Auditor review board closes three service complaints; discusses professionalism allegation in suicidal-subject response

The Eugene Police Auditor Review Board reviewed three service-level complaints and closed them without sustained policy violations, and it discussed a separate May 2025 professionalism allegation involving officers’ response to a suicidal subject who had been inhaling nitrous oxide.

On procedural business, the board moved to approve the minutes from its September meeting and the motion passed; one member, Josh, abstained because he was not on the board in September. Chair Cortez called the vote and a board member confirmed “Correct. 1 abstention.”

Case summaries presented by auditor’s office staff described the three dismissed service complaints: - A May 2025 complaint in which a reporting party alleged Eugene Police Department mishandled property and that a shotgun had been destroyed. The auditor’s review, including Independent Police Lawyer’s Office review, found no policy violation; the RP was given instructions for retrieval and the complaint was dismissed. - A May 2025 complaint alleging failure to respond to a late-2024 break-in. The incident was not…