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Eugene Police report: 37 hate crimes in latest year; several bias incidents and arrests detailed
Summary
Eugene police briefed the Human Rights Commission on recent bias incidents and arrests, and staff reported 37 hate crimes for the year-to-date figure in the department report; commissioners discussed reporting channels and victim support.
The Eugene Police Department and the city’s equity staff updated the Human Rights Commission on a series of bias incidents and the department’s year-to-date statistics, including 37 reported hate crimes in the most recent annualized report.
Lieutenant Williams summarized recent incidents, describing multiple investigations that led to arrests: a December 17 arrest for second-degree bias crime after a caregiver said a man used a racial slur and grabbed his wife; a series of targeted burglaries suspected to be bias-motivated in which police reported 13 Asian homes affected in Eugene and additional incidents in Springfield; an assault on Dec. 24 in downtown Eugene allegedly involving a padlock used as a weapon and…
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