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Friday, 28 August 2009 00:00 |
 EUGENE, OR (OFP) - The best place to look for a leader to run the Eugene Police Department is the one who's currently leading the department and spent his entire police career with the EPD - interim police chief Pete Kerns was selected by Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz after a press conference revealing his decision for the top position in the police deparment, Friday in the city council chambers at Eugene's City Hall.
Kerns, 48, spent his entire police career with the Eugene Police Department beginning as a police reserve in 1981 and remained with the department ever since and rose to several high ranking positions during his career. Kerns will inherit a budget of $41.7 million, over 300 employees, 911 dispatchers and active police officers in the department. Kerns said, during the news conference he promised to work with those in the community involving issues with the department.
The police chief's search caps off from a nationwide search that netted some of the best talented police officers in the country that applied for the job. Kern's appointment to the top job brings a new beginning to the department, which has been struggling with issues of the new Police Auditors office, that was recently put to work after Eugene voters voted for a police auditor and oversight comittee to look into police officer complaints and allegations. Several high profiled cases over the last couple of years as netted high profile complaints within the department and tarnished the relations between citizens in some area's after two former police officers were convicted of sexual assualt crimes while on patrol.
Community members say, Kerns placement into the chief's position will allow the department to move forward and officer morale to gain a little more speed from someone who has a better knowledge of department issues from an in and out perspective in the department.
Kerns annual salary will be between $103,000 and $129,000. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 29 August 2009 08:57 |
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Sunday, 23 August 2009 01:43 |
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CRESWELL (OFP) - A small plane crash earlier this afternoon took the life of one person just north of the Creswell Airport and started a 40 acre grass fire after impact. Lane County Sheriff's Office confirmed to media reports that one person, the pilot who's name was not released at press time, was confirmed killed. The Sheriff's Office has closed several roads near the airport for their investigation. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 29 August 2009 08:55 |
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Two killed in I-5 mva Weds night |
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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.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 June 2009 08:19 |
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Eugene School catches fire overnight |
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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. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 24 August 2009 01:56 |
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Arrests made in Carjackings |
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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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