van Buren Street and Cheshire Avenue during a Shots Fired call at a residence on the 100 block of N Van Buren Street. The investigation has discovered the vehicle to be a 200...

Theft From Vehicle Incidents On 200 Block of S Garden Way

In the past week, police have received information of several Theft from Vehicle incidents on 200 block of S Garden Way. The cases involve suspects who broke windows of vehicles and stole high priced items that were left in open view.

Anytime vehicles are ...

Menacing Suspect Taken into Custody After Deploying Knife

At 12:11 p.m. on February 21, Eugene Police received report of a trespassing subject, later identified as Robin Harrison Hart, age 34, at Columbia Bank, 2400 W. ...

Teen Human Trafficking Victims Recovered

On February 18, Eugene Police Patrol officers responded to a call in the 400 block of E. 15th regarding a shots fired call and possible abduction of juveniles. After arrival, information could not be confirmed but a case was started.

On February 19, Patrol...

K9 Marco has his first apprehension and arrest

On February 19, around 10:40 a.m., officers stopped a pickup truck in the 100 block of Swain Lane. One of the men ran from the officer. The suspect, Nathan Eugene Shirley, age 28, of Eugene, continued to run toward the residence after being given directio...

Investigators located vehicle and suspects in shots fired call at Valley River Center parking lot

Update: 

On February 15 at 2:56 p.m., Eugene Police responded to Valley River Center for report of shots fired in a parking lot area.  Eugene Police
Special Investigations Unit investigation located the Audi the day after theincident. ...

Meet EPD's New Captains Shawn Adams and Eric Klinko

Eugene Police is pleased to announce the hiring of Captain Shawn Adams and the promotion of Captain Eric Klinko.

Captain Adams has a notable 24 years of experience encompassing many different areas of policing. He comes to Eugene from the Salem Police Depa...

Fatal Pedestrian/Vehicle Crash on eastbound I-105 at Coburg Road Overpass

On Tuesday, February 4, at approximately 8:43p.m., Central Lane 911 received multiple 911 calls regarding a person lying in the roadway on eastbound I-105 near the Coburg Road overpass.

Eugene Police Department and Eugene/Springfield Fire Department respon...

Safety Belt Overtime Grant: Eugene Police focus on use of safety restraints and proper use of child

Deceased Person Found in Amazon Creek Natural Area

Deceased Subject Found in Amazon Creek Natural Area

Case 20-01837

At 1 p.m., today, January 28, Eugene Police officers were called to the Amazon Creek natural area near 11th Avenue and Oakpatch for a possible body found by students from Churchill High Schoo...

Traffic Advisory – Gas Leak at E. 23rd Avenue/Willamette Street

Please avoid the following areas and take alternate routes, as a gas main is broken and needs emergency repair:

Willamette is closed at 22nd Avenue and 24th Avenues and

23rd is closed from Portland to Amazon Parkway

Northwest Natural is responding to the iss...

911 Phone Outage for Those with 822 Prefixes - Alternative Emergency Reporting Procedures for Reside

The Central Lane 9-1-1 Communications Center is currently unable to receive 911 calls from phones with 822 prefixes. If someone experiencing an emergency can’t get out on their cell phone, they can respond to the upper McKenzie Fire Station for ...

Man with Knife Safely Taken into custody on Peppertree Drive

Eugene Police
Patrol officers successfully took a man armed with a knife into custody. 

Police beganreceiving reports today at 3:23 p.m. about a man who was making suicidal
statements and threatening to kill neighbors. One caller reported he t...

Fatal Crash at W. 1st Avenue near Cap

At
7:14 a.m. today, January 16 there was a two-vehicle crash at W. 1stand Cap Court. A silver Jeep Liberty was westbound on W. 1st Avenue
and a Dodge Ram 3500 was eastbound on W. 1st Avenue. Eugene PoliceMajor Collision Investigations team is invest...

Suspect in Shooting Charged with Murder in the Second Degree

UPDATE: January
16, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.

 Deceased is: BlakeAugusta Schaufler, age 23, of Eugene. No one else was injured during the
incident. 

Alejandro Ponce,age 23,  has been charged with Murder in the Second Degre...

Man Arrested for Online Sexual Corruption of a Child in the First Degree

On January 14, a Special Investigations detective was working a sting regarding child prostitution and posed online as a teen girl. A man, later identified as Nathan Duane Oeming, age 40, of Eugene, responded to the posting and made an agreement to meet t...

Bait Bike Operation Yields Three Arrests In North Eugene

A bike is often someone’s main mode of transportation and not easily replaced. As a way to deter bike theft in Eugene, EPD Property Crimes Unit detectives have placed a changing supply of bait bikes at various locations to combat the problem and...

Possible Kidnapping, Public’s Help Sought to Locate Vehicle

Police are seeking the public’s help locating a vehicle possibly involved in a kidnapping that occurred at a Target parking lot, 4575 W. 11^th Avenue.

Today, January 6, at 12:46 p.m., police received a report about a female who was possibly abduct...

Arrest Made in New Year's Morning Shooting

Dalton Styles Johnson, age 28, of Grants Pass, was arrested for Reckless Endangering, Unlawful Use Weapon, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Theft in the First Degree after a shooting on New Year's Day. The shooting was found to have been a road rage ...

K9 Capture - Burglary in Progress Call

This morning, December 30, at 12:56, residents of a home in the 1600 block of Hilyard called 911 to report an unknown person in their basement. A woman at the home reported hearing someone attempting to kick down her basement door. The house’s r...

Street Crimes Unit Activity Results in Seizures of Guns and Drugs

On December 23, at 3:20 p.m., Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit officers were in the W. 18th/Pierce area. Two officers contacted a male pedestrian, later identified as Dwayne Allen Parham, age 32, of Springfield, who committed a pedestrian violation. He re...

Vehicle-Pedestrians Crash at Franklin and Walnut

On December 23 at
6:50 p.m., officers were sent to a crash involving a vehicle and twopedestrians, Mckaylah Mae McClure, age 20, and Bastian Moffitt-Fash, age 20, at Franklin Boulevard and Walnut
Street. The pedestrians had gotten off the LTD bus at t...

Busy Day for Street Crimes Unit

Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit has been aware of a possible location of drug activity, an apartment at 100 E. 11th Avenue, for a long while. A suspect, Sharon Eigner, age 52, who lives there, had been associating with a group of drug dealers. Officers c...

Man Arrested In Stabbing Case

At 3:15 this
morning, December 20, police were called to the 5400 block of Wales Drive afterreport a woman was being stabbed, and a female relative had barricaded herself
inside an upstairs bedroom with a young child. 

Patrol respond...

Looking for Additional Victims in Sex Abuse Investigation

On December 17, Edward Samuel Thompson, age 40, of Eugene, was arraigned after being indicted on five counts of Rape in the First Degree, five counts of Sodomy in the First Degree, and five counts of Sex Abuse in the first degree.

The charges are related t...

Eugene Police Officer Joe Kidd Honored with NAMI Lane County Crisis Intervention Team Training Award

National Alliance on Mental Illness Lane County (NAMI) honored Eugene Police Officer Joe Kidd from among local law enforcement with its 2019 Crisis Intervention Team Training Award. The recipient of the CIT Training award exhibits the knowledge to the wor...

Police asking public for help locating reckless driving suspect

On December 9, at approximately 3 p.m., police received information of a green 4-door 2003 Toyota Camry with light grey bumper, and an Oregon license plate reading 732LHD, traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on Beltline. The vehicle attempted to e...

Stalking Suspect Sentenced

UPDATE:

An investigation by Eugene Police Patrol officers and Property Crimes Unit detectives, led to the arrest and capture of Ricky Kyle Maxwell, age 30, no address. He pled guilty to two cases last week, resulting in an18-month prison sentence.

In March ...

Burglary Suspect Caught After 15-foot Fall into Hole

On December 7 at 7:15 a.m., an employee of Oregon Pacific Bank, 59 E. 11th, reported a break-in at the location. Eugene Police units responded the checked the building, not finding the suspect. However, with some investigative work, they determined a poss...

Burglary Suspect Caught After 15-foot Fall into Hole

On December 7 at 7:15 a.m., an employee of Oregon Pacific Bank, 59 E. 11th, reported a break-in at the location. Eugene Police units responded the checked the building, not finding the suspect. However, with some investigative work, they determined a poss...

Suspect arrested following combined effort from multiple units

On December 4, the Street Crimes Unit received information from a source regarding the possible location of a suspect with a felony warrant who had eluded police on four occasions between November 1, 2019, to December 3, 2019. The incidents occurred three...

Report Finds EPD Equity During Traffic and Pedestrian Stops

A newly released report by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission has found no evidence Eugene Police Department conducts traffic or pedestrian stops, enforcement actions, searches, or arrests in disparate proportions for black or Hispanic populations. Th...

K9 Plus Drone Team Aids in Burglary Suspect Capture

At 12:37 p.m. today, Eugene Police officers responded to a reported burglary in progress. An alert neighbor saw a man breaking into a home in the 1700 block of West 18th Avenue.

EPD units swarmed the area, but the suspect had fled the home on foot. They se...

K9 Cwyk assists in location and apprehension of burglary suspect

On December 3, around 1:15 a.m., police responded to a burglary in progress at Vero Café on 205 E. 14^th Avenue, and a man who was observed attempting to gain access to the business by forcing his way through a window. K9 Cwyk and his partner lo...

Free! Cyber-bullying, Sexting Prevention Training for Parents and Community

The Eugene Police Department is teaming up with Eugene School District 4J and Bethel School District to offer Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce’s free training for parents and the public about how to prevent sexual expl...

Hazardous Weather Driving Tips

Winter weather expected and hazardous driving conditions possible over the next couple of days. Here is a quick reminder about driving in inclement weather conditions:

Please leave plenty of travel time to get to your destination, as well as a lot of space...

Street Crimes Unit Arrests Suspect on Multiple Drug Charges with Assistance of Springfield Police K9

On November 12, around 5 p.m., the Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit contacted the driver of a Ford Mustang, Tanner Jason Barcala, age 23, of Springfield, in the area of 5^th Avenue and Adams Street, after receiving information that he was transporting narc...

Police Respond To Shooting In Maxwell Road Area

We are responding to a report of a shooting that came in today at 1:13 p.m.. There is no ongoing threat to the public and it is an active investigation. Police are expected to canvass the neighborhood and are asking the public for help and to remain at th...

Street Crimes Unit Serves Search Warrant at Problem Home in Whiteaker Area

This morning, November 5, at about 7 a.m., Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit led a search warrant service operation at a home that had drawn numerous complaints from residents in the Whiteaker neighborhood, arresting six individuals, with a seventh taken d...

Halloween safety tips from the Eugene Police Department

Eugene Police urge children, parents, motorists and residents to follow a few simple safety recommendations this Halloween.

Tips for all residents: 

Motorists should drive extra cautiously on Halloween evening, as excited youngsters may forget some...

Service has been restored: Creswell Area Landline 911 Service Down, Please Use Cell Phones

Century
Link has advised they have resolved their service issue and the lines are workingagain. 

Previous Info:

Creswell Area Landline 911 Service and
Non-Emergency Service is Down Please Use Cell Phones  

Century Link is Working onth...

Bait Bike Operation Yields 50 Arrests Since July, 2018

As a way to deter bike theft in Eugene, EPD Property Crimes Unit detectives have placed a changing supply of bait bikes at various locations to combat the problem and arrest those who are responsible. Last night, the team made their 50^th arrest since the ...

Police want public to be aware of suspicious incident

Police received information that a student at the Arts and Technology Academy was at the bus stop this morning around 8:20 a.m., at 21^st Avenue and City View, when an unknown man, walking northbound on City View approached the 14-year-old female, and thre...

Update: Landline 911 Service is restored

UPDATE:

Century
Link has advised the situation has been resolved and service restored. 

PREVIOUS INFORMATION

We are experiencing difficulties with 911 lines and non-emergency lines for landline phones. CenturyLink is actively working on the issue.

I...

Woman Arrested for Criminal Mischief at Broadway Businesses

On October 15 at approximately 4:31 a.m., police responded to the area of East Broadway and Patterson Street regarding multiple calls for a female subject who was throwing bottles at the windows of the Monolas Thai Cuisine restaurant and Elk Horn Brewery....

Man Arrested for Firearm Incident

On October 13 at around 4:30 p.m., Eugene Police officers responded to the Beltline and Coburg Road area after a woman called 911 to report a man driving a sedan in the lane next to her pointed a gun toward her while loading a magazine in it.

An officer lo...

Police Serve Search Warrant 3000 Block of Harris

This morning around 7 a.m., Eugene Police SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Team served a search warrant for a Felon in Possession of Firearms at a residence in the 3000 block of Harris. The search warrant service was served early this morning to ensure the are...

Bait Bike Operation Yields Two Arrests In North Eugene

A bike is often someone’s main mode of transportation and not easily replaced. As a way to deter bike theft in Eugene, EPD Property Crimes Unit detectives have placed a changing supply of bait bikes at various locations to combat the problem and...

Man arrested had brass knuckles, illegal shotgun, garden shears

On October 10 at 5:01 a.m., two officers were in the Miles Way and Salty Way area investigating a possible burglary. As one of the officers was leaving the area, he saw a man riding a bike without lights in the street. He lost sight of it briefly, then sa...

Driving Tips for Friday's 7 p.m. UO Football Game Day

The Friday, October 11, UO Football game against Colorado will be a bit more unusual in terms of traffic, with a 7 p.m. kickoff and people travelling not only for the game, but also commuting from work or going to other Friday events.

Here are a few tips t...

Don't fall for scammers impersonating business services

Police received report yesterday from a local man regarding an individual who tried to gain access to his home by emailing him and providing a direct line to call, threatening to cut off the man’s internet service if he didn’t let the individual into his ...

BloodworksNW recognizes EPD Blood Donations

The City of Eugene will came together to celebrate a little friendly competition between Eugene Police Department, Eugene Springfield Fire, and City of Eugene Desks to donate blood this summer.

It was close, but the Eugene Police Department took home the t...

Be on the lookout for 10 EPD patrol vehicles with pink lettering

Be on the lookout for 10 Eugene Police patrol vehicles that have distinctive pink “POLICE” lettering on their sides in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 1 – October 31).

Many of those who work at Eugene Pol...

At it again: sneaky scammers impersonate EPD officers

Police caution the public to not fall for the “police call” scam. This is where an unknown suspect or suspects calls a victim’s cell phone or home phone, identifies themselves as police or an EPD officer (by name of a real of...

Street Crimes Unit: More than 70 guns, including fully-automatic firearms seized, man arrested

Work by Street Crimes Unit, City of Eugene Code Compliance, and other partners on a residential abatement process culminated in finding more than 70 firearms, some fully-automatic, and two silencers, and the arrest of Richard Aaron Eaton, age 47 on multip...

Police Respond to Vehicle-Pedestrian (Wheelchair) Crash

At 8:19 p.m. on September 23, Eugene Springfield Fire EMS and Eugene Police Department responded to the 1900 block of River Road after reports a 1996 Buick Century had struck a 46-year-old man in a wheel chair. 

When officers arrived, the man in t...

Patrol and Street Crimes Unit Arrest Aided by Helpful Community Member

Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit had been actively searching for two to three weeks for two individuals who had several warrants and have histories of vehicle theft and burglary: Vaughn Bradley Ruzicka, age 29, of Eugene, and Nicole Lee Ray, age 25, of Ve...

K9s Have Been Rocking Their Calls

Our EPD K9s have been busy. K9 Hunter and Officer Jacob Thomas performed Hunter’s first three captures. K9 Cjuk and Officer Mike Casey had two captures, and K9 Cwyk and Officer Owen Griffith and had two captures. Here’s the rundown, al...

Street Crimes Unit Arrests Dangerous Suspect Following Menacing Incident at Nite Inn

On September 10, police responded to a Menacing at the Nite Inn on West 6^th Avenue involving a firearm and were able to identify the suspect as Jon Ehll Michael, age 49, of Eugene, who left the location following the incident. On September 11, the Street ...

Back to School Traffic Safety!

Students are headed back to school this week! EPD Traffic Safety Unit and School Resource Teams will have their teams in school zones all week to make travelers more aware that school is back in session and children are more likely to be present around ro...

EPD VCU Arrests Two for Murder of Alex Oyombe Gradin

Following almost four months of extensive investigation by three Eugene Police Violent Crimes Unit detectives, EPD has made arrests in the murder of Alex Oyombe Gradin, age 21, and a student at Lane Community College, who was shot at 13th and Kincaid at 1...

Man Arrested for Gunpoint Street Robbery

At 12:35 a.m. this morning, August 30, Eugene Police officers responded to a report of a robbery at gunpoint near 250 W. Broadway. The victims reported their skateboards were stolen by the suspect, who got out of his car and used a gun during the robbery....

Police Looking for Additional Victims of Sex Abuse After Arrest

On August 28 at approximately 8:50 p.m., the Street Crimes Unit contacted Edward Paul Collicott, age 46, of Eugene, regarding warrants at a residence on Maxwell Road, between Bushnell Lane and North Park Avenue.

Following contact with Collicott, he was arr...

Street Crimes Unit and K9 Arrest, Investigation Continuing

At approximately 8:07 p.m., on August
27, Street Crimes Unit arrested John Frederick Swank, II, age 60, of Eugene,after serving a search warrant in the 1700 block of Riverview, and a foot
pursuit during which Swank was appended by Eugene Pol...

Recent Theft From Vehicle Incidents at Popular Outdoor Areas

In recent weeks, police have received information of several Theft from Vehicle incidents at the Spencer Butte Trailhead on South Willamette Street and at Hendricks Park. The cases involve suspects who broke windows of vehicles and stole valuables that we...

Police investigating death as hit and run incident

August 30, 2019

UPDATE x3: 

The SaniPac driver has been identified as Todd Andrew Baker, age 53, of Springfield. The Major Collision Investigation team has confirmed the woman’s identity as Annette Lorraine Montero, age 57, of San Leandro...

Police investigating Arson incident on 1200 Block of Ferry Street

On August 26 at approximately 2:25 a.m., police and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a large dumpster fire which spread to the nearby apartment building on the 1200 block of Ferry Street. When police arrived, the fire had been suppressed and heavy smo...

Police Seek Person of Interest in Car Theft-Child Inside Case

UPDATE (Additional Charges): 

After further investigation, Faith Miranda Rhoads has received additional charges for her involvement in the incident on August 14, 2019 (Case 19-12981).

Charges include: Kidnapping in the Second Degree, Possession Con...

Safety Belt Overtime Grant

Starting on August 19, the Eugene Police Traffic Safety Unit will be participating in a statewide Safety Belt campaign. The campaign is a 2-week state-wide selective traffic enforcement program which seeks to reduce the number of motor vehicle related dea...

Violent Crimes Unit Seeking Help to Identify Three Females

On July 9, 2019,
at around 1:37 p.m., three females got on the LTD EMX going from SpringfieldStation to the Gateway area. Detectives are interested in interviewing them on
a case involving the man in the hat pictured in one of the attachedphotograph...

SCU Arrests Suspect After Road Rage Incident

On July 30, 2019, at
approximately 6:45 p.m., the Street Crimes Unit and K9 Cwyk and his officerhandler responded to the apartment of a suspect who was identified to have been
involved in a domestic road-rage incident that happened earlier in the day ...

EPD Crime Alert - Garage Door Burglaries and Garage Door Remotes

EPD Property Crimes detectives have noted an increase in garage door burglaries where the suspect(s) used the victims’ own garage door remotes to gain entry. In some cases, the remote was stolen from the victim’s vehicle while parked i...

Disorderly Suspect Arrested Following Incident at Walmart

On July 14, at approximately 5:38 p.m., police responded to Walmart, 4550 West 11^th Avenue regarding a disorderly shoplifter after an EPD detective, who was at the location investigating an unrelated incident, observed a male subject push his way past emp...

Robbery at Anna’s Deli

On July 15, at approximately 2:36 a.m., police officers and a K9 unit responded to Anna’s Deli, 4716 Royal Avenue, for a robbery that happened a short time earlier. Police received information that a male subject with his face concealed entered ...

Celebrating the Superhero in All of Us - National Night Out

Come celebrate the
superhero in all of us at Fred Meyer and Eugene Police National Night Out onAugust 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., hosted by the Eugene Emeralds Baseball Club at
PK Park! 

Join us for a fun,family-centric community cel...

Two arrested for Drug Delivery and Possession (heroin, methamphetamine)

On July 9, at 1:19 p.m., Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit was working a location, in the 1100 block of Mill Street, that has been a problem house and after receiving a drug crime tip. Two officers contacted a man who exited the residence for a pedestrian ...

Multiple robberies overnight

On July 9, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police officers and a K9 unit responded to the Mobil gas station at 367 Highway 99 North for a robbery and received information that the suspect demanded money and fired a gun in the direction of the employee inside ...

Man Arrested After Stealing UPS Truck and Crashing

Early this morning, July 9, at 1:05, officers were alerted by Central Lane 911 about a UPS Semi Truck and 53-foot trailer that has just been stolen from the area of W. 7^th and Garfield. The victim had seen a man, later identified as Joshua James Crump, ag...

Man Stabbed in Front of Coffee Shop

At about 7:08 a.m. Saturday, July 6, a man having coffee inside the Starbucks at Willamette and Broadway went outside and stabbed another man who was sitting at a table outside the cafe. It does not appear at this point that the two knew each other.

During...

Early Morning Saturday Trespassing Calls Keep Officers Busy

There were a
couple of early morning trespass subject calls on Saturday, July 6. 

The first callcame on July 6 at 3:32 a.m. at 1000 Oak. A security employee called to report a
man trespassing at the Overpark and refusing to leave. Th...

Man Arrested for Assault on Public Safety Officer

On July 7, at
11:36 p.m., an officer was conducting a routine patrol check at Martin LutherKing, Jr. Boulevard and Coburg Road, and observed a man, later identified as
Forrest Wayne Simms, age 40, heating up a spoon. The officer contacted Sims andno...

Street Crimes Unit Arrest Yields Automatic Weapon

Last Friday, June 28, the Street Crimes Unit recovered multiple stolen vehicles and located a felon who had a warrant, methamphetamine, and a Mac 9 (automatic firearm).

An officer was patrolling the 4-Corners area on June 28 around 5:30 p.m. when he came a...

Man Charged in Invasion of Personal Privacy Case

Eugene Police officers responded to Alton Baker Park on July 4 at 3:49 p.m., after reports a man had been taking inappropriate photos of a teenaged female during the Art in the Vineyard event. Bystanders had detained the suspect, Joseph Gali, age 61, of S...

Big concert this Saturday at Autzen Stadium - Plan Accordingly

On Saturday June 29, at 7 p.m., more than 60,000 people are expected to attend the Garth Brooks concert at Autzen Stadium. We want to remind people traveling through the area that there will be a significant amount of traffic, and we ask that you are pati...

Please Protect Your Pets From Fireworks

Please protect your pets from fireworks. Fireworks go on sale June 23 and can be sold through July 6. Consumer fireworks discharges within the Eugene city limits are restricted to July 3 and 4, and December 31 and January 1. Public (commercial displays ar...

Fireworks: Keep it safe, keep it legal

Results from July 4

This year was much slower than previous years. Eugene Police’s fireworks confiscation was lower this year compared to previous years. However, of note, the EPD Amnesty Day, held on June 30, netted higher results than years in ...

Una Carta del Jefe de Policía Chris Skinner

Estamos conscientes de que un reciente anuncio por parte del gobierno federal sobre un aumento en la aplicación de la ley de inmigración por todo el país la próxima semana puede causar temor e incertidumbre en n...

Letter from Chief Chris Skinner

We are aware a recent announcement by the federal government of increased immigration enforcement to begin across the country next week may cause fear and uncertainty in our Eugene community.

Eugene’s vision is a welcoming, safe, and inclusive ci...

K9 Cwyk Tracks and Captures Suspect in Occupied Burglary Case

K9 Cwyk Tracks and Captures Suspect in Occupied Burglary Case

Incident 19155093/Case 1909450

At 10:30 p.m. on June 17, police were called to a burglary at an occupied home, where the homeowner was still in a dispute with the suspects. Officers qui...

Vehicle crashes into apartment and infant’s crib

At 7:49 p.m. on June 11, Eugene Police units were dispatched to a crash at Bailey Hill Road and 18th Avenue after a vehicle lost control and skidded over a curb, through a yard, and into the bedroom of an apartment where a baby was sleeping in the crib. T...

Attempted Kidnapping of Youth Determined False

The information provided by the youth was reported to be false.

Previously Released:

A middle-school age male youth has reported an attempt kidnapping at Fox Hollow and Larkspur at 8:09 a.m. today, June 12. He reported a man in his mid-60s grabbed him from ...

Yes, that was a bait bike…

A
bike is often someone’s main mode of transportation and not easily replaced. Asa way to deter bike theft in Eugene, EPD Property Crimes Unit detectives
have placed a changing supply of bait bikes at various locations to combat theproblem...

Street Crimes Unit Targets Prostitution and Human Trafficking

The Street Crimes Unit is continuing to fulfill its purpose. Yesterday, June 5, detectives from the Eugene Police Department's Special Investigations Unit and officers from the Street Crimes Unit worked a prostitution and human trafficking sting focusing ...

Juvenile Male Arrested After School Safety Threat Investigation

Police have determined there was no threat, but rather a juvenile male playing a joke on a friend. Eugene Police School Resource team is thankful for the notification regarding the issue so they could investigate. SRT made contact with the juvenile, who h...

Street Crimes Unit: Six Arrested, Seizure of Machine Guns, Stolen Gun, Drugs

A
residence in the 4600 block of Marshall Avenue had been on the radar of EugenePolice Street Crimes Unit and EPD Patrol for several months. The two units
combined efforts in the area and the eventual result was six suspects chargedand the seizure o...

Two Officers Injured Responding to Prowler Call on Timberline

According to Chief Chris Skinner:

“That
five of my officers have been injured within days of each other is intolerable.We ask a lot of our police officers in the way of accountability and
professionalism, courage and service. I’m pr...

SCU search warrant results: arrests, drugs and cash

On May 22, at 11:00
a.m., Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit  SCU served a search warrant at aresidence in the 400 block of Madison Street.  The effort resulted in the
arrested three suspects and seizure of more than $10,000 cash and m...

Reported Kidnapping Determined to be Unfounded

At 9:55 a.m., today, May 23, Eugene Police received a call regarding a kidnapping in progress. Once officers responded, they discovered the involved vehicle was listed as stolen.

The vehicle, a Chevrolet Astrovan, was located near Junction City. All involv...

Street Crimes Unit Helps Code Compliance Abate House at 810 W. 28th

Yesterday, May 21, Eugene Police
Street Crimes Unit and City of Eugene Code Compliance worked together on boardingup 810 W. 28th Avenue.  

The residence has
generated numerous complaints and calls for service. COE Code Compliance has...

Man Taken into Custody at Slough, 17th and Pearl

At
10:46 a.m. today, May 21, a man was reported inside Hirons, 185 E. 18thAvenue, taking items and it was also reported he had a long knife strapped to
his hip. He was reported to be fighting with a loss prevention officer. The loss preventi...

Man Arrested For Carjacking

On May 14 at 3:04 p.m. a 22-year-old man was changing his tire at Walmart, 4550 W. 11^th Avenue, when a man he didn’t know, later identified as David John Coonradt, age 51, of Halsey, threatened him with a tool and stole his Honda Accord. EPD off...

Partnership-Build of Conestoga Huts to Help Provide Transition Housing

Eugene Police Downtown Team has taken up hammers and nails, along with Community Supported Shelters, CAHOOTS, Whitebird, and Eugene Springfield Fire EMS, to construct transitional Conestoga Huts for homeless individuals. The work builds relationships betw...

North American Motor Officers Association 37th Annual Training Conference May 15-17

Eugene Police, with assistance from Springfield and Coos Bay Police Departments, is hosting the national event. You can expect to see approximately 125 riders going through training courses at the Valley River Center south parking lot on May 15-17, and th...

April was a busy month for Street Crimes Unit

During April
Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit  capturedproperty crime offenders, sexual predators, fugitive from justice, assisted
code enforcement with nuisance locations and served a warrant on a drug housefrom a public tip. This proactiv...

Police investigate fatal shooting at 13th and Kincaid

At
1:44a.m. today, May 4, Central Lane 911 received multiple calls regarding shots
fired at 13th and Kincaid, in the parking lot behind Taylor’s Barand Grill, 894 E. 13th Avenue. University of Oregon Police
Department and Eugene Police De...

Death Investigation at Home in 4700 Block of Teralee Lane

Death Investigation in 4700 Block of Teralee Lane

Case 1906752

At 1:10 p.m. today, May 3, Central Lane 911 received a call regarding a gunshot wound at 4796 Terralee. Eugene Police Patrol was dispatched and responded to the scene and secured the residence. ...

Public Tip Leads to Search Warrant by Street Crimes Unit

Response to public tip leads to search warrant service 

by Street Crimes Unit in the West University area

Community members working with police can be an especially effective crime-fighting tool. Today’s search warrant of an apartment in ...

Beware the Scammers (Social Security/Gift Cards)

Warning to the public: The Social Security Scammers are at it again in our area. We’ve received reports of people getting calls telling them there is a problem with their social security number being used and that the victim must be responsible ...

Beware Rental and Real Estate Scams

We have received a report of a woman who realized the home she went to look at for rent was not really available. The person who placed the advertisement was not the home’s owner.

This is a good time to remind everyone about this type of scam.

How...

Street Crimes Unit Continues Proactive Work

Street Crimes
Unit Continues Proactive Work 

At12:53 p.m., on April 24, Street Crimes Unit responded with the City’s Code
Enforcement to 810 W. 28th Avenue to assist with posting abatement letters onthe location. ...

More Street Crimes Unit Response and Arrests

On April 23
at 7:50 p.m., Street Crimes Unit officers observed Brittney Nicole Langston,age 29, walking south on Candlelight Drive near Welcome Way. They were aware of
some property and drug-related cases in which there was probable cause toarrest L...

Street Crimes Unit Responds to Tips, Makes Arrests

The
Street Crimes followed up on an anonymous tip regarding the location of adomestic violence suspect, Jayseph Patrick White, age 29, of Springfield.
Patrol had established probable cause to arrest White for Assault in the FourthDegree (Abuse Preve...

Remembering Officer Chris Kilcullen - Husband. Father. Hero.

Today,
April 22, 2019, we will be paying tribute to the life and service of Officer Christopher Kilcullenand you are invited to attend: 

At 11
a.m., the Eugene Police Benevolent Association Board is hosting a remembrance to honor Off...

Street Crimes Unit Makes Arrests After Online Drug Tip

On April 18
at 4:32 p.m., SCU responded to an online drugtip regarding the eastern end of the West University
area.  Officers continued working at E. 18th Avenue andRiverview Street and at 2:35 p.m. when they contacted a man later identifie...

Traffic Safety Unit is focusing on distracted drivers today

Today, the Traffic Safety Unit will be out in the high crash corridors identified in the Vision Zero Plan, looking for distracted driving.

When someone diverts their attention from driving to something else, they are in the danger zone – for cras...

Man Arrested for Online Sexual Corruption of a Child

On April 17 at 3:37 p.m., Special Investigations detectives were working a sting regarding child prostitution and posed online as a teen girl. A man, later identified as Bryan Ray Warren, age 38, of Sutherlin responded to the posting and made an agreement...

Eugene Police Annual Report Now Online

The Eugene Police Annual Report is now available online to the public. Find it at https://www.eugene-or.gov/1828/EPD-Publications.

The Annual Report is compiled each year by the Public Information Office as an update to the public regarding how the Eugene ...

Street Crimes Unit Seizes More than $40,000 cash

Eugene Police’s Street Crimes Unit, funded by one-time bridge funding, continues to impact local crime. SCU assisted EPD patrol unit in seizing more than $40,000. During an investigation, SCU officers developed suspicion the individuals in this ...

Driver Arrested for Hit and Run, DUII, After Bike-Vehicle Crash

On April 11, at 2:43 a.m., Eugene Police responded to a vehicle-bicycle crash, where the vehicle had left the scene at Chambers Street, south of W. 2nd. When officers arrived they contacted the 27-year-old male victim in the roadway. He was injured and hi...

Meet Chief and new Deputy Chief for Coffee & Conversation

Join Chief Skinner and new Deputy Chief Jepson for 

some Starbucks coffee and conversation

Starbucks, 65 Oakway Center, Eugene

3-5 p.m. on April 17

Chief Chris Skinner and new Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson will be at Starbucks, 65 Oakway Center, on April...

We have the best volunteers - we celebrate them today!

The Eugene Police Department has 83 volunteers who contributed more than 15,500 hours of service in 2018, saving the department and the City of Eugene an estimated $386,176. Wednesday, April 10, we will have a National Volunteer Week Celebration to honor ...

Street Crimes Unit Targets Local Crime in First Month

The
Street Crimes Unit is wrapping up their first month as a team. They’ve beenworking many different operations successfully and
will continue to be more effective as Eugene Police is able to add capacity andstaff the entire team. Street ...

Putting the focus on distracted driving in April

When someone diverts their attention from driving to something else, they are in the danger zone – for crashes, and for citations. It is illegal in Oregon to drive while holding or using an electronic device (e.g. cell phone, tablet, GPS, laptop...

Police arrest two suspects following burglary at Willamette Christian School

On April 4 at approximately 3:06 a.m., police responded to a burglary at Willamette Christian School on West 18^th Avenue and received information of a male and female suspect who were located inside the church and threatened employees with bladed objects....

SCU Targets Prostitution and Human Trafficking

Street Crimes Unit Targets Prostitution and Human Trafficking

The Street Crimes Unit has been operating less than a month and is continuing to fulfill its purpose, this time by working a prostitution and human trafficking sting focusing on the purchasers o...

Eugene Police Welcomes Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson

Eugene Police welcomes aboard Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson today,
April 1, 2019. 

According to Chief Chris Skinner, “It is with great pleasure thatI am announcing our new Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson. Deputy Chief Jepson and I
ha...

Seeking Suspect Who Tried to Enter Woman's Apartment

On March 27, a 23-year-old woman living in an apartment in the Willakenzie area reported having an ongoing issue with a man ringing her doorbell and knocking on her windows. This occurred on March 17 at 4:43 a.m., on March 22 at 6:34 a.m., and on March 26...

Suspect in two armed robberies this week dies in crash

UPDATE FROM EUGENE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The deceased female, Amber Lynn Mosey, age 30, of St. Helens, was the primary suspect in two robberies this week:

• Sips Drive Thru Espresso Bar, 4150 W. 11th, which was robbed of cash and some food at gunpoint on March 20...

Story Update - Street Crimes Unit activity continues...

Eugene Police Story Update 

March 29, 2019

The
roll-out of the Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit has created capacity toaddress and solve problems throughout the city of Eugene. The unit’s work is
well underway and ...

Robbery at Sips Coffee Kiosk on W. 11th Avenue

On
March 20 at 6:03 a.m., Eugene Police responded to a reported robbery at SipsCoffee Café, 4150 W. 11th Avenue.  Staff advised a suspect
drove up to the drive-thru and robbed the café of cash at gunpoint and fled ina ...

Pizza Delivery Robberies

Police are following up on two pizza delivery robbery cases. On March 15 at 9:51 p.m., a pizza delivery person was robbed while returning to his vehicle in the 1800 block of Ridgely Boulevard. The suspects fled on foot with cash.

A second robbery occurred ...

Robbery at Anna's Deli on Royal Avenue

On March 19 at 2:01 a.m., Eugene Police responded to a reported robbery at Anna’s Deli located at 4716 Royal Avenue. Staff advised a suspect, possibly female, robbed the deli at gunpoint and left with cash walking southbound on N. Danebo Street....

Yes, that was a bait bike: notable stats and sentencing

EPD Detectives’
Bait Bike Cases Result in Some Notable Stats and Cases

Abike is often someone’s main mode of transportation and not easily replaced. As
a way to deter bike theft in Eugene, EPD patrol officers and...

Found! Elderly Victim's Stolen Tricycle

Great news! An officer located the tricycle yesterday around 4 a.m. The officer saw it being escorted down the street by two men. The two subjects said they just found it in the bushes near Whitebird. Neither man resembled the male in the surveillance pho...

Man Arrested for Online Sexual Corruption of a Child

On March 12, Special Investigations detectives were working a sting regarding child prostitution and posed online as a young teen girl. A man, later identified as Steven Pajela Deleon-Guerrero age 34, of Springfield, responded to the posting and the &...

Street Crimes Unit Rolls Out

The Eugene Police Department’s new Street Crimes Unit is now rolling out operations and putting prolific offenders on notice with their first operation on Tuesday, March 12, at 2566 Willona Drive.

“To say that I am excited about our Str...

Eugene Police Department Earns Re-Accreditation

In 2018, EPD went through the recertification process with the Oregon Accreditation Alliance, which issued Eugene Police Department its first certificate of accreditation in 2015. Monday, during the City Council’s Ceremonial Matters, executive d...

Officer-involved Shooting near 15th and High

At 3:57 a.m., March 13, an officer performed a person stop on two suspicious males at 15th and Pearl Alley. One suspect fled and the officer pursued on foot. Another officer arrived on scene to find the second suspect stealing the first officer’...

Eugene Police and Lane County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Man in Rape Cases

At
6:30 a.m., today, March 5, Eugene Police and Lane County Sheriff’s Office tookRickie A. Miller, age 32, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, into custody without
incident during a traffic stop  at Willow Creek. He has been charged withth...

Local Scam Targeting Elderly

A local Eugene Cab Company recently alerted
the Eugene Police Department about a scam potentially targeting elderly people.Eugene Hybrid Taxi Cabs had been called to pick-up elderly riders from Eugene
and surrounding areas. The request has been to tak...

Public Advisory

The Eugene Police Department is asking people to stay home due to extremely dangerous travel conditions. There are several areas throughout the city with downed trees and power lines, and it is not safe at this time to be on the road.

911 has received a pr...

Cold Weather Driving Tips

Winter weather is in the forecast overnight and might have a significant impact on your morning commute. As air temperatures are expected to drop and if roads are wet, conditions on the roadway can change in the blink of an eye. What was a regular driving...

Dedicated DUII Patrols will be on the road throughout the weekend

Throughout January, Eugene Police made a total of 46 arrests that include a charge of DUII. During the month, dedicated DUII patrols were staffed primarily from state grants to ensure enough officers were available to identify, stop and process impaired d...

Safety Belt Overtime Enforcement Grant

Starting on February 4, the Eugene Police Traffic Enforcement Unit will be participating in a statewide Safety Belt campaign. The campaign is a 2-week state-wide selective traffic enforcement program which seeks to reduce the number of motor vehicle relat...

Police Investigate In-custody Injury

Eugene Police are investigating the case of a 34-year-old male, who was found critically injured after transport in the back of an EPD patrol vehicle on January 30, 2019. Michael Amador Sanchez, age 34, of Eugene, sustained life-threatening injuries after...

Names Released in January 21 Fatal Lake Shore Road Crash

At approximately 5:02 a.m. on January 21, Eugene Police and Eugene Springfield Fire EMS personnel were dispatched to 1700 Lake Shore Road for a report of a crew cab 2006 Toyota Prerunner pickup that crashed into a brick wall. 

Both occupants, driv...

(UPDATE) Police continuing to investigate 5-car collision on I-105

After further investigation of the crash on January 25, police arrested Marc Joseph McPhail, age 55, of Springfield for DUII, Assault in the Second Degree, and Failure to perform the duties of a driver – Injury (Hit and Run).

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Police continue use of bait bike in downtown Eugene

As a way to deter bike theft in Eugene, EPD patrol officers and detectives have placed a changing supply of bait bikes at various locations to combat the problem and arrest those who are responsible.

On January 16, Property Crimes detectives conducted a bi...

New App to Help Community Members Fight Human Trafficking

A successful team at Technology Association of Oregon Hack for a Cause in April, 2017, has led to creation of a new app to help Eugene Police Special Investigations Unit and community members fight human trafficking.

The app, “Emerald Citizen,&am...

I-105 Construction Area – Traffic Safety Operation

As a result of construction and lane closures on I-105, there has been an increase in traffic from the Coburg Road exit to West 6^th Avenue. Police have received numerous complaints and contacted several people regarding unsafe driving behavior in the area...

Menacing suspect arrested following response from SWAT and Crisis Negotiations Team

On January 7, 2019 at 1:54 p.m., police responded to an apartment on the 600 block of West 4th Avenue regarding a dispute in which a man reportedly threatened another person with a hatchet. The man, Ryan Michael Alderfer, age 29, refused to come out of th...

Search Warrant - 500 Block of 8th Avenue

On January 2 at approximately 5:30 p.m., a search warrant that was served on the 500 block of West 8th Avenue following an ongoing drug investigation. As a result of the investigation, the search warrant was obtained by Patrol, and detectives executed the...

Police Attempting To Locate Suspect Involved In Stabbing

Police are attempting to locate suspect involved in a stabbing incident on the 4600 block of Barger Drive.

The incident happened today around 7:57 a.m. and the suspect, identified as Mark Gaskins, age 58, approximately 5’10”, 240 lbs., ...

Helping Officers Help People with Immediate Needs - Community Cares Fund

How many times while on patrol we come across crime victims, accident victims or just a strange set of circumstances where we have encountered people who unexpectedly find themselves hungry, out of gas, or with no place to stay! It is a good feeling to be...

Crime Fighting Takes No Holidays

Eugene Police Patrol, Property and Financial Crimes Detectives, and Crime Prevention Specialists have been working hard to protect property and hold thieves accountable.

Property and Financial Crimes detectives conducted a series of operations on Thursday ...

Bomb Threats Received Locally Appear Similar to Bitcoin Email Scams Occurring Nationwide Today

Today Central Lane 911 and Eugene Police have received and responded to several reports of emailed bomb threats that contained demands for Bitcoin. These are similar to those occurring in other cities within the U.S. Although the reports CLCC and EPD have...

Coburg Road/Oakway Area – Traffic Safety Operation

Update:

During the operation there were: 20 total Uniform Traffic Citations, with five of these for distracted driving. Additionally, there were 17 warnings for miscellaneous offenses.

Due to the high volume of traffic in the Coburg Road/Oakway area this ho...

Officer Rodney Thrower Earns International Accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist

Eugene Police Officer Rodney Thrower has passed the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction’s rigorous testing process and is now fully accredited as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist. He joins Officers Michael Klews and ...

Police Seek Tips in Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian

At 7:39 p.m., on December 10, a sedan was backing at a high rate of speed south bound on Lincoln Street at W.10th Avenue, and hit a 63-year-old Eugene man who was walking across Lincoln at W. 10th Avenue. The sedan sped away after hitting the victim, who ...

DUII Saturation Patrols to Continue Through New Year

The Eugene Police Department has once again been awarded the DUII High Visibility Enforcement Overtime grant. This grant enables the department to staff DUII patrols above the normal strength in December and throughout the new year, ensuring that there ar...

UPDATE: December 6 Bait Bike Operation

On the evening of December 6, Property Crimes Unit detectives conducted another bait bike operation and made four more arrests.

Derek David Davia, age 45, of Eugene, was charged with Theft in the First Degree and an unrelated warrant (Case 18-19232)

Jason A...

Four Repeat Offenders Arrested During Bait Bike Operation

A bicycle is some people’s main mode of transportation and thus a possession of high value to them. Friday evening on November 30, four of Eugene Police’s Property Crimes Unit detectives conducted a bait bike operation and arrested fou...

Valley River/Delta Highway Area – Traffic Safety Operation

Due to the high volume of traffic in the Valley River/Delta Highway area this holiday season, the traffic enforcement unit will be in the area focusing on unsafe road behavior. In addition to the standard traffic violations, TEU officers will be watching ...

Police respond to shots fired call at apartment

At 4:26 this evening, November 29, multiple Eugene Police units were dispatched to a call reporting shots fired at an apartment in the 1700 block of Northview. (Prospect Park Apartments)

Patrol officers arrived, and EPD’s Crisis Negotiation Team ...

Make sure your packages don’t end up in the hands of thieves

With the ease of the internet, purchases can be made in the convenience of your own home, on your own time, with the rewards showing up on your doorstep. Often times, packages are left unattended on the front steps, and Eugene Police want the public to be...

Investigation Update in November 10 Shooting at 17th and Ferry Shooting

After further investigation by Eugene Police detectives, Dylan Robert Brown, age 19, of Portland, has additionally been charged with Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Reckless Endangering, for his role in a November 10 shooting in...

Man Arrested for Extensive August 2018 Burglary

At
5:22 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, and after two days of searching andinteragency efforts, Jason Dean Brooks, age 35, of Eugene, was taken into
custody with the aid of Eugene Police SWAT for an August 2018 Burglary case.EPD Property/Financial
Cr...

“Presence Kneaded” Come Break Bread at New Day Bakery with Chief Chris Skinner

You are invited to come break bread at New Day Bakery with Chief Chris Skinner, on Tuesday, November 27, at 6 p.m. 449 Blair Boulevard, Eugene. This is a no host event. Support “The Whit” Whiteker area businesses and buy locally!

&n...

Street Robbery at 17th Avenue/Alder Aly

At 9:54 p.m. on November 15, Eugene Police officers were called to E. 17th Avenue and Alder Aly after two people were robbed at gunpoint.

The victims, an woman, age 18, and a man, age 21, reported parking their vehicle on E. 17th and seeing a man across th...

Police want public to be aware of suspicious incident near Westmoreland Park

Yesterday, November 7, at 3:45 p.m., police received a call from a concerned parent of a middle-school aged child who reported a suspicious man had been asking students if they needed a ride home. The youth reported that he saw no students accept the offe...

Teen runs from suspicious man who chased him at Cal Young Skate Park

Shortly after 5 p.m. on October 30, a 15-year-old male was at the Cal Young Skate Park, 2699 Gilham Road, with two friends, when they noticed a man was watching them. The victim reported that at around 5:15 p.m., his friends had left and the man approache...

Let’s Make Safety A Priority!

Eugene Police urge children, parents, motorists and residents to follow a few simple safety recommendations this Halloween.

Tips for all residents: 

Motorists should drive extra cautiously on Halloween evening, as excited youngsters may forget some...

Police want public to be aware of suspicious incident

UPDATE: On Monday, October 29, 2018, Eugene Police contacted a man matching this description and spoke with him. We are thankful for the tips we received regarding this incident.

PREVIOUS INFORMATION:Police received information from multiple Sheldon High S...

Lt. Carolyn Mason Named CIT Law Enforcement Supervisor of the Year

This past weekend Lt. Carolyn Mason was honored with CIT Law Enforcement Supervisor of the Year.

The Northwest Regional Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Conference
Committee announced the 2018 award recipients given at the 8thannual Northwest Regional...

Police Respond to Shots Fired Call - Case No. 18-16386

Yesterday, on October 09, around 10:55 p.m., Eugene Police responded to the intersection of Railroad Boulevard and Cross Street after several shots were reported being fired. Officers arrived on scene to discover unknown suspect(s) had fired a handgun mul...

Police Respond to Armed Dispute - Case No. 18-16383

Last night, October 9, around 8:48 p.m., Eugene Police responded to 2135 Sally Way for an armed dispute between a husband and wife during which the husband, Adam Warren Kingsley, age 33, was reported to have threatened his wife with a handgun and had a me...

Police Respond to Dispute/Barricaded Suspect

Last night, on October 09, 2018, around 10:23 p.m. Eugene Police responded to 1890 Potter Alley for a dispute between a boyfriend and girlfriend in which the boyfriend was reported to be choking the girlfriend. Multiple Eugene Police officers responded to...

Homicide Investigation (18-16050)

The name of the deceased victim is Ovid Neal, age 56, of Eugene. The death is being investigated as a homicide and if anyone has information they are asked to contact Detective Jennifer Curry at 541.682.5166.

Police responded to this incident on October 3 ...

Suspect Arrested For Murder And Unlawful Use Of A Weapon

On October 5, 2018, Eugene Police Department detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit arrested Thomas William Copeland, age 30, for the murder of Frank Joe Ledgett. Age 69. Copeland was arrested at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Harrisburg with assistance from...

Police Investigating Suspicious Death

Police want public to be aware of suspicious incident

Police received information that a North Eugene High School student was walking home from school on September 27 and traveling east along the southern sidewalk near the intersection of River Road and Silver Lane when an unknown man made verbal contact wit...

Chain-wielding robbery suspect apprehended within 10 minutes

Officers made a quick robbery arrest early this morning; within 10 minutes of being dispatched to a robbery by a chain-wielding suspect who had fled in his SUV.

At 1:37 this morning, September 27, officers were sent to Jackson Gas Station/Market, 6085 W. 1...

Suspect Arrested After 17-year-old Shot Near Monroe Middle School

UPDATE:

Thanks to efforts by Eugene Police Crisis Negotiation Team and SWAT, the suspect was contacted and agreed to turn himself in at Eugene Police Headquarters shortly after 9 p.m., September 25. SWAT assisted in the arrest. The suspect was lodged at Se...

Stop Rail Tragedies - EPD to Join Operation Clear Track 9/25

Operation Clear Track!

EPD Assisting in Nationwide Rail Safety Week

 Education and Special Enforcement September 25

Since 2014, there have been three injuries and four train-related deaths in Eugene, including one in Eugene in May 2017. To help prev...

Two female suspects arrested after three morning robberies

Update:

At 10:05 a.m., there was another robbery, this time at Stop N Shop Market at 2270 W. 18th Avenue. The female suspect left with cash in a four-door vehicle.

At 10:17 a.m., Eugene Police patrol units took two suspects into custody.

We will have more in...

Arrested: church-threat suspect

UPDATE: 

an Alert Library security guard, who had been provided hardcopy photos earlier in the day, spotted Benjamin Jaramillo Hernandez, age 69,  in the café area of the Eugene Library. Downtown officers descended upon
the ca...

Gun Fired From Vehicle - Need Tips!

A person known by police posted a video online at WTF Lane County that showed a gun being fired while traveling on a roadway. There was a comment added to the video “Mobbn down hwy 99 like”

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Commun...

Stolen Vehicle Suspect Arrested On Several Charges Following Confrontation With Victim

On September 11 at 5:15 p.m., the 35-year-old owner of a stolen vehicle spotted his Toyota 4x4 at 11th Avenue and Lawrence Street and followed it to where it stopped on Lincoln Street between 16th and 17^th Avenue. The owner, from Eugene, grabbed a small b...

Combating Auto Theft in Eugene

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a motor vehicle is stolen every 41 seconds in the United States, and more than 750,000 drivers fall victim to vehicle theft each year.

From January 1, 2018 through August 2018, Eugene Police ...

Neighborhood falls victim to car clouter (Dry Creek Rd./Arrowhead St.)

Neighborhood falls victim to car clouter – can you I.D. this suspect?

Case 18-14458

On September 3 at 12:56 a.m., a man called 911 to report his Chevy Tahoe was entered and ransacked in the 2800 block of Dry Creek Road. There w...

US Bank Robbery at W. 18th Albertson’s (Updated/8-23-18)

On August 22, police responded to The Nile nightclub on Highway 99, following information from the public of the possible location for the suspect involved in the August 19 robbery at the US Bank.

Police contacted the suspect, James Lee Wood, age 49, of Eu...

Two shiny new radar trailers to help with neighborhood speeding issues

Today, EPD took delivery of two radar trailers from RU2 Systems, Inc. (Mesa, Arizona). These trailers will have EPD signage affixed and then will be deployed to help combat neighborhood speeding issues.

The signage not only provides a heads-up to drivers o...

Several Scams Making The Rounds

There is a good chance that over the past few weeks, you’ve received a scam phone call. Here’s a list of the types of scams that have recently been reported:

Publisher’s Clearing House 

They never call winners and you ...

EPD and CGPD Teamwork Nets Carjacking Suspects Arrests

On August 8, Cottage Grove Police Department responded to an early morning carjacking. The suspects were reported to have stolen the victim’s vehicle at gunpoint before driving him out of town and taking his debit card and then withdrawing cash. Cottage G...

Woman Arrested in Bias Assault Case

On June 6, Eugene Police Department was tagged in a Facebook post regarding a bias assault on the LTD bus. EPD responded with a request for the victims to contact Eugene Police to make a report. A case number was taken out after a report by the victim, wh...

Suspects armed with shotgun shoot several rounds in Eugene neighborhood

Eugene Police were called to the area near the 700 block of West 11th alley at 7:35 p.m. on August 5 for armed subject.  The suspect was observed shooting a pump-action shotgun in a residential neighborhood.  Numerous Eugene Police units...

Armed Robbery Suspect Captured by EPD K9

At 7:45 p.m. July 30, Eugene Police were called  to Fred Meyer, 3333 W. 11th Avenue, after a shoplifting suspect pulled two knives on loss prevention officers, then fled on foot. Eugene Police Officers and a K-9 unit responded for a search. Suspe...

Report of Cougar Tracks at Laurelwood Golf Course

Over the weekend, Eugene Police received information of cougar tracks near the fourth hole at Laurelwood Golf Course, 2700 Columbia Street.

This is a reminder for people in that area to be observant and keep their pets close when recreating in natural area...

Another suspect takes the bait (bike)

Eugene Police’s Property Crimes Unit, Patrol’s Downtown Team, and Lane County Parole and Probation conducted another operation in support of the downtown initiative Thursday evening. As part of that operation, the bait bike was deploye...

US Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

Following the robbery at the US Bank inside Albertson’s on West 18^th Avenue, Eugene Police and the FBI were able to identify the suspect, William Joseph Newman, age 55, of Veneta. On July 15, Newman was contacted by police at his residence in Ve...

Lane County Grand Jury Indictment

On July 16, 2018, a Lane County Grand Jury indicted Sean Thomas Jones, age 42, of Springfield, on the following charges:

Aggravated Theft in the First Degree – three counts

Theft in the First Degree – two counts

Forgery in the First Degre...

Pair Arrested for Rivas Taco Shop Robbery

On July 12, at 7:18 p.m., Eugene Police patrol officers were dispatched to a dispute at a residence in the 3100 block of Hawthorne Avenue and contacted Austin Timothy Boring, age 27, of Eugene, and Stephanie Taylor Russell, age 24, of Eugene. It happens t...

Suspects take the bait (bike)

Eugene Police’s Property Crimes Unit and Patrol’s Downtown Team conducted a short operation in support of the downtown initiative Thursday evening. As part of that operation, the bait bike was deployed for a short period of time and ne...

Human Trafficking Not Tolerated in Eugene

Eugene Police and the Lane County District Attorney’s office have taken a strong stance against Promoting and Compelling Prostitution. EPD’s human trafficking detectives have worked with LCDA office toward several successful prosecutio...

Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash

At 12:40 p.m. on June 30, police were called to report of a crash between a Ford Ranger and female pedestrian in a wheelchair. The crash occurred at 215 Division Avenue (cross streets are Lone Oak Avenue and Division Place). The pedestrian, Sheila Kay Fre...

Suspect Pleads Guilty in May 21 Chase Bank Robbery

After receiving multiple solid tips, Eugene Police investigators arrested Levi Christian McKinnon, age 29, on charges of Robbery in the Second Degree for the May 21 robbery of Chase Bank. McKinnon pled guilty to Robbery in the Second Degree in this case a...

New, Continuous Hiring Process Now Open for Police Officer Positions

Eugene Police is doing a continuous hiring process for police officers and the post opens today! Once a small pool of qualified candidates is obtained, the testing will be Saturday, July 28, with expected hire dates this fall, 2018. Applications will be a...

Detectives seek public's help identifying possible victims of suspect

Eugene Police officers arrested a man identified as Robert Charles Haywood, Jr., age 38, on June 27 at 12:50 a.m., and are seeking further information from the public to identify other possible victims. Haywood may not be his true name, as he ha...

Internet-based Messaging Scam

Warning to the public: Eugene Police are receiving several reports from distraught victims about an online messaging scam where the scammer threatens to release intimate photos of the victim to their family in exchange for money. However, there is no real...

911 Phone Outage

Central Lane 911 is experiencing a phone outage for Sprint Network customers only. It is our understanding that a change was made to the Sprint Network over the weekend by Sprint and that Sprint and their associated customers, such as Boost, are unable to...

Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Day will be July 1

UPDATE: July 5, 2018

Here are statistics for illegal fireworks call response on July 4

2018

Total illegal fireworks calls received by Eugene Police:

• 114 total calls (from 5 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
• 53 of those calls were responded to by ...

Protect Your Pets from Fireworks

Protect Your Pets from Fireworks

Please protect your pets from fireworks. In the city of Eugene personal (consumer) fireworks are legal July 4 holiday gets closer, there will be people using fireworks more people using fireworks. For many pets, this time o...

UPDATE: MVA Bailey Hill Rd/Gimple Hill Rd

June 27, 2018 Update: 

Lemieux was arrested on June 26, 2018, and charged with Hit and Run Injury. According to investigators, the media stories resulted in an anonymous tip that assisted in identifying Lemieux as the suspect. We are grateful for ...

UPDATED: Missing person Bill Lillebo has been located

On June 18, police received information from a family member of Bill Lillebo, age 81, of Eugene, that he has not been seen since leaving his residence this afternoon at approximately 12:45 p.m., on West 26^th Avenue, and his Alzheimer’s condition increases...

UPDATE: Bicyclist/Vehicle Crash Update - Hwy 99N/Roosevelt Blvd

UPDATE:

Driver: Christina Leann Fredrickson, age 46, Corvallis

Bicyclist : Zachary Inlow, age 23, of Eugene (remains in critical condition at a local hospital)

The crash is still under investigation, but alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.

Pr...

Police and Major Collision Investigations Team Responds to Deceased Subject Located by Passerby

At 2:31 this morning, June 15, police responded to a reported a single-vehicle roll-over crash at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Kinsrow Avenue, in which the vehicle, a 2014 Kia sedan crashed and rolled off the road into some heavy brush. The driver...

Man arrested after discharging gun at apartment

At 4:03 this morning, June 8, Eugene Police officers responded to an apartment at 1180 Willamette Street, after reports that shots had been fired at the location. Security officers at the location reported to arriving police units that at least two indivi...

Suspicious Device Threat Being Investigated

At 2:10 p.m., Eugene Police received a call from the U.S. Post Office, Eugene Downtown at 520 Willamette Street, after a call came in to the Gateway U.S. Post Office in Springfield about a bomb threat.

The Eugene downtown Post Office staff had evacuated th...

Suspect arrested following robbery at Buy 2 convenience store

On May 30, 2018 at 8:38 p.m., Eugene Police Department responded to a robbery that occurred at the Buy2 convenience store located on the corner of Olive Street and Broadway. A man entered the store and stole some items from the store. The female clerk con...

Man Arrested in Pellet Gun Incidents

UPDATE:

On April 29, 2018, police received report of windows being shot out at a Hwy 99 business. Officers responded, found one window completely shattered and a hole in an adjacent window consistent with being shot with a BB gun. Over the next several wee...

Police looking to identify victim following assault

On April 26, 2018, Christopher Lee Nelson was indicted by a Lane County Grand Jury for the Murder of Christopher Stanghellini on October 18. Nelson was later lodged on the Grand Jury Indictment and has since been arraigned. Prior to the arrest for murder,...

Police looking for information following Aggravated Theft incident at jewelry store

On May 21, at approximately 1:15 p.m., eight female suspects entered a local jewelry store dressed in shawl’s, head scarfs and baggy dresses, one female possibly carrying an infant.

The suspects worked together to distract the employee, asking to...

Fatal Train/Pedestrian Crash

The medical examiner is continuing to investigate a train/pedestrian crash involving a female subject that happened in the 300 block area of Madison Street on May 15 at approximately 8:26 a.m.

Patrol and Investigations Arrest Man Wanted After Assault

Patrol and Investigations worked successfully to bring a suspect in on charges of Assault in the Second Degree, two counts of Menacing, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, after an incident on May 8, in which a 29-year-old man and 35-year-old woman were men...

Looking for information following robbery at Bailey's Cafe

May 8, around 11:53 p.m., police responded to Bailey’s Café on the 1600 block of Coburg Road regarding a robbery and received information that a male suspect entered the store and demanded cash. 

The suspect left the store wit...

Missing Woman Found Deceased in Lane County area

UPDATE (FROM LANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE)

"The deceased female located on the bank of the McKenzie River yesterday afternoon has been identified as 67 year old Martha Berger of Eugene. Berger reportedly last communicated with her housing...

City Responds to Hate Graffiti near W. 18th and Chambers

From Eugene Police and City Manager’s Office of Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement:

On April 25, there were numerous calls beginning at 7 a.m. regarding hate graffiti at different locations near W. 18th Avenue and Chambers Street. It appea...

Dog found with stab wounds being treated

On April 12 at 2:18 p.m., a local business owner saw a dog standing at the Welcome Inn, 1410 W. 6th Avenue, the dog trotted across the street to him. A vehicle driving by stopped and the driver grabbed ahold of the dog’s leash and that&rsquo...

EPD honored with the National Guard's Above and Beyond Award

Interim Executive Police Director David James and Eugene Police Officer Mark Gent accepted the National Guard Employment Support Program of the Guard and Reserve Above and Beyond Award on behalf of Eugene Police Department on Friday, April 20.

Thi...

Heat Advisory and Pet Safety - Plus EPD adds thermometers to patrol vehicle to help investigate

To help investigate cases of pets left in hot vehicle, Eugene Police has added digital thermometers for 50 of our patrol vehicles (both for sworn officers and sworn supervisors). This was made possible through the City of Eugene’s Risk Services ...

Chase Bank at Fred Meyer's on Division robbed

Eugene Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred at 6:35 p.m. today, April 24, at Chase Bank inside Fred Meyer‘s, 60 Division Avenue.

No weapon was seen. The suspect is described as a white male in his his 50s, about 5&r...

Jiu Jitsu Coach Arrested for Sex Abuse

Gerald Roy Strebendt, age 39, has been arrested on a charge of Sex Abuse in the Second Degree.

Strebendt is reported to have sexually abused an underage female athlete that he was coaching. Detectives are concerned that there may be other victims and would...

Please help catch a jewel thief

Please help us catch a jewel thief. On April 16, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m., a man stole a credit card from a locker at YMCA, 2055 Patterson. He then went right to Skeie’s Jewelers and purchase a Rolex on that credit card. He was also reported t...

Man sentenced in May 11, 2017, US Bank Robbery

Timothy James Chapek, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, had been arrested on Friday, June 2, 2017, by Portland Police for robbing a US Bank in downtown Portland. Eugene Police detectives responded to the Multnomah County Jail and investigated Chapek, and charg...

4/20 don't toke and drive

The number 420 is a code related to cannabis and refers to the consumption of the drug, especially around 4:20 p.m. April 20 (4/20) has become a date related to celebration of cannabis.

Most people are familiar with the impact of drinking and driving. Simi...

Grab a bit to eat, tip a cop and help Special Olympics athletes

Texas Roadhouse and Local Law Enforcement Officers from Eugene and Springfield will serve up your gourmet burger just the way you like it to raise funds to Benefit Special Olympics Oregon. 100 percent of the tips will go to Special Olympics.

Who: Special O...

Celebrating Our Public Records Staff During Public Service Recognition Week

Our Records employees and supervisors are the front counter liaison and first phone contact to many different EPD customers. During Strategic Information and Records Management Month we are celebrating their contributions.

Eugene Police Department has desi...

Our volunteers are amazing - celebrating 2018 National Volunteer Week

The Eugene Police Department currently has 73 volunteers, who contributed 12,983 hours of service in 2017. On Wednesday, April 18, we will have a National Volunteer Week Celebration to honor our volunteers and their contributions in 2017.

Sponsored by the ...

Celebrating Our Heroes at 911

Eugene Police Department has joined Oregon Governor Kate Brown and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials in recognizing and congratulating all of our dedicated professionals who serve our agency and community through their ef...

Officers safely take armed man into custody after shots fired call in the Park Blocks

At 10:31 a.m., April 11, a man was reported shooting a gun or pellet gun at 99 E. 8th Avenue and Oak Street. The call came out as a male with a pistol, and subsequently there was information that it may be a realistic-looking replica pellet gun. The suspe...

Indecent Exposure incident - East 20th Avenue and Emerald Street

On April 11 at approximately 1:28 a.m., police responded to the area of East 20th Avenue and Emerald Street regarding an indecent exposure incident.

Police received information that the man exposed himself to the woman while approaching her, and followed h...

Police seeking information in vehicle-moped hit and run case

Eugene Police Major Collision Investigation’s Team is seeking more information in a hit and run case involving a light-colored pick-up and a moped that happened this morning, April 11, at 2:54 a.m., at W. 7^th and Madison (near Taco Bell). The mo...

Sentencing in Dylan Michael Ruhs Cases

UPDATE: 

Dylan Michael Ruhs was sentenced on April 2, 2018, after he pled guilty to 10 charges including two counts of Contributing to the Sexual Delinquency of a Minor, seven counts of Luring a Minor, and Using a Child in a Display of Sexually Ex...

Attempted Robbery at E. 14th Alley and Patterson Street

A 22-year-old woman reported a man attempted to rob her on April 5, between 1:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.

The victim reported she was walking near E. 14th Alley and Patterson Street between 1:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on April 5, when an unknown suspect approached h...

Man found deceased in Amazon Slough identified

Yesterday at 4:49 p.m. police received report of a man’s body found in the Amazon Slough at Oak Patch Road/Amazon Creek under the bridge.

Eugene Police and Eugene Springfield Fire EMS responded to the scene, followed by Violent Crimes Unit detect...

Suspect arrested for Criminal Mischief at Hertz Car Rental

On April 5 around 12:45 a.m., police contacted Bernard Shifman, age 41, of Eugene, after he was observed throwing a solid object through the windows of multiple vehicles parked on the lot of Hertz Car Rental, 655 West 7^th Avenue.

Since March 13, police hav...

Tips being sought in case of threats against County officials

Eugene Police Department continues to actively investigate a series of messages containing threats against Lane County Board of County Commissioners and some County staff. Additional information is being shared to elicit tips regarding the person sending ...

Robbery at Little Caesar’s Pizza, Seneca Road

At 9:35 p.m. on April 2, a man entered Little Caesar’s Pizza, 890 Seneca Road, and demanded cash, threatening the employee and gestured as if he had a gun. The suspect left the restaurant on foot with cash, going southbound.

Officers and a K9 uni...

Robbery at Chase Bank on W. 11th Fred Meyer on Friday

At 6:08 p.m., yesterday, March30, a man entered the Chase Bank inside Fred Meyer, 3333 W. 11th Avenue, and robbed the bank using a note and implying he had a weapon.

He fled with cash and was last seen on a bicycle leaving the area. Patrol officers and a S...

Fatal Vehicle-Bicycle Crash and Road Closure at W. 11th and Greenhill

UPDATE:

The driver is identified as Charles R. Kneisler, age 63, of Springfield.

The bicyclist’s name is being withheld until her family has been notified.

Previously Released Information:

At 11:40 p.m., March 21, Eugene Police and Eugene Springfiel...

News release from Eugene City Manager's Office

City Manager Jon Ruiz has selected Chris Skinner to serve as Eugene’s next Police Chief. Skinner is expected to join the City on April 30, 2018.

Ruiz noted Skinner’s demonstrated leadership abilities and depth of experience as qualities...

Robbery Investigation

On March 16,  Springfield Police contacted James Thomas Tkacs, age 40,  and Waquas Ali Bhatti, age 32, of Eugene, regarding a suspicious circumstances call.  Early on in the investigation it came to light that one or both of the...

Recent Robbery Reports: Safety Tips

Several residents and students living in the off-campus area have called us with concerns about recently reported robberies. We have provided them information about how we and our partners are responding, the need for reporting any suspicious activity, an...

Street Strong-arm Robbery at 13th and Hilyard - UOPD Case - 180316

Tuesday afternoon, March 13, University of Oregon Police Department notified EPD that they were taking a report they would refer to Eugene Police Investigations regarding a robbery that occurred earlier in the week on Sunday, March 11, between midnight an...

Armed Robbery at Lucky Lils - Case Number 18-4276

At 7:16 a.m., today, March 15, police received a call about an armed robbery at Lucky Lils, 2018 River Road. An employee was robbed at gunpoint by a man wearing a bandana, who fled with cash, running southbound toward the laundromat. Multiple Eugene Polic...

Second Street Robbery on Hilyard

At 12:30 a.m., March 8, a 21-year-old woman was walking on Hilyard near E. 15th Avenue when a man approached her, threatened her with a handgun and robbed her of cash. The suspect fled northbound on foot. It took the victim about 20 minutes to walk home a...

Armed Robbery at Tom’s Market

On March 5 at 9:27 p.m., a male employee at Tom’s Market, 1490 E. 19^th Avenue, was robbed at gunpoint of cash. The suspect fled south on foot. Multiple officers, and a K9 team searched for the suspect with negative results. 

Th...

Subway Shop Armed Robbery

Police are seeking tips in an armed robbery occurring on March 3 at 9:06 p.m., at Subway, 1720 W. 18th Avenue.

Two suspects entered the Subway and used a handgun to rob the sandwich shop of cash. They both fled to the south. Multiple Eugene Police patrol o...

Neighborhood Market Armed Robbery

Police are seeking tips in an armed robbery occurring on March 2 at 11:45 p.m. at the Neighborhood Market, 2429 Hilyard.

A suspect entered the market and used a handgun to rob an employee of cash, and there was a second suspect (no description or further i...

Armed Street Robbery at E. 16th and Hilyard

At 2:39 a.m. on March 3, a 21-year-old woman was walking on Hilyard near E. 16th Avenue when a man approached her from behind. She reported later that he grabbed her and threatened her with a handgun, while robbing her. The suspect then fled westbound on ...

Seeking Tips in Sex Assault, Kidnapping Case

Eugene Police Violent Crime Unit is seeking tips in the case where a man followed a 19-year-old Eugene woman and used a hammer to threaten her prior to pulling her to an area, where he sexually assaulted her.

The victim was walking on the east sidewalk of ...

Cold Weather Driving Tips

Please leave plenty of travel time to get to your destination, as well as a lot of space between you and the vehicles in front of you, slow down, and make sure to not leave unsecured vehicles to warm up in your driveway (and possibly be stolen),

As air tem...

Theft By Extortion

On February 14, police received information of extortion involving a female victim who had received a threatening note on her car. The car was parked in a secure location at the The Hub apartment complex on East Broadway when the victim observed a note un...

Suspect Arrested Following Multiple Robberies

On February 15 at approximately 4:14 p.m., police responded to a robbery at Radar Toys on West 11^th Avenue and received information that the suspect displayed a knife  and demanded money from the employee. The employee ran toward the back of the ...

Police Investigating Multiple Robberies On Willamette Street

 Case 18-02484 – On February 11 at approximately 3:49 p.m., police responded to a robbery at the GNC store, 2866 Willamette Street, and received information that a male subject displayed a bladed object to an employee and demanded money...

A Cold Dip to Benefit the 2018 Special Olympics Athletes

Today, 14 intrepid Eugene Police employees from dispatch, records and patrol braved a cold morning dip in the river for Special Olympics Polar Plunge. Even K9 Cwyk (pronounced 'Quick') got into the spirit of things. As of last night, the team had donated ...

Beware the IRS Scammers

Warning to the public: Eugene Police are receiving several reports from the public about a scam involving the IRS, where the caller is threatening to arrest the victim if they fail to pay back taxes. Other callers have reported the suspect telling the vic...

Missing Person Found - David Duane Harmon

Mr. Harmon has been located and is safe. He was found by Grace Manor Living Center staff.

Previous Information:

Police received information that David Duane Harmon, age 62, of Eugene, was last seen on the morning of February 7 when he left Grace Manor Livi...

Eugene Police Officers Being Equipped with Naloxone

When Eugene Police staff are sent to calls involving overdosing subjects, or when they are themselves exposed during the course of their work to opioids that can cause life-threatening side-effects, they will have a critical new tool to help others or hel...

Suspect in Two Attempted Street Robberies Captured by Officers

Officers responded to Willamette High School at 4:52 a.m. today, February 2, after a 17-year-old male, who was heading to work, reported a man had tried to rob him at knife point near the Echo Hollow Pool, 1655 Echo Hollow Road. A Springfield K9 ...

Drug-Impaired Driver Rear-ends Detective on his way to Taxi Driver job

Amidst heavy morning traffic on I-105 Westbound, a vehicle driven by James Blair Garner, 26, of Eugene, rear-ended an undercover detective vehicle with a Eugene Police detective driving. Arriving patrol units suspected impairment of Garner, and subsequent...

Suspicious Circumstances Reported - Avoiding ATM Scams

A member of our local law enforcement community recently visited an ATM at First Tech Credit Union on W. 11th on January 30, around 6 p.m., to conduct personal banking and found a generic card left in the ATM machine. It is very possible someone left it t...

Vehicles Stolen From Kiefer Mazda

Around 7:30 a.m., police responded to Kiefer Mazda, 383 Goodpasture Island Road, regarding a theft that occurred overnight and received information that three vehicles were stolen from the parking lot of the business.

The following vehicles are all black a...

Man Quickly Arrested After Robbery at 7-Eleven

On January 29 at 7:47 p.m., a man entered 7-Eleven at 590 E. Broadway and asked for a brand of cigarettes. He didn’t have the means to pay and refused to give the cigarettes back. The clerk pulled the cigarettes out of his hand, and the man, lat...

Beware the "Warrant Scam"

Another warning to the public: Eugene Police Investigations is continuing to receive reports of the ‘warrant scam.’ Scammers will call and impersonate being from a law enforcement agency, then say you have a warrant for failure to appe...

Woman Arrested in Multiple Cases of Forgery, ID Theft, and Theft

A Eugene Police patrol officer conducted a tenacious ongoing investigation into a series of crimes that has led to the arrest of Crystal Nichole Johnson, age 29, of Springfield, on multiple counts of Forgery and Identity Thefts. 

After investigati...

Traffic Advisory – Avoid Southbound Coburg Road at Beltline Hwy. for the Next Hour

Traffic Advisory – Avoid Southbound 

Coburg Road at Beltline

Incident Number 18018551

Please avoid southbound Coburg Road at Beltline Hwy. The roadway will have only one lane open for the next hour while Northwest Hazmat responds to clean ...

In a Strange Twist, Pair Steal Ford Truck in Front of Officers Conducting Surveillance

On January 23, just after midnight, EPD patrol officers spotted a chronic offender in the 100 block of Silver Lane. While they were in are nearby parking lot watching his activity, a small 1998 Audi sedan arrived with two occupants and parked in the same ...

Man Tries to Force Teen into Vehicle in the Terry/Avalon Area

Eugene Police Department has had a report that yesterday, January 22, at around 6 p.m., a white Honda Civic stopped in front of the sidewalk and a passenger in the vehicle tried to grab and force a 17-year-old female into the vehicle. The teen had been wa...

New Technology Being Used In 1986 Murder Investigation

On June 5, 1986, at approximately 2:42 p.m., Eugene Police and Eugene Fire Medics responded to an apartment at 255 High Street regarding deceased person Gladys May Hensley, age 62, who was located during a welfare check by an apartment employee after she ...

Traffic Crash - Chambers Road/18th Avenue

January 12, at approximately 12:05 a.m., a police officer traveling southbound on Chambers Street approaching 18^th Avenue observed a 2008 Subaru Forrester traveling in the same direction through a green light strike a 26-year-old male pedestrian who had e...

Victim in Fatal Crash at Bailey Hill and Bertelsen Road Identified

On December 30, 2017, at 02:26 a.m., Eugene Police and Eugene/Springfield Fire responded to a single-vehicle crash on Bailey Hill Road at Four Oaks Grange Road. Eugene officers arrived on scene to find an occupant of the vehicle non responsive and not bre...

Protect Your Pet from Fireworks

Please protect your pets from fireworks. As January 1 gets closer, there may be more people using fireworks. For many pets, this time of year is scary and potentially dangerous. Fireworks, loud noises and large gatherings of family and friends can all ser...

Neighbors Awakened by Illegal Fireworks

This morning, people in several Eugene neighborhoods were awakened before 5 a.m. by illegal fireworks before 5 a.m. It’s downright un-neighborly and illegal to shoot off fireworks outside of the allowed timeline of between December 31 and Januar...

Protecting Your Home And Property After The Holidays

Crime Prevention doesn’t stop after the holidays! Thieves are always looking for opportunities and it is important to practice proper security around your living area at all times.

• Be sure to break down all discarded cardboard. Boxes that contain...

EPD Seeking Tips in Armed Robbery of Ashley’s Deli

At 11:01 p.m. on December 23, a man entered Ashley’s Deli, 2578 Willamette, ordered everyone inside to get on the ground and robbed the restaurant of cash at gunpoint before fleeing in an unknown direction. Officers and a K-9 unit responded but ...

Two Wanted Suspects Found Deceased in Clark County

Eugene Police have been informed that Clark County Sheriff's Office located Jacob “Jay” Timothy Richter-Shea, and Cody Duk-Woo Moore, and both are deceased.

According to Clark County Sheriff’s Office, “On December 21...

Sex Abuse in the Third Degree

Over the weekend, police received information of an incident that happened on December 12, around 5:20 p.m. at the Valley River Mall, involving two juvenile girls who were approached by an unknown male subject, and received unwanted sexual contact from th...

DUII Saturation Patrols to Start for Holidays

Did you know that on average, according to the National Highway Transportation Agency, nearly 29 people in the United States die in alcohol-impaired vehicle crashes every day. Impaired driving continues to be a problem in our community and was a factor in...

Documenting Your Property - Crime Prevention Holiday Tips

We are well into the holiday shopping season and Eugene Police are using this time to highlight the importance of documenting your serialized and valuable property.

An accurate listing of your valuables, including serial numbers for serialized property, is...

Don’t let a criminal Grinch steal your holiday cheer

The Eugene Police Crime Prevention Unit wants to remind all to protect their property over the holiday season and raise awareness of property crime issues in their area. It is important to know the avenues to report suspicious behavior to help protect you...

Icy conditions for morning commute

The Eugene Police Department is advising drivers to use caution and good sense during the commute this morning. As air temperatures drop and if roads are wet, driving surface conditions can change in the blink of an eye. What was a regular driving surface...

Protect Your Mail And Be On The Lookout For Thieves In Your Neighborhood

Last week, information was sent out reminding people to protect their packages during the holiday season. Often times, packages will be left on a door step, but just yesterday, police received information of three juvenile subjects who were going through ...

Police Respond to E. 25th Regarding Information of an Armed Subject

This morning at approximately 10:41 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of E. 25^th Avenue regarding an armed subject. Police located the described subject near First Place Family Shelter, and observed him in possession of an axe.

The subject was contac...

Man Arrested After Firing Rounds at His Apartment, 1400 Block of Ferry

At 10:53 p.m. on December 2, Central Lane 911 received more than one call regarding shots fired in the 1400 block of Ferry Street. Multiple EPD patrol units responded to an apartment complex where the shots were determined to have originated.

Officers cont...

Pair Arrested During Shoplifting Investigation

On December 2 at 9:50 p.m., an officer was dispatched to Macy’s at Valley River Center to investigate a reported theft. While he was in the loss prevention office, they spotted Travis Anthony Germyn, age 40,of Eugene, wearing a dark wig under a ...

Man Arrested for DUII After Crash into Far Horizon Montessori School

At 12:36 a.m. on December 4, Central Lane 911 got a call regarding a vehicle crash at 18th and Hilyard however officers knew there wasn’t a crash at that intersection as they were near that location. They began an area check and located the cras...

Police Investigating Circumstances of Man's Gunshot Wound Injuries

At 1:59 this morning, December 2, Eugene Police patrol officers responded to W. 13th and Bailey Hill after multiple 911 calls about shots fired and screams heard in the area. Bystanders reported a wounded person being loaded into a vehicle, which then lef...

City Manager’s Office Invites the Public to Honor Chief Pete Kerns at His Retirement on December 12

The City of Eugene invites the public to honor Chief Pete Kerns 34 years of service to the community and his retirement from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on December 12, 2017, First Baptist Church, 3550 Fox Meadow Road, Eugene. A reception will follow the progra...

Woman Arrested After Donation Theft

On July 24, 2017, the president of the United Rotary Clubs of Lane County, a charitable organization, reported one of the club captains, Corrine Marie Koke, age 42, of Eugene, failed to deposit more than $5,000 in raffle ticket proceeds the organization h...

CyberMonday Crime Prevention - Protect Your Purchases

With the ease of the internet, purchases can be made in the convenience of your own home, on your own time, with the rewards showing up on your doorstep. It’s the latter that the Eugene Police would like citizens to be conscious of the associate...

City of Eugene Announces Contract with Interim Executive Police Director David James

Eugene, OR - The City of Eugene is pleased to announce David James will serve as Interim Executive Police Director for the Eugene Police Department while the City recruits and hires a permanent police chief. James will start on December 11, 2017, and rema...

Two recent scams! Please don't fall for them!

EPD has seen a few scams recently that you should be aware of:

Publisher’s Clearing House-type Scam - On November 15, a male victim in his 80s was scammed in a variation of the “Publisher’s Clearing House,” scam. The...

Robbery on Bike Path Near W. 11th and Oak Patch Reported by Teen

Yesterday, November 20, at 9:41 a.m., a 14-year-old male, who had been walking on the bike path near W. 11th Avenue and Oak Patch Road, reported being robbed at gunpoint and then punched by a man accompanied by a woman and another man. The trio fled with ...

EPD Forensics Evidence Unit Accreditation Renewed

EPD Forensics Evidence Unit Undergoes Successful Assessment for Renewal of American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Accreditation 

In July 2013, EPD Forensics Evidence Unit became the state’s first local lab awarded American Societ...

Detectives Seeking Tips in Emerald Bible Fellowship Vandalism

Eugene Police Property Crimes detectives are looking for tips in the Emerald Bible Fellowship vandalism that happened on October 7, 2017, at approximately 3 a.m.

Emerald Bible Fellowship, 1855 Cal Young Road, was vandalized by several, possibly juvenile, m...

Personal Safety Alert – Fox Hollow Area

Eugene Police Department has had a report that on November 18, a 15-year-old girl got off an LTD bus at 4400 Fox Hollow Road and a man exited the bus at the same time. He walked behind her, including down a private driveway. The man walked away as neighbo...

Man Arrested After Shots Fired-incident Near O Bar

On November 15, 2017, at approximately 11:33 a.m., police responded to the area of the O Bar at 115 Commons Drive regarding gunshots, and received information of a dispute between two male subjects in separate vehicles, and gunshots that were fi...

Police Respond To Call For Shots Fired

On November 15, 2017, at approximately 11:33 a.m., police responded to the area of the O Bar at 115 Commons Drive regarding gunshots, and received information of a dispute between two male subjects in separate vehicles, and gunshots that were fired during...

Police Attempting To Locate Subjects Involved In Scam

On October 11, police investigated a reported Theft and received information that the involved female and male suspects convinced the 43-year-old female victim to get in a car and drive them to multiple Oregon Community Credit Unions to withdraw money. Po...

Man Arrested for Armed Robberies at Two Local Stores

The combined work of Eugene Police patrol units and Property Crimes detectives has resulted in the successful arrest of a suspect wanted for two armed robberies, which occurred at See’s Candy and Dari Mart within the same half-hour on Halloween ...

Man Arrested After Car Dealership Key Theft

On November 5, 2017, EPD Officer Bryan Inman responded to Lithia Dodge on MLK Blvd after a burglary was reported, with the theft of a new 2018 Dodge 2500 Laramie 4x4 truck. It was discovered that approximately 300 keys were stolen from the dealership duri...

Singe-vehicle crash into a house results in serious injuries, DUII arrest

On November 02, 2017 at 7:19 p.m. Eugene Police and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a single-vehicle crash into a house. EPD officers arrived on scene to find two occupants in a 2006 black Ford F350 pickup had crashed into a home on Bertelsen Road be...

EPD-Commissioned PERF Report Released

In 2016 Eugene Police Department commissioned Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to conduct a review of the department’s progress implementing 57 recommendations made by a PERF study in 2005, and to examine the agency’s policies an...

UPDATED: Looking for a Hero (unknown man saves life of overdosing male)

Officer Jannalyn Farley was able to connect with the unidentified man who helped her.

She received information that he was on his way to get coffee before going to church, and came across the incident. While driving by the incident, he observed Officer Far...

Death Investigation - Woman found in alley

On October 28, 2017, at 11:53 pm, Eugene Police and Eugene/Springfield Fire responded to a none responsive adult female who was lying in the alley way between Olive and Willamette Streets at E 7th Ave near the Parkade structure. Witness in the area called...

Vehicle-Bicycle Crash

On October 28, 2017 around 7:46pm Eugene Police and Eugene/Springfield Fire and EMS responded to a crash between a vehicle and a bicycle on eastbound 7th Ave at Van Buren Street. Medics arrived and started to provide medical aid to the bicyclist, Charles ...

Fatal Motorcycle Crash

On October 27, 2017 around 10:58pm Eugene Police and Eugene/Springfield Fire responded to a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on the Ferry Street Bridge southbound between the 6th street off Rap and E 8th Ave. Witness who came upon the crash cal...

Initiating A False Police Report

On October 22, 2017, police received information from a store clerk at the Buy 2 market on W. 11^th Avenue that he had been robbed at gunpoint. Police responded with a significant amount of resources and personnel, searching for the suspect and investigati...

Bicycle Theft Prevention Tips

The Eugene Police Department received reports of 40 more bicycles being stolen in September 2017 than in 2016, as 66 were reported in September 2016 and 106 in September 2017. These numbers only reflect those that have been reported, which is a critical s...

Single Vehicle Crash - Fatal

On October 26, 2017 around 10:58 p.m. Eugene Police and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on the Ferry Street Bridge southbound between the 6^th Avenue off-ramp and E. 8^th Avenue. A witness who came upon the...

Congratulations To Sergeant Larry Crompton For Receiving The Emergency Services Professional Award

The following information about Sergeant Crompton is from the Serenity Lane ceremony program:

Larry Crompton became a cop because his dad, a career undercover officer, told him he was not going to be a cop. When Larry insisted, his dad said, “Tre...

Halloween Safety Tips From The Eugene Police Department

Eugene Police urge children, parents, motorists and residents to follow a few simple safety recommendations this Halloween.

Tips for all residents:

•              Motorists should drive...

Missing Person - Seth Joseph Oxley, age 34 (located and is safe)

UPDATE: Seth has been located and is safe.

PREVIOUS INFORMATION:

On October 23, 2017, police received information that Seth Joseph Oxley, age 34, of Eugene, was last heard from through a text message around 9:20 a.m. by a member of his member. Oxley lives a...

EPD Investigating Homicide

The Eugene Police Department is now investigating the homicide of a white male adult in his 50s that occurred beneath the Chambers connector.  

Eugene Police were dispatched to the location of the victim yesterday morning at 9:54.This is...

Grab a Bite to Eat at Red Robin, Tip a Cop, Help Special Olympics

Who: Special Olympics Oregon (SOOR), Springfield,Eugene, Oregon State, Oakridge and the University of Oregon Police Departments, and RedRobin

What:Local law enforcement will trade in their patrol cars for aprons at Red Robinin Eugene as ...

Two officers assaulted by man

On October 8 at 11:27 a.m., officers were called to a home in the 100 block of Lea Avenue, after a 32-year-old man had punched his 66-year-old father several times. The 32-year-old man was reported to have punched a neighbor earlier in the day and had jum...

Middle School Student Contacted By Stranger At Bus Stop

Eugene Police received information that an 11-year-old male reported that a man in a van tried to contact him today, October 6, at approximately 8:20 a.m. in the area of W 4^th Avenue and Madison Street. The juvenile reported that he was waiting at the bus...

Missing Person - Raymond James Kucinski, age 72

On October 5, 2017, police received information that Raymond James Kucinski, age 72, of Eugene, was last seen at a residence on the 1200 block of Spyglass Drive, and was reported missing by his wife. It is unusual for Raymond to be away from home without ...

Volunteers In Policing Program Will Be At Lane County Home Improvement Show

Do you have an interest in supporting local law enforcement? Are you available for a few hours each week to become part of an award-winning volunteer program? The Eugene Police Department’s Volunteers in Policing (VIPs) program is recruiting all...

Robbery/Kidnapping Arrests – Looking for Additional Information

On March 7, police responded to a Suspicious Conditions report at the Oregon Motel on Franklin Boulevard and found the room in disarray and information of a possible robbery that had taken place. Police also found that one of the two male victims were tra...

Teen Reports a Man Tried to Grab Him off His Bike

A Eugene Police School Resource officer was called after a 15-year-old male reported a man tried to grab him today, October 2, at approximately 8:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of Carmel Avenue. The teen reported he was riding his bike and a truck was coming f...

Robbery at Community Market on Maxwell Road

On September 30 at 10:53 p.m., Police were called to the Community Market at 1045 Maxwell Road, where a robbery had just occurred. A male suspect entered the store wearing a ski mask and threatened the use of a handgun. The suspect left on foot with cash,...

Robbery at W. 18th 7-Eleven

Robbery at W. 18th Avenue 7-Eleven

Case Number 17-16638

On October 1, at 6:28 p.m., Police were called to the 7-Eleven Market at 1690 W. 18th Avenue for report of a robbery with a gun. An employee had chased the male suspect outside of the store a...

Coffee with a Cop - October 4 at Oakway Center Starbucks, 2-4 p.m.

Coffee with a Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together –over coffee—to discuss issues, learn more about each other, and strengthen community ties. Come join us for a cup and conversation!

LOCATION:

Starbuc...

On Sunday, Oregon's Distracted Driving Law Goes Into Effect

On Sunday, Oregon's Districted Driving Law Goes into Effect. Be informed! Oregon Department of Transportation has provided an excellent summary, highlighting updates to Enrolled House Bill 2597, which says it is illegal to drive while holding or using an ...

Party Safely, Party Responsibly

September 22 was the first night of party patrol in the West University and off campus areas. The first night, the activity in the area was busy, with many students walking the streets and heading to parties. There were several large parties throughout th...

Officer-involved Shooting - 100 Block of Corliss

UPDATE:

Involved:

Roger Craig Nielsen, age 31, of Lane County, Deceased.

The two involved officers’ names are being withheld pending investigative interviews by IDFIT.

Pending the investigation by IDFIT, Eugene Police will not be providing additiona...

Child Sustains Life Threatening Injuries in Crash at Greenhill/West 11th

A crash was reported at 2:45 Sunday morning at Greenhill and West 11th Avenue. The EPD Major Collision Investigation team’s initial investigation indicates this may have been a single-vehicle crash. However, EPD is still looking for the other ve...

UPDATE: Looking For Suspect Involved In Series Of Burglary/Theft Cases

September 20 at approximately 6:25 a.m., police responded to the 2500 block of Oakmont Way regarding multiple subjects who were lying in front of a daycare facility next to drug paraphernalia and other discarded items. The responding officers observed the...

Updates To Oregon’s Distracted Driving Law Goes Into Effect Oct. 1, 2017

In order to make sure that the driving public is as informed as possible, we are highlighting the following information from the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT has provided an excellent summary, highlighting updates to Enrolled House Bill 2597,...

Officer Sean Kelley Earns International Accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist

Eugene Police Officer Sean Kelley has passed the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction’s rigorous testing process and is now fully accredited as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist. He joins Officer Michael Klews...

Two Women Arrested for Heroin Delivery

On September 14 at 5:49 p.m., officers were tipped off about two women who appeared to be shooting up with drugs outside the Burrito Boy parking lot at 1060 River Road. An EPD officer was able to spot the vehicle and saw a female driver and a fe...

Northwest Community Credit Union Provides Funds for EPD Crisis Assistance

How many times while on patrol we come across crime victims, accident victims or just a strange set of circumstances where we have encountered people who unexpectedly find themselves hungry, out of gas, or with no place to stay! Thanks to Northwest Commun...

Robbery Suspect Arrested After Entering Oregon Taxi

On September 6 at approximately 11:06 p.m., police responded to the area of Kesey Square on E. Broadway regarding a female subject who pulled out a knife and attempted to drive away in an Oregon Taxi cab. Police received information that the Oregon Taxi e...

Reports of 37 Broken Vehicle Windows

Police have received at least 37 reports of vehicles with windows shattered in the southwest Eugene, most likely due to shots from a BB gun. The reports came in between September 1 through September 5. Some of the victims also reported other neighbors had...

Focus on traffic safety as kids return to school

With children returning to schools, the Eugene Police Traffic Enforcement Unit would like to remind motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and skateboarders to use extra caution, especially near schools. After a long summer vacation, neighborhoods around sch...

UO Football Game Day Driving Tips

The Eugene Police Traffic Enforcement Unit would like your game day commute to go as smooth as possible. By following these suggestions you can reduce your commute time, ease congestion around Autzen Stadium, and reduce the risk of traffic crashes.

1.) &am...

Suspect Arrested for Assault 1

Police received a call at 8:53 a.m. today,
August 31, regarding a fight between two men at a residence in the 2100 blockof W. 12^th. Initial call details indicated the possible presence of
a firearm and hammer. When police arrived, they found the 55-ye...

Two 'Hot Pet' Calls in Two Days Prompts Advisory

EPD has had two hot dog calls in the past two days. Even a 70 degree day can be deadly to pets and with our current temperatures, it is not safe to go running errands with pets if you are leaving them in the vehicle.

On August 29 at 4:26 p.m., EPD Animal S...

Eugene Community Court

The Eugene Community Court is a program that aims to improve public safety and reduce illegal activity in the downtown core to improve the quality of life for everyone downtown. The Court is comprised of a team of justice system and social service profess...

Looking For Information Following Robbery

August 24 at 9:28 p.m., police responded to information of a street robbery involving a gun in the area of W. 13^th Avenue and Olive Street involving two male subjects who are known to each other. Police received information that the two subjects were in a...

Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle/Robbery

August 24 at 11:15 a.m., police responded to the area regarding a stolen vehicle in the 1800 block of Franklin Boulevard. Police received information that the female suspect entered the vehicle of the victim after the engine was momentarily left running. ...

Fatal Vehicle Crash

On August 24, 2017, at 12:32 am, Eugene Police officers and Eugene-Springfield Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched to W. 7th Avenue at Washington regarding a motor vehicle crash. Eugene Police officers arrived and attempted to render aid to an injured part...

Solar Eclipse - Crime Prevention Tips

Although the city of Eugene is not in the direct impact area of the solar eclipse on August 21, we are providing crime prevention information because with any large-scale event, thieves and scammers may make an appearance. This event is expected to bring ...

Pedestrian Safety Enforcement W. 18th Avenue/Harris Street

Summary: Eugene Police Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting an enforcement event regarding pedestrian and crosswalk safety on August 16, at the intersection of E. 18^th Avenue and Harris Street. Crosswalk enforcement events are an ...

POLICE RESPOND TO MAN SHOOTING GUN IN VALLEY RIVER HOTEL ROOM

A 29-year-old man who had fired multiple shots from his handgun in a hotel room was safely taken into custody shortly after 10:15 a.m. after long hours of work by Crisis Negotiation Team members, SWAT, MEDU, patrol, and with standby by Eugene Springfield ...

U.S. Bank Robbery Suspect Taken Into Custody

At 11:59 a.m. today, August 3, U.S. Bank at 800 Willamette reported a bank robbery in progress. A man, later identified as Steven Robert Pinedo, age 56, entered the bank, announced an armed robbery without displaying a weapon, and threatened to assault em...

Message from Chief Pete Kerns

People have called me with concerns after President Donald Trump remarked, “Please don’t be too nice,” in referring to treatment of suspects after an arrest.” I was disappointed as well. From the academy to retireme...

National Night Out Against Crime

What: National Night Out Against Crime

When: TONIGHT, August 1, 2017

Where: National Night Out events are scheduled to take place at the following locations and scheduled times this evening:

Candlelight Park

1165 Welcome Way

5 p.m. t...

Public Indecency - Ridgeline Trail

On July 18 at approximately 8:43 p.m., police received information of a male subject who exposed himself to a woman on the Ridgeline Trail, about a mile south of Martin Street. The man is described to appear in the age range of 45 to 55 with bushy gray ha...

ATM Stolen From Lane County Fairgrounds

Police responded to a call from the Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13^th Avenue, regarding an ATM theft. A National ATM machine with money inside was stolen from the fairgrounds sometime  between July 22 at 11:30 p.m. and July 23 at 8 a.m.

Police ...

Seeking info related to possible runaway or missing juvenile

The Eugene Police Department is requesting information related to a possible runaway juvenile or missing person case. The subject is described as a white male, age 14-18 years, 5’6’’-5’8’’ tall, ...

Police Investigate Two Dumpster Fire Cases

On July 18 at approximately 2:33 a.m., Eugene Springfield Fire and Eugene Police responded to a dumpster fire on the 1400 block of High Street, and were able to prevent the fire from spreading from the dumpster to the apartment.

A short time later, police ...

Police Investigate Two Arson Cases

On July 16 at 4:35 a.m., Eugene Police Arson investigators were called to two suspicious fires in the W. 6th and Blair area. One fire was on the side of an unoccupied storage building, which borders the north side of Looking Glass. Eugene Springfield Fire...

Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Day Results and Calls for Service

Eugene Police and Eugene Springfield Fire have been working on education surrounding the use of fireworks. EPD operated a tip line for residents of the city of Eugene to call to advise of addresses within the city limits where there had been illegal firew...

Looking For Information Following Destruction Of Property And Graffiti

On June 30, police received information of an incident regarding Criminal Mischief in the First Degree at the Sheldon Community Center. The incident happened sometime overnight from June 29 after 5 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on June 30, at the tennis courts, which...

Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Day

Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Turn-in Day on Sunday, July 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2^nd and Chambers’ parking lot. The event is only open to private individuals, not commercial parties. If someone misses this event, there is a year-round process ...

Fourth of July - Please Celebrate Safely and Responsibly

To combat the deadly problem of impaired driving, the Eugene Police Department will be out in force with additional DUII officers this weekend and through the Fourth of July holiday, and will work in collaboration with the District Attorney&r...

Illegal Fireworks – Know any past problem addresses? Help us with prevention

Fireworks are a traditional way to celebrate some holidays, but they mean anything but a party for some people, animals and properties. Fireworks can be noisy and an extreme fire hazard.Please be mindful of people in your neighborhood who may be sensitive...

Fireworks - Keep it Safe, Keep it Legal

Fireworks go on sale tomorrow, June 23, and Eugene Springfield Fire and Eugene Police are focusing on enhanced prevention, education and enforcement regarding illegal use of fireworks in Eugene. This is in response to increasing complaints of illegal fire...

Protect Your Pets from Fireworks and Heat

It is heating up outside and this weekend is predicted to be hot! Please protect your pets from the heat, and fireworks go on sale tomorrow. As July 4 gets closer, there may be more people using fireworks. For many pets, this time of year is scarier than ...

Incident Prompts Warning About Social Media Safety

Incident Prompts Warning About Social Media Safety

On June 11 at approximately 1:19 p.m., police were contacted after a 14-year-old teen reported becoming the victim of a social media hacker and possible child pornographer. The teen was contacted by a pers...

Suspect involved in several Unauthorized Use of Vehicle cases arrested

On June 14 at approximately 4:27 a.m., a police officer in the area of North Bertelsen Road and Wood Avenue observed an occupied gray 1995 Acura Integra that had been reported stolen, and recognized the subject who exited the driver side of the vehicle, C...

Police Officer Career Night

If you are someone who can perform multiple tasks with ease, you are calm under pressure, you are a good communicator and you care about people, you may have the skills necessary to be a good police officer. The Eugene Police Department is currently seeki...

Officers Rescue Duck In Distress

On Sunday, June 11, 2017, at about 8:55 hours, Eugene Police were called to assist a duck in distress at Alton Baker Park Canoe Canal. EPD Officers on-scene discovered a mallard hen with her beak snagged on a fishing hook and line, and struggling against ...

Can you help us locate a missing/endangered 18-year-old man?

On June 03, 2017, Eugene Police responded to a report of a missing man, identified as Theodore Alvin Kudrna, age 18.

Kudrna was last seen by his mother walking toward Skinner Butte at 1 p.m. on June 1, 2017, after she dropped him off in the area of Cheshir...

Stolen Vehicle on Car Break-in Spree Located

At 2:27 a.m. on May30, an officer was called regarding a vehicle break-in at 2^nd and High subsequently other cases were found, indicating a spree in the Coburg Road area. The responding officer was able to link these incidents to a vehicle on Kinsrow, wit...

Professional Stops Project - EPD to Move to Module Testing Phase

Eugene Police Department is moving ahead with the SunGard module testing phase of the Professional Stops Pilot Project, with a target date for beginning data collection in January 2018.

The Professional Stops Project, initiated in 2013, is a data ...

Stories of lifesaving, courage, compassion and exceptional service - Employee Awards Ceremony

Police employees and community members honored for lifesaving act, valorous distinguished service and other accomplishments

Every year, Eugene Police Department celebrates and honors a selection of those who serve, as public servants, as volunteers, and as...

Girl Reports Being Grabbed by Man on Bike Path Near W. 11th/Oak Patch Rd.

Today, at 2:14 p.m., Eugene Police received a report from a 16-year-old female of an man’s attempt to grab her yesterday at 3:58 p.m. She was walking eastbound on the bike path that parallels W. 11th near Oakpatch, behind Shari’s restaurant. He approached...

Missing Person – Tiffany A. Smith

Eugene Police received information from the Normal Police Department in Illinois that Tiffany A. Smith, age 43, was last heard from in November, 2016. In addition to the information received on the Flyer from NPD, Smith was in the Eugene area in March 201...

Incident Prompts Personal Safety Information

Eugene Police are investigating a report of a 9-year-old female, who was approached by an unknown male subject at a bus stop in the area of River Road and Park Avenue at approximately 7:02 a.m. Police received information that a man walked toward the juve...

Disorderly Subject At Guitar Center

On May 17 at approximately 11:54 a.m., Eugene Police responded to the Guitar Center at 1015 Green Acres Road regarding a disorderly subject who had threatened to use explosives to harm people at the location. When police arrived, officers immediately cont...

Click It Or Ticket

Starting today, the Eugene Police Traffic Enforcement Unit will be participating in a statewide Click It Or Ticket campaign. The Click It Or Ticket campaign is a 2-week state-wide selective traffic enforcement program which seeks to reduce the number of m...

Man Comes to Aid of Officer Under Assault

EPD Officer Jeremy Greene was flagged down by a member of the public at 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, after a man was observed behaving erratically in the area of Maxwell and Grove. When Officer Greene contacted the man, later identified as Christopher L...

Honoring Officer Chris Kilcullen at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Today we remember our Officer Chris Kilcullen, End of Watch 4/22/2011. A wreath has been placed at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

National Police Week is Sunday, May 14, through Saturday, May 20, a ti...

Forensic Analyst Lisa Pope Attains Prestigious Certification

Eugene Police Department is proud to announce Forensic Analyst Lisa Pope has earned prestigious certification as a Crime Scene Analyst from the world’s oldest and largest forensic science/identification association, International Association for...

Beware of Two Recent Scams

Eugene Police as seen a few computer access scams within the last month, and we have been told by a local credit union of a credit card scam:

Computer Tech Support Scam – With this scam, the caller dials you up and says they are from a mainstream...

Police Respond to Robbery at US Bank, 1675 W. 18th

Eugene Police units are responding to a robbery reported at 3:32 p.m. today, at US Bank inside Albertson’s, 1675 W. 18th Avenue. The male suspect entered the bank and robbed the bank of cash with a note. He exited the bank on foot toward Chamber...

Arrested: Man Who Threatened People at Islamic Center

Suspect Arrested in Islamic Center Bias Crime Incident and Monroe Park Bias CrimeCase No. 17-7301, 17-7358 At approximately 5:00 p.m. today, Eugene Police officers responded to a dispute at Monroe Park, 845 W. 10th. The investigation revealed tha...

May - DUII Saturation Patrols/ Marathon Traffic Details

To address the issue of DUII driving and to ensure enough officers are available to identify, stop and process impaired drivers, DUII patrols will be staffed above and beyond the normal strength for this weekend and throughout the month of May. These patr...

Armed Robbery at Burger King on W. 11th

At about 5:20 a.m. today, May 4, two men wearing masks entered the Burger King at 2777 W. 11th Avenue and on West 11th and demanded all the cash at gunpoint. After making employees get into the walk in freezer, they left with cash in an unknown directio...Read on...

Suspect Arrested on Several Charges Following Burglary/Theft Investigations

Following multiple burglary/theft investigations at the Cooler Tavern on March 25 (17-4895); West Wind Forest Products on March 17 (17-04235); Riviera Baptist Church on September 4, 2016 (16-15156), and the 1300 block of Sunny Drive (17-05700), p...

Man Arrested for Impersonating OLCC Inspector

UPDATE: 

Marshall Nicholas Hladun, age 28, was sentenced on June 1, 2017, to bench probation after he plead guilty to Criminal Impersonation of Public Servant.

Circuit Court Case 17CR27137

PREVIOUS INFORMATION

A joint investigation by Oregon Liquor C...

Beware the Parking Fine Scam

A scam involving victim’s receiving communications about parking fines is making the rounds and EPD wants to make sure you don’t fall for it.

The scam is a form of ‘phishing’ where an email is sent from a “...

ALERT: Rash of Occupied Burglaries through Unlocked Doors

EPD Crime Prevention has noted another rash of reported burglaries through unlocked doors, with the victims asleep inside during the crimes.

These burglaries happened on April 7 between 12:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. off E. 19th Avenue between Harris Street and...

Wells Fargo Bank Robbery

Police are responding to a robbery at Wells Fargo Bank, 1590 Coburg Road, that was reported at 10 a.m., today. The suspect presented a note and fled with cash. He is described as a white male with short grey hair, in his 50s, 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10, heavy ...

Pharmacist Arrested for Tampering with Drug records Case No. 17-2797

On February 20, 2017, Eugene Police responded to Bi-Mart headquarters regarding a significant theft of Class II Narcotics from the River Road Bi-Mart. Bi-Mart had already conducted a thorough internal investigation which resulted in the questioning and su...

Attempted Kidnapping - Echo Hollow Road

This afternoon at approximately 12:38 p.m., police responded to the 1200 block of Echo Hollow Road regarding an attempted kidnapping. Police received information that an unknown male suspect contacted the female victim from his vehicle. The suspect then e...

Taxi Driver Taken into Custody After Reports of Erratic Driving

An Oregon Taxi driver was stopped by police at 14^th and Alder after multiple calls by the public to report his erratic driving behavior, including hitting at least one median and crashing head-on into a parked vehicle. He was not carrying a passenger at t...

Stabbing suspect caught after help by alert neighbors

Just before 8:00 this morning, Eugene Police received a call from a residence in the 4100 block of Dove Avenue, with the caller reporting his friend was stabbed by a man, who was known to the victim. Police and Eugene Springfield Fire EMS responded immedi...

Man Arrested in Death at Apartment (225 E. 19th)

At 3:35 p.m., Eugene Police were called to investigate a death at apartments at 225 E. 19th.  EPD's patrol response was instrumental in the quick detention of a suspect during a chaotic scene.

Arrested for Murder was Joshua Paul Jaschke, ...

Chief Pete Kerns Announces Retirement

After nearly 34 years of service to Eugene Police Department and the community, Chief Pete Kerns has announced he will retire in April or May 2017. He will remain on as EPD’s police chief until a new chief is hired.

“Law enforcement is ...

Officer Jannalyn Farley Earns Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Award

Eugene Police Department is pleased to announce one of our newest Recruit Officers, Officer Jannalyn Farley, successfully graduated from the DPSST Basic Police Academy last Friday, earning the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh award for most outstanding student i...

Man Assaulted and Stabbed at Park

Yesterday, March 20, at 4 p.m., Eugene Police responded to report of a dispute and stabbing at Washington-Jefferson Park. The victim, a 36-year-old man, reported he was checking the park for a runaway when he was approached by two other men. They made all...

Unlawful Use Of A Weapon (handgun), Menacing-1

On March 20 at 4:15 p.m., police received information that a 59-year-old black male victim was walking by an apartment building in the area of 30^th Avenue and Willamette Street and there was a white male outside, later identified as Spencer E. Bryson, age...

Man Tried to Lure 12-year-old Girl into His Car

Eugene Police are investigating a report of a 12-year-old girl who reported that a man driving a bluish/green sedan had attempted to coerce her into his vehicle after taking her photo and telling her how beautiful she was. The vehicle had been parked in t...

Party Patrol Stats

Party Patrol Friday and Saturday Night

Saturday night party patrol saw an increase over Friday's activity, with citations for 24 individuals for Minor in Possession or Open Container on Saturday, March 11, compared to eight individuals on Friday, ...

Lock Doors: Burglar(s) entered occupied homes to steal

Reminder to Lock Your Home's Doors After a Rash of Occupied Burglaries in the West University Area

Cases - 17-03825 / 17-03827 / 17-03830 (there will potentially be one additional report)

Eugene Police are following up on reports of up to four occu...

Police Respond to Armed Robbery, Shots Fired by Suspect

Police responded to an armed robbery at 7-Eleven, Broadway and Patterson, at 1:50 a.m., today, March 6. A shot had been fired in the store and the male suspect fled with cash on foot.

Officers were quickly in the area and located the suspect near a parking...

EPD Stopped 16 DUII Drivers Between Thursday Night and Sunday Morning

EPD Night watch officers have been busy lately, and not just with record numbers of calls from the public. (See attached).

Between 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 23^rd, and 5 am on February 26, 2017, EPD officers arrested 16 people for Driving Under the Influ...

Two 13-year-old Males Arrested in Arson at North Eugene High School

UPDATE:

February 28, 2017

Police have arrested two 13-year-old males in this case, with no remaining suspects from the investigation.

Two males, both age 13, have been arrested for Arson 2 in the case, and lodged at Serbu.

One of the teens was arrested on Feb...

Bicycle-Vehicle Crash on Coburg Road, Friday, February 24, 2017

Eugene Police Major Collision Investigation Team continues to investigate a serious crash in the 100 Block of Coburg Road that happened at 7:50 p.m. on Friday, February 24. A bicycle rider was crossing Coburg Road near Natural Grocers about 50 yards from ...

Cigar Store Armed Robbery

At 8:20 p.m. on February 15, 2017, a male suspect entered the Eugene Classic Smoke Shop at 733 Hwy. 99W and displayed a handgun while demanding money. He left with cash. Numerous units conducted an area search, along with a K9, but the suspect was not loc...

Attempted Car Jacking at 14th and Mill

At 4:36 p.m. on February 14, 2017, 25-year-old man from Eugene was parked near 14th Avenue and Mill Street. A man he didn’t know opened the passenger door and displayed a handgun. The victim hit the gas and accelerated away. The suspect...

Increase in Swastika Graffiti Under Investigation - Please Report

UPDATE:

February 14, 2017

Case 1702460

02/14/17 17:38, 175 E 10TH AVE

A passerby noticed a swastika painted onto glass in an elevator at the parking garage at 175 E 10^th.

Case 1702450: 

02/14/17 17:56, W 12TH AVE/ADAMS ST

A man posted an Aryan brotherho...

Man Arrested for Online Sexual Corruption of a Child

A detective was working a sting regarding child prostitution and posed as a young teen girl online. A man, later identified as Jordan Daniel Williams, age 38, of Eugene, responded to the posting and the “girl” identified herself as age...

Jake's Story - Please consider family lifestyle before getting pets

On November 30, an animal welfare office responded to Uncommon Apartments for an abandoned animal. The property manager called after receiving an e-mail from an 18-year-old male tenant reporting he had returned home to China and believed his dog was dead ...

Man arrested after firing a handgun at BJs Restaurant

Police Respond to Shot Fired at BJs Restaurant

Case No. 17-01923

At 6:30 pm, on February 5, 2017, Eugene Police responded to multiple reports of shots fired inside BJs Restaurant at 1080 Valley River Way. Donald Princeton Bolden was inside the restaurant wh...

Man Arrested in Stabbing Incident

Assault 1, Unlawful Use of a Weapon

Case No. 17-1925

Eugene Police responded to a report of a stabbing at 8:00 pm, February 5, 2017, at 1665 Oak Patch. Upon arrival officers learned that Gordon Irving Longmore had used a maul (an ax) to stab the victim. The...

Leyes de inmigración y la policía local

De: KERNS Pete M

Ninguna persona en Eugene debe temer por su seguridad debido a su raza, religión, origen nacional o por cualquier otro factor. Lamentablemente, un pequeño número de personas han convertido sus prejuicios ha...

Oregon police agencies have no legal authority to enforce federal immigration laws

From: KERNS Pete MSubject: Immigration laws and local policing

No one in Eugene should ever fear for their safety because of their race, religion, national origin or any other factor. Unfortunately, a small number of misguided people turn their biases of o...

City Planning for Inauguration Free Speech Events

On January 20, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States. There are several free speech events planned on Friday, January 20, and Saturday, January 21.

People in the city of Eugene are entitled to safely exercise...

The generosity of others paves the way for a family's better 2017

A family that received some much needed holiday cheer fell on hard times after the holiday, but the alertness of an EPD employee combined with generosity of local property owners to pave the way for better start to 2017: the family will move into a home t...

Businesses Beware: There's Been an Increase in Commercial Burglaries

Eugene Police’s Property Crimes detectives have noticed a recent spike in commercial burglaries. Both southwest Eugene have experienced an uptick. In many cases, entry has been gained by breaking windows or forcing doors. Ryan Hershey, age 26, w...

Beware Garage Door Burglaries

EPD Property Crimes detectives have noted an increase in garage door burglaries where the suspect(s) used the victims’ own garage door remotes to gain entry. In some cases, the remote was stolen from the victim’s vehicle while parked i...

(UPDATE) Police Seeking Tips to Help Locate Domestic Violence Suspect

On December 20 around 7:15 p.m., Richard Herbert Thornton Jr., age 38, of Eugene, was contacted by police after he presented himself at the Lane County Jail, and was arrested on the following charges:

Sodomy 1

Rape 1

Assault 4

Strangulation

Coercion

Interfering...

Man convicted in hit and run crash case

Major Collision Investigation Team Update: 

Curtis Franklin Spriggs was convicted on charges of Assault in the Third Degree and Hit and Run- Felony. He has received Probation with a 22-month suspended sentence, and if he's non-compliant w...

Multiple Traffic and Railroad Crossing Signals Will be out for 2 Hours

(5 p.m. on December 16, 2016)

EWEB has advised that power will be off and affecting multiple traffic and railroad crossing signals for the next two hours. Please use caution at these locations. Drivers are reminded that when approaching an uncontrolled int...

Officer Michael Klews Earns International Accreditation in Traffic Crash Reconstruction

Eugene Police Officer Michael Klews has passed the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction’s rigorous testing process and is now fully accredited as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist. He joins Officer Robert Meador and Lt...

Robbery at Best Western on Franklin

On December 15 at 4:19 a.m., a male suspect entered the Best Western at 1759 Franklin Boulevard. He used a handgun to demand cash from an employee. The suspect then fled the hotel with cash eastbound on foot. A Springfield Police K9 was called to respond....

New DUII Prevention Weekend Tax Cab Staging near Broadway/Olive

The area around W. Broadway and Olive has routinely been the center of unsafe passage for intoxicated patrons standing in the street, off curbs, and in the median while they attempt to flag down taxis or while they wait for a taxi they have summoned. Ther...

Driver, owner of car found submerged in pond are accounted for and safe

This morning at 8:45 a.m., 911 received a call that a vehicle was submerged in the Booth Kelly Pond. At the time it was unknown if there were any individuals inside. Northwest Expressway was temporarily shut down from the Maxwell Connector to Cornwall so ...

Public Advisory: Please only call 911 for immediate life/safety issues

911 has received a profusion of calls due to the weather and is requesting that the public only call 911 for immediate life, health and safety emergencies. And, for calls regarding utilities, please call your utility provider unless it is an immediate lif...

Safe Driving Tips for Slick Conditions

Cold or rainy weather driving tips

• If it is icy out and you don't have to travel, stay home
• Slow down
• Leave plenty of driving distance, don't accelerate quickly and don't brake abruptly
• Drive defensively and cautiously – y...

Eugene Police Officer Bo Rankin Named NAMI CIT Officer of the Year

National Alliance on Mental Illness Lane County (NAMI) honored Eugene Police Officer Bo Rankin from among local law enforcement with its 2016 CIT Officer of the Year award. Officer Rankin was the unanimous choice by the Lane County Regional Crisis Interve...

Motorcyclist involved in November 22 crash has died of his injuries

On 7:53 p.m., on November 22, a Mazda Tribute driven by Daniel James Johnson, age 22, was driving eastbound on Division Avenue and went to make a left turn onto Lone Oak when it collided with a motorcycle ridden by Stephen Lee Fuller, age 24, headed west ...

Man Arrested for Online Corruption of a Child

On November 16, a detective was working a sting regarding child prostitution. A man, later identified as William Rhodes Anderson, Jr., age 65, of Springville, Indiana, responded to an ad the detective posted and texted him. The detective was posing as a 1...Read on...

Man arrested in 2015 Sex Assault

At 11:54 p.m. on November 4, 2015, Police were dispatched to a sexual assault in the Barger area. A young woman was sexually assaulted by a stranger. Police investigated this case extensively and developed probable cause to arrest Ricky Allen Levasseur, ...Read on...

Two missing hunters found safe

UPDATE: The two missing hunters have been located. Their truck got stuck. They freed it and are now headed home.

General Hunting safety:

• Make sure to go with a partner
• Take a map• Leave a copy of your travel and hunting plan with family or a...Read on...

How does a career in 911 interest you? Come to Informational “career night”

Now Hiring! Central Lane 9-1-1 center has announced a career night for people who are interested in the rewarding and demanding profession. Telecommunicators are often the first point of contact (the first “first responders”) when the public reaches out f...Read on...

Man arrested in murder of Jessica Elizabeth Frank, age 19

On November 5, 2016, Eugene Police were called to a residence in the 3400 Block of Pattison Street regarding suspicious circumstances.

Erick Joaquin, age 23, was arrested on an unrelated warrant on November 5. Subsequent investigation led to the arre...Read on...

Police Make Arrest in Serious July Hit and Run Case

UPDATE
November 4, 2016

Eugene Police Major Collision Investigation Team has been actively working this case and through their investigation, identified a suspect, Curtis Franklin Spriggs, age 24, of Eugene. Springfield Police assisted in locating th...Read on...

The City of Eugene Works to Make Park Blocks Welcome, Safe for All

Starting today, the Eugene Police Department will have additional police presence downtown and particularly in the Park Blocks with the objective of encouraging a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. We will take specific steps to ensure that eve...Read on...

Police responding to suspicious device near Lane County Courthouse

At 7:45 a.m. today, October 26, police received a call advising of a suspicious device observed near the Lane County Courthouse, 125 E. 8th Avenue. Please avoid the area of E. 8th and Pearl Avenue.

Metro Explosives Disposal Unit is responding to the sc...Read on...

Loose Dog (Pit Bull Mix) Nearly Bites Officers

On October 21 at 7:29 p.m., officers on foot patrol at Washington Jefferson park near the horseshoe pits contacted a group of individuals who were sitting and standing in the area. There was a grey tarp forming a structure, which is a violation of park ...Read on...

Bank Robbery Suspect Captured

On October 19 at 4:34 p.m., a man, later identified as Roger George Albi, age 58, of Eugene, entered the Wells Fargo Bank at 99 E. Broadway. He threatened the use of a knife and demanded cash. Eugene Police responded quickly to look for Albi, who had fled...Read on...

Bear Sighted in Eugene Area

A bear decided to come into town early this morning. The bear, estimated to be between 200-300 pounds, was first reported by two callers at around 12:27 a.m. today, October 20, in the W. 16th Ave and Oakpatch area, where the callers advised it to be near...Read on...

Man Arrested in Prostitution Case

Following the arrest of a juvenile subject for prostitution, an EPD investigation found that Daniel James Mackay, age 42, of Eugene, had contact with the juvenile on several occasions. Police conducted a sting operation and exchanged information with Mack...Read on...

Robbery at 76 Gas Station (Hwy. 99N)

On October 5 at 9:30 p.m., police were dispatched to 76 Gas at 1395 Hwy. 99N regarding a robbery that had just occurred. A suspect in his mid 20s threatened the use of a handgun and robbed the store of cash and fled south on a bicycle. The suspect subsequ...Read on...

Police Vehicle Rear-ended at Crash Scene

Today, September 23, at 9:11, a police vehicle parked on the shoulder, responding to a single-vehicle crash at eastbound I-105 and Delta, was hit from behind. The officer, and other involved individual were not seriously injured.

The first crash, was a...Read on...

First Unruly Gathering Citation Issued this Fall

To prevent and respond proactively to potential alcohol and behavior problems, Eugene Police has begun to proactively working in the West and South University area as well as downtown, as college students begin to return for fall classes.

After receivi...Read on...

Traffic Advisory – Gas Leak, Avoid 24th Avenue Between Potter and Kincaid

At 7:46 a.m. today, September 19, Central Lane 911 received a call regarding a gas leak at E. 24th Avenue and Harris Street, where there is construction.

Police are directing traffic in the area and are advising travelers to avoid 24th Avenue between ...Read on...

Man Arrested After Woman Arrives Home to Find Him in Her House

At 11:37 a.m. today, officers were called to the northeast corner of 18th and Olive, after a woman had come home to find a man she didn’t know in her house. The woman promptly left her home and called police, who quickly responded to the scene.

The ma...Read on...

Teen Charged in North Eugene High School Incident

UPDATE:
Yesterday, September 13, a teen male was arrested for perpetrating this hoax. He has been charged with two counts of Disorderly Conduct in the First Degree.

Details: At 2:59 p.m., on September 13, the adult who originally received the threa...Read on...

North Eugene High School Lock Down Has Been Lifted

North Eugene High School was put on lockdown at 7:47 a.m. today after a parent received a text from what appeared to be from an adult, with a threat towards a student at North Eugene High School.
Eugene Police School Resource Team and Patrol responded. ...Read on...

Man Apprehended After Barricading Himself in Storm Drain

At 10:34 a.m., a call came in to 911 regarding a burglary in the 2600 block of Kincaid. There was information that members of the public were chasing the suspect. Police arrived and the suspect, later identified as Kyle J. Hoskins, age 31, of Eugene, jump...Read on...

Police Investigate Shooting

Last night, around 11:50 p.m. Officers responded to the location of Waite St. and Taney St. regarding a 27-year-old man who was reported to have been shot near the 4000 block of N. Clarey St. The victim reported to have been shot at while in his vehicle...Read on...

Police want public to be aware of suspicious incident

On August 9 at 2 p.m., police were dispatched to the area near North Eugene High School, 200 Silver Lane, regarding suspicious conditions. A white, four-door sedan occupied by two males pulled up next to a 15-year-old girl who was walking and they yelle...Read on...

EPD's Downtown Team Starts Community Outreach Program

Public space is important in our downtown. Trespass, drug and alcohol use, drug sales, prostitution, robbery and serious assaults typically increase in the downtown area during the spring and summer, as the weather improves. This summer our police departm...Read on...

Police Asking Unknown Victim of Assault to Contact Investigator

Police are hoping to identify a victim in an assault in which a man has been arrested. On August 8 at 6:03p.m., an officer investigated a dispute where the suspect, Jeffri Madison West, age 21, is reported to have assaulted his mother, age 52 and who is i...Read on...

Public’s Help Sought to Locate Missing Person

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing woman, Cheryl Elizabeth Hart. A photo is attached and she is described as a white female, age 35, and 5’7” tall and weighing 107 pounds.

She was last seen on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Family has...Read on...

Police Seeking Driver in Bike-Vehicle Crash at Fuller Avenue/Echo Hollow

Police are asking the driver the involved driver from a vehicle-bicycle crash that happened on August 3 at 1:17 p.m. at Fuller Avenue and Echo Hollow Road, to contact police so that an information exchange can be completed. The number to call is 541.682....Read on...

Police and Fire Respond to Suspicious Fires

Last night, while patrol was handling the stabbing incident downtown, for which John Brian Carter, age 43, was located and arrested for Assault in the Second Degree, as well as other disputes, Eugene Springfield Fire was responding to a series of grass ...Read on...

Police Charge Three in Alton Baker Park Homicide

On May 4, 2016, patrol officers were dispatched to Alton Baker Park for a subject down at Alton Baker Park. On arrival, they contacted Alexander Delon Davenport, age 25. Davenport required medical treatment and was transported to the hospital where he sub...Read on...

Two Arrested in Connection with Homicide at Austin Way

On August 2, 2016, the following persons were arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail for the Murder of Scott Brian Zebro, 01/02/1952.

Arrested:

Jedediah Brooks Donley, age 35, of Eugene

Amanda Josette, McKenna, age 32, of Eugene

D...Read on...