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Officers come to aid of person with life-threatening medical issue

Updated: Search warrants lead to police presence on River Road and W. 7th Avenue

UPDATE:

On March 23, Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit, SWAT, Drone Team, and Investigations Division executed a multi-layer search warrant at residences in the 300 block of Ruby Avenue and 1200 block of W. 7^th Avenue. Two individuals, Robert Anthony Moore,...

Police respond to call from downtown bank, arrest suspect

UPDATE: Police respond to call from bank, detain suspect 

During this incident, the suspect, Elijah Cain Weber, age 28, of Cottage Grove, resisted arrest. A subsequent investigation found the incident was not a robbery. However, during the investi...

Update: arrests: Police activity at 18th and Peppertree

UPDATE: ARREST:

At 7:17, on March 20, Eugene Police officers were dispatched to a call at 3333 W. 11th where a BMW’s passenger reported that the vehicle he was in was being chased by a driver in a Toyota Rav 4. The BMW driver reported a suspect in the Rav ...

Eugene Police rolls out new volunteer Downtown Support Team

On March 2, the Eugene Police Department is rolling out the brand new volunteer Downtown Support Team to increase positive presence downtown and increase safety and security. Downtown is the cultural heart and economic engine of Eugene and it is a communi...

Come serve with us - Join the Eugene Police Department

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...

Vehicle Crash and Fire on Ferry Street Bridge – DUII Arrest

At 9:36 p.m. on November 16.  Eugene Police officers were called to respond to a single-vehicle crash at Coburg Road and East 6th Avenue. The involved vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder, was on fire. Upon arrival, police found the Pathfinder h...

Eugene Police Department: Accountability

Eugene Police Department: Accountability

Message from Chief Chris Skinner

 In our profession, which we have chosen to serve our community, we are aware of a longstanding nationwide incidence of injustice to community members and communities of colo...

Welcome to "Virtual" Safety Town

In the spirit of Safety Town, and our goal to keep children safe while teaching them about the importance of safety, we have decided to bring the Safety Town experience online in a virtual environment to allow everyone to participate!

Your safety and your ...

Recent Theft From Vehicle Incidents at Popular Outdoor Areas

In recent weeks, police have received information of several Theft from Vehicle incidents at Ridgeline trailheads in the Fox Hollow and 52^nd Street/Willamette areas. The cases involve suspects who broke windows of vehicles and stole valuables that were le...

Rape Reported off Oakway Road

On August 17 at 5:17 a.m., police responded to report of an unknown problem after a female called 911 and the line was disconnected. The victim called back and reported being raped by a male she did not know in the 200 block of Oakway Center.

The suspect i...

Investigators Seeking Public Tips for More than 60 Suspects in May 29/30 Riot

On the night of Friday, May 29, and into the morning of Saturday, May 30, a peaceful protest in downtown Eugene devolved into a riot. While not everyone who participated in the original peaceful protest participated in the riot, several hundred individual...

Several Arrests Made From Riot During Last Weekend of May

On the night of Friday, May 29, and into the morning of Saturday, May 30, a peaceful protest in downtown Eugene devolved into a riot. While not everyone who participated in the original peaceful protest participated in the riot, several hundred individual...

Police looking for help identifying adult suspect and presumed juvenile victim

Following the events that took place on July 25, and arrests made during the riot downtown, police have continued to investigate information and video posted online of an additional incident involving an adult male and apparent juvenile male victim. Durin...

Arrest information - Protest Turns to Riot

The following is information regarding arrests made on the night of June 25, during the riot. There is one arrest that is being depicted on social media that needs some context and that information is provided first, with the rest of the information about...

Police Respond to Shots Fired/Armed Subject call near W. 12th and Lawrence

On July 21, 2020 at 7:09 p.m., police responded to the area of W. 12th Avenue and Lawrence Street for the report of shots fired. Multiple callers also reported a male running through the neighborhood, armed with a handgun. It was the second armed subject/...

Police looking for information in stabbing

On
July 18, at approximately 11:14 p.m., police responded to the area of W 18thAvenue and Chambers Street following information of an unknown suspect who
stabbed the 24-year-old victim on the side of his upper body, and then rannorthbound on Chamber...

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...