Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Citations for unruly parties over Memorial Day holiday weekend down from previous weeks

A University of Oregon vehicle drives through Eugene.
Brian Bull
/
KLCC
A University of Oregon vehicle drives through Eugene.

Citations related to loud and disruptive parties in the West University District were down this holiday weekend, according to Eugene Police.

Stepped-up patrols with EPD and University of Oregon police helped limit the mayhem seen in previous weeks. A total of 21 citations were handed out over the three-day holiday stretch, compared to 94 from the week of May 14th.

Of the 21 citations, three were for prohibited noise, seven were for open container, eight were for possession of alcohol by a minor, and three were for unruly gathering.

An ordinance on unruly gatherings holds individuals criminally responsible for hosting, organizing, and allowing an unruly event or party. Violations of this ordinance have a base fine of $375.

Copyright @2022, KLCC.

Brian Bull is a contributing freelance reporter with the KLCC News department, who first began working with the station in 2016. He's a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and was recently a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his nearly 30 years working as a public media journalist, Bull has worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
Related Content