Crime
Officer kills robbery suspect
Police are reporting that a Eugene police officer shot and killed a suspect in a robbery at Key Bank at 2829 West 11th Ave. Here is an account of the shooting from a police press release on Sept. 11:
At approximately 5:00 p.m. a man robbed Key Bank at 2829 West 11th Avenue with what he [...]
Bike theft nexus
A Dutch man traveled halfway around the world, only to have his bike stolen in Eugene, police reported Thursday.
Joseph Le Gros, 56, flew to the United States to ride his bike from Yorktown, Va., to Astoria, Ore. He got as far as Eugene, where he made the mistake of cable-locking his bike outside the Eugene [...]
Summit man robs Summit Bank
A man robbed Summit Bank on East Broadway today, according to information released by Eugene police. The police released the following statement, with the promise of more information to come:
The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon was displayed or purported during the robbery. He is described as a white [...]
Family's cross-country ride cut short by Eugene bike theft
A couple and their nine-year-old son rode their bicycles down from Washington to Eugene in preparation for a cross-country ride that would end in Washington, D.C. They arrived in town Monday and tied their bicycles up in front of the Coburg Road Safeway. After shopping for a few minutes, they left the building only to [...]
Gardener sues Frohnmayer
A gardener who claims she was hit by an unoccupied car that rolled down University president Dave Frohnmayer’s driveway while she was planting flowers is suing the the president and the owners of the car, the Register-Guard reported today.
Frohnmayer is accused of not telling the vehicle’s owners, his sister Mira Frohnmayer and Marcia Baldwin, to [...]
Breaking news: ATM robbery no. 3
Eugene police announced the third in a series of similar robbery incidents that have occurred around Eugene since Wednesday, May 27.
Just after 10 p.m. Sunday, May 31, a woman reported that two men approached her when she was in her car at West 18th Avenue and Chambers Street.
The men forced their way into the car and threatened use [...]
PCC buys Willamette Building
The Portland Business Journal reported Friday that Portland Community College bought the University’s former Portland headquarters.
The University ran programs for its architecture and journalism schools out of the Willamette Building in downtown Portland until 2008, when it moved them to the iconic White Stag Building. The building also housed an outpost of the University of Oregon [...]
SDK gives $2,300 to Obama
According to CampaignMoney.com, someone named “Sam Dotters Katz” donated $2,300 to Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008. The contributor is listed as “not employed/student,” and the site lists “Eugene, OR” as the location, so I imagine it’s the ASUO president.
