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Eugene School catches fire overnight PDF Print E-mail
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Written by OFP NewsStaff   
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 12:38
EUGENE, OR - (OFP) Eugene Firefighters responded to an early morning commerical fire at the Village School at 2855 Linclon Street in South Eugene, shortly after 2am, Wednesday morning. Firefighters arrived onscene to find heavy smoke and flames showing from one wing of the school and defensive operations were quickly deployed - a 2nd Alarm was sounded for additional units and equipment shortly after their arrival.

The cause of the fire looks suspious to firefighters and remains under investigation.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 June 2009 13:11 )
 
Two killed in I-5 mva Weds night PDF Print E-mail
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Written by OFP News Staff   
Thursday, 18 June 2009 07:53
CRESWELL, OR (OFP) - An early evening motor vehicle accident near Creswell claimed at least two lives earlier Wednesday evening, the Oregon State Police said. Police and emergency services units from Eugene, Springfield, Creswell, South Lane Fire Rescue and Springfield Fire Department responsed to the scene. Emeregency crews were called to the scene shortly before 9pm, Wednesday night, as crews arrived, additional units were called to the scene and a LifeFlight Helicopter reportedly landed near the scene and airevac'd one patient to a local hospital.

Witnesses on the scene had reported that a motorhome had crossed into the center divider from the Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 onto the Northbound coming head on with a southbound vehicle. A child inside the southbound vehicle was reported killed in the crash and police believe a bicyclist on the shoulders of the southbound lanes was killed as well.

OSP has not released the name of the those killed pending notification of next of kin. Investigators say the debris field at the scene was so messy, they had a hard time trying to piece together how the accident happened during the early stages of the incident.

Local news footage here.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 June 2009 08:19 )
 
EUGENE CARJACKINGS PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Police beat staff   
Tuesday, 02 June 2009 08:57
EUGENE, OR (OFP) - The Eugene Police Department is taking the latest string of Carjackings involving two armed suspects that involve kidnapping and robbery of women who drive alone. EPD says in each case a women driver would be carjacked and kidnappend and forced to drive to a local ATM and having the suspects withdrawl money from a local ATM.

In each case both suspects have claimed to be armed and bank security cameras have caught the suspect in the act of withdrawing money from their victims bank accounts with security footage on hand, police hope to have the suspects in custody. Detectives are concerned that future incidents involving these suspect could turn to the worst escalating to the possible use of force by the suspects, police said.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 June 2009 07:31 )
 
Arrests made in Carjackings PDF Print E-mail
Written by OFP News Staff   
Wednesday, 03 June 2009 07:32
Classic Detective work and public awarness paid off for the Eugene Police Department Detectives investigation a string of carjackings and brazen robberies in west Eugene. Both suspects are currently being questioned by police and lodged in the Lane County Jail on Kidnapping and Robbery charges, police said.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 June 2009 07:52 )
 
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Written by Jeff Newton   
Saturday, 30 May 2009 06:40
GOSHEN, OR (OFP) - A semi truck carrying lettuce bottlenecked the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 late Friday afternoon, south of Eugene, the Oregon State Police said. Meanwhile, two other mva's also distrupted traffic on Highway 126, and Highway 99 and milepost 8 south of Creswell.

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