On April 18
at 4:32 p.m., SCU responded to an online drug
tip regarding the eastern end of the West University
area. Officers continued working at E. 18th Avenue and
Riverview Street and at 2:35 p.m. when they contacted a man later identified as
Lex Malon Braley, age 24. He did not have Driver’s License and was operating a
motorcycle. He was also found to have a felony warrant for his arrest, and he
had had provided a false identity to police during the contact. He was arrested
on the warrant and a new charge of Providing False Information to Police. Case
19-05743
At
4:32 p.m., SCU officers noted a man and woman in the 2700 block of E. 18th
Avenue. The man had been seen going into the yards of some homes, then coming
back out. The residents did not know him. SCU contacted the pair, along
with another individual. The man, Dustin Michael Spurlock, age 40, of Eugene,
Spurlock had two warrants: Parole Violation for Delivery of Methamphetamine and
a warrant for Theft in the Second Degree out of Marion County. He was taken
into custody on the warrants. Case 19-05742
At 6:29
p.m., SCU officers were watching the 800 block of W.
6th Avenue and observed several individuals coming and going from a
certain vehicle. A traffic stop was made on one vehicle leaving the area
and the owner of the car, Katherin Black, age
32, was arrested for a warrant. SCU contacted
another individual in the parking lot, Katherine Marie Johnson, age 33, and
observed digital scales with residue on it inside the vehicle. Officers
discovered Johnson was in possession of Methamphetamine and more than 40 grams
of heroin, plus money, and there was evidence she had been selling drugs to
other individuals. SCU charged Johnson with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled
Substance, Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance Heroin, Unlawful
Possession of a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine.
Eugene
Police’s Street Crimes Unit, funded by one-time bridge funding, continues to
impact local crime.
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.