Crime, Law & Justice

Local Officials Seek Tips On String Of Suspicious Fires

KLCC | By Brian Bull

Published June 8, 2021 at 1:55 PM PDT

Eugene authorities are investigating a series of small fires set in dumpsters, trees, and brush in recent days.

Reports in the Eugene Police Dispatch Log show four trash fires set in the early morning hours of Monday, June 7^th, in dumpsters located on West 4^th, 6^th, and 7^th Avenues. The incidents are similar to other fires that have happened in recent weeks.

An EPD spokesperson says they don’t have any suspects yet, but tips can be shared at 541-682-5111.

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Brian Bull

Brian Bull is a part-time reporter for the KLCC News department, and first began working with the station in 2016. He's been a senior reporter with the Native American media organization Buffalo's Fire, and a journalism professor at the University of Oregon.

In his 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 (25 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Indigenous Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.

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