Chris Skinner

Several activists held a press conference Friday in Eugene’s Scobert Park, following last weekend’s release of bodycam footage that showed a Eugene Police officer making racist remarks, and joking about domestic violence and gassed protesters.

The Eugene Police Department reported a drop in some types of property crimes last year, but an increase in some violent offenses, according to new data.

The number of police chases in Eugene fell sharply last year, according to new city data.

Since May, the Eugene Police Department has been employing drones on certain emergency calls. According to the department, they’ve sent the uncrewed aircraft out to 445 calls for service and logged 15 captures of suspects.

A Eugene Police officer shot and killed a man just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in southeast Eugene.

Low-level drug possession is once again a jailable offense in Oregon. The change went into effect on September 1, after a three-year experiment with decriminalization.

The Eugene Police Department recently began embedding a Lane County Behavioral Health professional with police, for mental health related calls in downtown Eugene. A new federal grant will help expand the program.

This month marks the three-year anniversary of Eugene’s payroll tax. KLCC took a look at how the money is spent, and how much the average Eugene worker pays.

Eugene Police say two students at South Eugene High School are behind the series of threats aimed at the school this month. Each time–four altogether–officials responded to the school and students and staff were evacuated.

While the Eugene Police Department has had a volunteer program since 1999, a new group has been designated specifically for the downtown core.

Eugene police say a 31-year-old man led officers on a high-speed chase and fired his weapon at them before ultimately surrendering at a rural house early this morning.

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner says he wants to bring School Resource Officers back to the city’s schools.He spoke to Eugene City Councilors during…