Today marks the 13th day of combating the ice storm’s repurcussions. Over the last two weeks, Lane County communities have struggled, and local businesses were not any different. Some found ways to manage through the destruction, though. Main Street Sweets owner Carrie Boehm hasn’t been able to quantify the total[Read More…]
Public Safety & Health
Police Briefs, Public Safety: Week of Jan. 25
House fire leaves 1 dead ■ COTTAGE GROVE — On Jan. 16 just after 2:30 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies and South Lane Fire & Rescue personnel responded to a report of a fully involved house fire in the 37000 block of Meyer Road outside of Cottage Grove, which left[Read More…]
Dangerous ice storm scars cities with damage, causing major disruptions
No community was spared from the intense grips of a relentless ice storm. Blasts of arctic gusts up to 20 miles per hour and an accumulation of up to 4-6 inches of ice brought cities in the Southern Willamette Valley to its knees, prompting power outages that affected thousands and[Read More…]
Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Jan. 11
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, JAN. 1 (74 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (19), Dispute (8), Driving while suspended (5) 12:05 am: Driving while suspended, Hutton St./Beltline Rd. 2:28 am: DUII, 2816 Main St. 3:31 am: Theft of services, 5335 Daisy St. 8:51 am: Criminal trespass, 2810 Gateway St. 9:13[Read More…]
Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Jan. 4
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, DEC. 25 (30 total calls) Top calls: Dispute (3), Warrant service (3), Traffic stop (2) 4:55 am: Prowler(s), 1590 Hackamore Way, Eugene 8:52 am: Criminal trespass, Franklin Blvd./S. A St. 11:41 am: Robbery, 6 W. Q St. 3:59 pm: Disabled vehicle(s), Pioneer Pkwy. E./I-105 EB off-ramp[Read More…]
Public Safety: Week of Dec. 28
SPRINGFIELD POLICE MONDAY, DEC. 18 (70 totals calls) Top calls: Criminal trespass (7), Traffic stop (5), Theft (4) 2:17 am: DUII, D St./Mill St. 4:40 am: Driving while suspended, Maple Island Rd./International Way 5:07 am: Traffic stop, I-105 EB/Mohawk Blvd. 5:47 am: Criminal trespass, 505 S. A St. 9:25 am:[Read More…]
Date Center: Public Safety – Week of Dec. 21
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, DEC. 11 (64 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (8), Trespass (8), Theft (5) 5:06 am: Disorderly subject, 1159 Mohawk Blvd. 5:39 am: Criminal mischief, 225 5th St. 6:41 am: Theft from vehicle, 555 W. Centennial Blvd. 11:29 am: Hit & run, 2790 Gateway St. 11:46[Read More…]
Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Dec. 14
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, DEC. 4 (94 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (17), Criminal trespass (10), Theft (8) 1:32 am: Theft, 2422 Main St. 2:26 am: Criminal mischief, 1657 Mohawk Blvd. 5:50 am: Robbery, 3256 Gateway St. 7:50 am: Traffic signal malfunction, Pioneer Pkwy. W./Main St. 8:20 am: Theft[Read More…]
Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Dec. 7
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, NOV. 27 (65 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (13), Theft (6), Alarm (5) 1:30 am: Loud construction, 4016-block A St. 10:56 am: Assault, 875 7th St. 12:07 pm: Theft, 2525 Olympic St. 2:32 pm: Animal cruelty, 3752 International Ct. 3:23 pm: Theft, 2750 Gateway St.[Read More…]
Data Center: Public Safety – Week of Nov. 30
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, NOV. 20 (84 total calls) Top calls: Traffic stop (27), Theft (7), Dispute (6) 12:28 am: Recovered stolen vehicle, 6575 A St. 9:03 am: Dispute, 5040 E St. 9:20 am: Theft from vehicle, 243 R St. 9:22 am: Found animal(s), 171 S. 41st St. 10:11 am:[Read More…]