The
Street Crimes followed up on an anonymous tip regarding the location of a
domestic violence suspect, Jayseph Patrick White, age 29, of Springfield.
Patrol had established probable cause to arrest White for Assault in the Fourth
Degree (Abuse Prevention Act) Felony that occurred on April 16. He was taken
into custody on April 19 without incident. Case 19-05617
A
Downtown Bicycle officer contacted the Street Crimes Unit to advise the
possible location of a fugitive out of Tennessee, Charles Shofner Ramsey, age
49, of Manchester, TN . The Downtown team was unable to follow-up with the
case due to staffing. On April 19, SCU set up at the location and located
Ramsey sitting outside the motel in the smoking area. The warrants were
confirmed with extradition from anywhere in the continental United
States. Ramsey was taken into custody without incident. The warrants were
for Manchester, Tennessee, for Assault (Probation Violation), Resisting Arrests
(Probation Violation), and two counts of Failure to Appear. Case 19-05811.
During
the previous week of SCU activity, one of the officer worked a drug case and
ultimately made an arrest at the supplier level. The supplier arrived at a
meet location near Four Corners (Hwy. 99), set up by the officer and was taken
into custody on April 12 at 5 p.m.. He had more than four grams of
heroin and several grams of methamphetamine. He was arrested for
Unlawful Delivery of Heroin, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine. Case
19-05396
Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit
The
SCU has been focusing on prolific offenders, who are identified through
intelligence-based policing, public tips and other sources. They have been
proactively responding across the city to quality of life issues as they arise,
using all available resources and partners such as community groups, neighborhood
associations and city services.
The
unit makes a dynamic difference in a variety of public safety issues including
on emerging crimes and neighborhood livability issues. This team creates
capacity within the organization to address and solve problems throughout the
city of Eugene. SCU is a tangible outcome of the one-time,18-month bridge
funding by Eugene City Council that is dedicated to targeting immediate and
acute community safety system issues while working toward mission-critical enhancements
that need to be addressed through a longer-term and broader community safety
initiative. The
unit currently consists of a lieutenant, a sergeant and four officers. The team
will expand to include another sergeant and four additional officers as staffing
allows.