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Alleged Kidnapping Suspect Arrested

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Cottage Grove, Or. - On 01/01/2025 at about 12:07 AM South Lane 9-1-1 received a report of a suspected kidnapping that had just occurred at El Tapatio Restaurant located at 725 E. Gibbs Ave. in Cottage Grove.  Cottage Grove Police Officers were nearby and responded immediately to the location where they contacted witnesses to the incident. During the subsequent investigation it was reported to officers that Austin Kane Waskiewicz was observed confronting his girlfriend at the south entrance to the restaurant while brandishing a firearm and demanded that she come with him.  After a brief argument the two left the restaurant together in their vehicle and returned to their residence at 40 Sweet Ln. in Cottage Grove. Officers were able to confirm the location of the residence and the presence of the vehicle described by witnesses parked in front of the house.  Due to the volatile nature of the incident and the involvement of a firearm, the Eugene Police Department was conta...