EUGENE, Ore. — A Springfield woman crashed into a vacant building early Saturday morning. Eugene Police say around 3 a.m. an officer was traveling west bound on Broadway Street when the car ahead of him lost control and crashed into the the former Oregonians Credit Union on the corner of the 3600 block of East 8th … Continue reading »
EPD Reminds to Click It Or Ticket
EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Police Department kicked off its annual Click It Or Ticket campaign. The campaign’s part of a nationwide effort to reduce the number of traffic deaths and injuries resulting from not wearing a seat belt. Last year in Oregon, 61 people died in crashes who were not wearing their seat belts. … Continue reading »
Number of Bike Thefts Increase in 2013
EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Police Department reported an increase in bicycle thefts in 2013, so far. Since January 1, 174 bikes have been reported stolen in Eugene. That’s up 64 percent from last year, when 106 bikes were stolen in the first three months of 2012. A total of 848 bicycles were reported stolen … Continue reading »
EPD Sees Increases in Weapon Offenses
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department reported a big jump in weapons offenses, and the number for those possessed illegally even bigger. EPD released a report revealing a 33-percent increase in weapons offenses, with an 89-percent increase in those possessed illegally and a 19-percent increase in concealed weapons. As to why this might be, … Continue reading »
Shots Fired Outside Eugene Walmart
UPDATE: Eugene Police arrested Joshua Damon Abdon, 31, and charged him with seven counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of reckless endangerment, three counts of disorderly conduct, and possession of meth. He is currently lodged at the Lane County Jail EUGENE, Ore. — Police arrested a man after they say he fired … Continue reading »
Car Drives Into Porch
EUGENE, Ore. — A driver hit a car and then ran into a porch about about 9:00 p.m. Thursday Eugene Police say the truck hit the front porch of a house near 4th and Monroe. Witnesses reported the driver getting out of the car. Police tell KEZI no one was injured. Police are still investigating … Continue reading »
Wrap City Donates Money To EPD
EUGENE, Ore. — A local businesses celebrates its one year anniversary by wrapping up a gift for Eugene police officers. The Wrap City food cart has been in business on Kesey square for a year. Every month its owners chooses a local charity and donate 10 percent of the profits from the day. Tuesday its … Continue reading »
EPD Releases Audit Findings
EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Police Department released the results of an audit on its Property Control Unit. The nearly 450 pages of results show that more than a thousand pieces of evidence went missing or are unaccounted for in EPD’s Property Control Unit. EPD has restaffed the PCU as it looks to find everything that went … Continue reading »
EPD Responds to Armed Subject
EUGENE, Ore. — A 911 call Wednesday caused the lock down of two Eugene schools and prompted a response from more than 20 police units in south Eugene. Bertelsen Road was blocked off at the corner of 18th Street to the intersection of Bailey Hill Road. More than a dozen officers, fire trucks, an armored … Continue reading »
EPD Hosts Crime Prevention Forum
EUGENE, Ore– Eugene Police Department held another crime prevention forum on Thursday night, another in a series of meetings they will be holding in November. About 20 people showed up to the meeting, held at the Friendly Street Church of God in south Eugene. The presentation included tips on how to prevent certain crimes, such … Continue reading »
