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Man Arrested After Violating Restraining Order, Damaging Elderly Couple’s Home

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Eugene, Or. -- Eugene police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly violated a restraining order and extensively damaged an elderly couple’s home on the 3500 block of Korbel Street . At about 12:41 p.m. on Oct. 21, a caller reported that Eric Peterson was outside a residence he was prohibited from approaching under a restraining order issued earlier this month. A neighbor photographed Peterson in the driveway, and the caller said he was also seen near the mailbox. Two other witnesses reported seeing him enter the home. Officers responded and entered the residence with the caller. Inside, they found the home in extreme disarray, with broken doors, flooring, safes and other household items. Landscaping outside had also been destroyed and cut down. Peterson later called dispatch, saying he was at the property to retrieve a firearm. He agreed to meet officers at a nearby park, where he was taken into custody. He was booked into Lane County Jail on charges of violation of a ...
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Man Arrested After Trying to Sell Stolen Car at Eugene Dealership

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Eugene, Or. -- Eugene police arrested a Medford man Wednesday afternoon after he attempted to sell a stolen vehicle to a local dealership for far below its value. At 2:26 p.m. on Oct. 21, officers responded to a car dealership in the 400 block of Highway 99 . A man had offered to sell a 2025 Mazda CX for $15,000, a price the dealer considered unusually low for a vehicle estimated to be worth about $35,000. The dealer ran the vehicle identification number and determined the Mazda belonged to a dealership in Salem. After contacting the Salem dealership and learning the car had been reported stolen, the Eugene dealer called police. The suspect, identified as Lakhwinder Singh Gangar , 31, of Medford, left the dealership on foot as officers arrived. He was located nearby and detained. During a search, officers found a baggie containing a white crystalline substance and a pipe in his shirt pocket. The substance field-tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine. Gangar also had a disass...
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Driver and Pedestrian Cited After Early-Morning Crash on West 11th

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EUGENE — A driver and a pedestrian were both cited after a vehicle struck a man walking in the roadway early Tuesday on West 11th Avenue. At about 6:50 a.m. Oct. 20, Eugene police responded to a report of a crash near Garfield Street. Officers found a man lying in an eastbound lane. A witness reported seeing a red sedan strike the pedestrian. The driver then pulled into a nearby parking lot and got out to help. The stretch of West 11th Avenue has no pedestrian crossings. The driver, Elizabeth Saldivar, 32, of Eugene, told officers she was heading to work and traveling about 35 mph when the man “came out of nowhere.” Police said the pedestrian, Brian Anthony Harris, 38, who is unhoused, was walking in the middle of the street while wearing dark clothing. Conditions were dark with minimal street lighting. Saldivar was cited for driving without an operator’s license and driving uninsured. Harris was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He was cited for disord...
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Oregon Ranks First For Sex Offenders - Here's Why

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  Oregon ranks first in the United States for registered sex offenders per capita because the state enforces lifetime registration and includes 26 different registerable offenses , making it very difficult for individuals to be removed from the list. [ 1 , 2 ] Why Oregon’s Numbers Are High Lifetime Registration: Most offenders in Oregon face lifetime registration requirements with very few pathways to petition for relief or removal from the registry. In many other states, offenders can apply to be removed after a set number of years if they do not re-offend. [ 1 , 2 ] Broad Definition of Offenses: Oregon includes a wide scope of 26 distinct registerable offenses. Actions that trigger mandatory registration in Oregon might be classified differently or carry lower reporting requirements in other jurisdictions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Cumulative Totals: Because individuals stay on the list indefinitely and new names are continually added, the total active registry pool grows substantially...
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