EUGENE POLICE

D E PA R T M E N T

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

INTEGRITY COMPASSION COURAGE
Mission
In fulfillment of the public trust, the Eugene Police Department works in partnership
with our community to promote safety and security, enforce laws, prevent crimes, and
safeguard the constitutional rights of all people.

Vision
To be a leader in policing,
providing safety for all.

Strategic Objectives
Keep Eugene Safe
We protect the welfare of our
community and visitors so everyone
feels secure.

Community Trust
Core Values
We serve our community and each Integrity:
other through open engagement in a To be fair, honest and ethical.
culture of integrity.
Compassion:
Exceptional Work Force To respond empathetically to others.
We treat each other with compassion,
fairness and inclusiveness, while Courage:
encouraging physical and emotional Mental and ethical fortitude to act for
well-being. right regardless of risk to self.
 2020 Command Staff
Chief Chris Skinner became Eugene’s police chief on April 30, 2018. Previously Chief Skinner served as
Richland, Washington’s, chief of police since 2011. He began his public safety career in Oregon with the Monmouth
Police Department where he served as a reserve officer from 1989 to 1991, until he was hired as a full-time patrol
officer for Philomath Police Department. He worked for Benton County Sheriff’s Office from 1993 to 2001, where
he rose to the rank of sergeant and served throughout the county, including with Oregon State University.
During his tenure with the Hillsboro Police Department from 2001 to 2011, Chief
Skinner moved up the ranks from police lieutenant, to commander, and then deputy
chief. While there, he had the opportunity to work with diverse populations and
initiated a Domestic Violence Response Team to better serve victims of domestic
abuse in the community.
In Richland, Chief Skinner focused on growing the police department’s
communication and community policing efforts while implementing data-driven
initiatives to reduce crime. He served as a co-chair of the Tri-City Coalition against
Trafficking and the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Taskforce against
the Trafficking of Humans. Within his department, he also created an Internet Crimes
against Children taskforce.
Chief Skinner is a founding co-chair of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chief’s Public Trust
Committee, which uses 21st Century Policing to guide work aimed at building trust between public safety agencies
and communities across Washington. He is currently 2nd vice president for Oregon Association Chiefs of Police. In
March, 2021, he received approval from Governor Kate Brown and the Senate to represent the Oregon Association
Chiefs of Police on the Board of Public Safety Standards & Training. Chief Skinner earned a master’s degree in
business administration from George Fox University and a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement and psychology
from Western Oregon University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Chief Chris Skinner and Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson

Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson arrived to the Eugene Police Department on April 1, 2019, almost one year
to the day Chief Skinner was marking his one-year anniversary as chief of EPD.

Deputy Chief Stacy Jepson was sworn-in on May 3 during a

Eugene Police ceremony.

Deputy Chief Jepson has a notable 23 years of experience encompassing

many different areas of policing. She comes to Eugene from Hillsboro
Police Department. During her tenure there, Jepson moved up the ranks
from police officer, to sergeant, lieutenant and then commander of
patrol operations. Jepson has a strong operational background and has
been instrumental in building teams such as Street Crimes, Interagency
Gang Enforcement Team, and the regional TriMet team.

Before working for Hillsboro, Jepson worked for 19 months as a police

officer for Sherwood Police Department in Oregon. She grew up in
Springfield, Oregon, and went on to school at Western Oregon University
where she played basketball and later coached, and Lane Community
College where she was on the basketball team.
 Captain Shawn Adams has a notable 25 years of experience
encompassing many different areas of policing. Captain Adams comes
to Eugene from the Salem Police Department. During his tenure there,
Adams moved up the ranks from police officer, to corporal, then
sergeant, and has spent 11 years serving as a lieutenant. Adams has
a strong operational background and impressive resume. Of special
note: the numerous years he has served as the Emergency Operations
group commander. This operations group consists of SWAT, CNT, EDU,
and RDU teams. He has also served in the Criminal Investigations
Division, overseeing person and property crimes, gang enforcement,
and their crime lab. Captain Adams joined EPD on November 18,
2019, and is assigned to the Investigations Division.

Captain Sherri Meisel started with EPD in December 2014 and is now
captain of Operations Support Division. Previously to working for EPD, she
had been a member of the Detroit Police Department since 1997. While
there she worked patrol as an officer, sergeant and lieutenant; she worked
homicide investigations as a sergeant; supervised a homicide squad as a
lieutenant; was the commanding officer of Domestic Violence Unit; served
as a lieutenant over general investigations; she worked Risk Management
Bureau; and on policy in Office of the Chief. She has a bachelor’s degree in
biology and a master’s degree in public health. She has completed the Staff
and Command School Eastern Michigan University, Police Executive Research
Forum, Senior Management Institute for Police; and FBI National Academy.

Captain Eric Klinko has been employed with the Eugene Police
Department since 1996, and was promoted to captain on March
12, 2019. Captain Klinko earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal
Justice with a minor in Business from Western Oregon University.
He started his career with the Lynnwood Washington Police
Department in January of 1995, before joining EPD in 1996.
Captain Klinko, who has spent most of his career working in
the Patrol Division, was promoted to sergeant in 2006 and to
lieutenant in 2011. As a lieutenant, he has served as a watch
commander, Downtown lieutenant, Patrol executive officer and
Special Operations lieutenant. Captain Klinko was promoted
to captain March 12, 2019 and currently oversees the Patrol
Division, which includes: Uniformed Patrol Officers, Traffic Safety
Unit , K9 Team, Street Crimes Unit, Airport Team, SWAT, Crisis Negotiations Team, Explosives Disposal
Unit, Drone Response Team, and other programs including In-car video (ICV) system, and In-vehicle
computer systems.

PROTECT.SERVE.CARE.
Division Manager Pam Collett was hired as a dispatcher by our department and
quickly progressed to coach/field training officer and then lead specialist, promoting
to communications supervisor in 1990. Throughout her career with us, she regularly
instructed on our behalf at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
and was one of the foundational curriculum developers and instructors in what is
now known as the Basic Telecommunicator Academy. In 2001, Pam was offered a full-
time position with DPSST as the telecommunications program manager, where she
coordinated public safety training for all disciplines throughout the state. She was also
responsible for the Emergency Medical Dispatch Program, Field Training Manuals for
Police, Parole and Probation, Corrections and 911 and the Field Training & Evaluation
Program. During her time at DPSST, Pam worked very closely with 911 across the
state and region on best practices and training and she facilitated the development
of the first Oregon-based Tactical Dispatch Academy and Training Program. Pam
returned to us in a communications operations manager position, reporting
to the Technical Services division manager. Since coming back, Pam became a member of the DPSST Policy Board, the
DPSST Curriculum Committee and is a member of the Training Committee (former committee chair) for Association of
Public Safety Communications Officials. Pam grew up in Eugene and attended the University of Oregon as a journalism
major and also attended the Oregon Executive Development Institute. Pam was promoted to division manager and is
responsible for the Central Lane 911 Center, and our department’s technology team.

Division Manager Tim Schuck heads the Finance and Administration Division at
the Eugene Police Department. He began his career at EPD in February of 2011 as
a Service Improvement Analyst working in the Office of the Chief. He later became
the Crime Analysis Unit Manager, which has played an integral part in our data-
led policing efforts. Tim is a member of the City of Eugene Investment Advisory
Board as well as a member of the City’s Deferred Compensation Committee. He
was awarded Eugene Police Department’s Civilian Employee of the Year Award in
2012. Prior to coming to us, Tim was an administrator for a local utility and prior to
that he was a manager at a high-tech manufacturing company. He earned a master’s
degree in business administration as well as a bachelor’s degree in management
from Northwest Christian University.

Melinda McLaughlin, APR, has been Eugene Police Department’s public

information director since 2006 and is a member of its Senior Staff. McLaughlin
blends 35 years of media and accredited public relations work with more than
a decade of service as a Lane County Sheriff’s Office reserve patrol deputy. With
a background in broadcast journalism, Melinda has worked news media, public
relations, advertising, intergovernmental relations, crisis communications,
emergency communications, social media, digital production, fundraising, and
market research. Her career spans business, media, not-for-profits, professional
world-ranked motor sports as a racer and a columnist, PR agency work, and
government service. At one point, Melinda worked simultaneously as the sole
public information officer for two county governments. Melinda attended the
University of Oregon’s Robert D. Clark Honors College, and graduated from the
UO with a B.A. in Journalism in 1984. She was named a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow
and Springfield-Twin Rivers Rotarian of the Year 1998-1999. McLaughlin has
instructed at FEMA’s Advanced Public Information Officers Course in Maryland. PROTECT.SERVE.CARE.
2020 was a remarkable year by any counts. Even while Eugene Police had to suspend many events
it would normally hold, work steadily increased in response to historic events including the
social justice movement, Holiday Farm Fire, protests, and COVID-19 needs, while also answering
community calls for police service.
 Eugene Police Department: Accountability in 2020

“The community is fully engaged in the events

we’ve been going through since the last week
of May 2020. In our profession, which we have
chosen to serve our community, we are aware of a
longstanding nationwide incidence of injustice to
community members and communities of color. I
want to emphasize the first pillar of 21st Century
Policing, which is Trust and Legitimacy, and part
of building that trust and legitimacy is recognizing
injustices at the hands of police and policing in
this community and this nation.”

Message from Chief Chris Skinner

“I’m encouraged in the direction we’re

going, and the leadership role we have
taken in our industry, not only in our state
but on a national level. While we still have
work to do, we remain committed to the
highest levels of accountability, training
and collaboration with other resources
in the community. Efforts geared toward
accountability include continued dialogue
with the police auditor, Civilian Review
Board, and our police commission. We
continue to improve our practices in
disciplines such as our Crisis Negotiation
Team, Crisis Intervention Training, de-
escalation tactics, bias training and
reporting. We continue to collaborate
through other resources such as CAHOOTS
for behavioral health calls.

We recognize occurrences of injustice and want to do better. We have a deep desire to

engage in reform. Moving forward it is important the community knows the foundation
upon which we have been building for the past 15 years and will continue to build,
while working on areas where we can improve and be better.”
EPD Initiates First Set of Policing Reforms in the Wake of George Floyd’s
Death in Minneapolis, MN

Amid additional response and staffing to provide safety for protest and march events, protecting property
and people during riots, investigating crimes, and responding to community concerns, Eugene Police staff
worked on initiating the first set of its policing reforms in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. According to Chief Chris Skinner, “Eugene Police Department is deeply committed to taking
a look at its policies and practices for racial equity and justice. In the wake of George Floyd’s death in
Minneapolis, local marches and rallies, and calls for police reform, we have considered what we can do
at EPD to make things better. We are taking the first steps in reform to build on our foundation of the
past 15 years of systemic reform, with strong forward momentum to identify gaps and blind spots and
make changes to remove any possible racial injustice or bias toward people of color and address use of
force issues. Not only are we are poised to quickly adopt the recent Oregon legislative changes, we are
taking initiative on other issues.” Those included removing the carotid restraint from EPD policies, the
department’s Policy and Accreditation Office aggressively identifying policies for the Police Commission,
a 12-member citizen advisory body, to conduct comprehensive reviews on improvements in use of force
reporting, and working on creation of an “Early Intervention System” to intervene at the early stages of
problematic behavior. EPD will continue to review its training and education as policies change and there
are improvements identified through review of recent incident response and best practices. Work by an Ad
Hoc group appointed by the Eugene City Council will also inform this work. Eugene Police will continue to
look at the culture of the department and move down a path of listening to community. EPD is fully engaged
to adjust to serve the community.
Eugene Police’s Past 15 Years of Reform
Eugene has a strong history of reforms. Here is a detailed account of steps taken in the last 15 years.

21ST Century Policing

Police Commission Provides Policy Review/Recommendation

EPD, 911, and Forensics Accreditation

Independent Oversight: Police Auditor

Civilian Review Board

Eugene Police Internal Affairs Unit

All Use of Force Is Reported and Reviewed

Procedural Justice

Bias Crime Reporting

EPD Will Not Engage In Immigration Matters

Body Worn Cameras

Hiring

De-escalation Training

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)

CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets)

STOPS/Profiling

Perspectives in Racial Profiling

Implicit Bias Training

For a more detailed list and explanation of police accountability and oversight measures,
please visit www.EugenePolice.com, and find
“Police Oversight and Accountability” in the Helpful Links section of the homepage.
 Crisis Negotiation Team Callouts
Nearly Triple in 2020

If you need statistical illustration of how tough 2020 was, look no further than the number of callouts of
the Eugene Police Department’s Crisis Negotiation Team, which tripled that year.

CNT activity was off the charts in 2020, with

124 callouts. By comparison the prior, busiest
year to date was 2019 with 40 callouts,
followed by 29 callouts in 2018. This year,
CNT’s longest stretch without a callout was a
mere 14 days between January 1 and January
15, but since then CNT has averaged at least
two callouts per week. This year, 18 times
CNT has had multiple callouts in a single day,
and the most callouts CNT has had in one day
was three, which has occurred twice in 2020.
Most notably, CNT has seen a spike in suicide
intervention calls in 2020. So far this year
CNT has responded to 28 suicide intervention
calls wherein the involved person was either
armed, actively attempting suicide, or the
scene was otherwise deemed too dangerous
for other community resources. This is a
dramatic increase from the 11 similar suicide
intervention calls CNT handled in 2019.

An Example of CNT Response

The EPD Crisis Negotiations Team is a highly skilled and specially-trained team that is available to
address critical, crisis calls such as barricaded subjects, armed suicidal subjects, hostage situations, and
high-risk search warrants. Their mission is to establish communications with people who are in volatile
crisis situations and create rapport that will help lead the individual to a peaceful resolution. In critical
incidents, including those involving
armed barricaded subjects, CNT
works closely with SWAT to resolve
the situation without injury to
officers or community. However,
more commonly CNT responds
to assist patrol in de-escalating
situations involving individuals in
severe mental or emotional crisis.
 Crisis Negotiation Team Callouts
Crisis Negotiation Teamin 2020
Nearly Triple
How is the Team Created?

CNT is an ad-hoc team in the Special Operations division. As such, each team member has a regular
assignment whether in patrol, investigations, or other unit. However, in addition to their normal duties, CNT
members are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to aid other units within the department. The team is
currently made up of one sergeant, 11 negotiators (nine EPD and two UOPD), one intelligence analyst, and two
tactical dispatchers. Over the past several years EPD has partnered with UOPD and created a joint negotiation
team. This valuable partnership not only helps ensure there are available negotiators for the City of Eugene,
but also extends CNT’s crisis skills to student populations in the area as well.

Who is Selected for the Team?

When selecting members for CNT, EPD looks for employees who display outstanding levels of patience,
poise, and empathy, have exceptional listening and communication skills, and thrive in group problem-
solving scenarios.

What Kind of Training Do CNT Members Have?

CNT members attend the FBI Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Course where they receive instruction in areas
such as; fundamentals of crisis negotiations, suicide risk assessment and intervention, active listening skills,
abnormal psychology, and high-risk indicators. In addition to the class instruction, prospective negotiators are
evaluated during live action scenario-based trainings throughout the 40-hour course. As a team, CNT meets
twice monthly for ongoing training, skill building, specialized equipment training, and scenario based training.
Quarterly, CNT conducts joint team trainings with other EPD Special Operations teams, as well as regional
partnering negotiation teams such as LCSO, Salem PD, OSP, and the FBI. CNT Members also attend the yearly
Western States Hostage Negotiation Association (WSHNA) and/or the National Tactical Operators Association
(NTOA) conferences to study the latest in industry best-practices, specialized team skills development, and
high-profile national case studies.

CNT Mobile Response Vehicle?

During critical incidents you will often see the CNT mobile response vehicle on scene. This vehicle is used not
only to transport the basic and specialized equipment negotiators need on scene, but also provides a mobile
workspace for negotiators who are often on scene for hours on end working toward a peaceful resolution.
Having a response vehicle ensures they have the vital communications equipment and workspace they need,
all ready to go at a moment’s notice.
 Eugene Police Training Section hosted a “De-Escalation Instructor Certification Course”

Open to all regional law

enforcement agencies in
October 2020, the two-day
class filled up quickly and
the size was restricted to 55
spots, in accordance with the
state and local protocols for
COVID-19. Several EPD Defensive
Tactics instructors and Crisis
Intervention Training instructors
attended the course. Force
Science’s course thoroughly
dissects the complex concept of
“de-escalation” and the many
elements in determining its
feasibility or effectiveness in
a variety of encounter types.
This deeper knowledge of de-
escalation is valuable to both line
officers and the investigators and
administrators who review force
events after the fact. All these
parties will need to determine to
what extent using de-escalation
techniques is feasible in specific,
high-pressure and rapidly-
unfolding encounters.

The course is designed for law enforcement trainers, whether they deal with street officers, field
supervisors, investigators, attorneys, administrators or any other group within law enforcement. The
course is based on scientific realities. The Force Science Institute’s research into human behavior as it
applies to high-pressure encounters and de-escalation provides essential insights for law enforcement
personnel at all levels and is designed to be the basis for de-escalation training for police.
 Police work in the time of COVID-19

Through the initial stages of the pandemic some EPD staff went to work remotely from home, others were
dispatched to the City of Eugene Emergency Operations Center to help the community (including homeless
individuals) while still often performing their primary functions, and yet others maintained service
throughout the city. Each juggled work and family needs like many others throughout the community.
Throughout this pandemic, staff has been continually updated with the latest State of Oregon, Centers for
Disease Control, and City mandates and advice for disease prevention including transport protocols, mask
orders, responses to noncompliant businesses and individuals, and other matters. As the governor asked
for increased enforcement of her Emergency Order regarding COVID 19, officers were dispatched to some
calls related to businesses or personal residences not following social distancing guidelines or group size
allowances. The goal was to gain compliance through education and only issue a citation as a last resort.

Juggling Family with Work as a City of Eugene

Police Officer During the Pandemic

Eugene Police Department highlighted a video, EPD -

Serving in the time of COVID-19, via social media to
provide insight into the lives of two police officers as
they patrolled and tried to juggle their family needs
during the time of COVID-19.

“It’s a very surreal experience. I’ve never seen it

before in my career. This is a first for everyone.”
Officer Jennifer Peckels on patrolling and serving her
community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

YouTube: EugenePoliceDept
Vimeo: EPD PIO
 Eugene Police Announced Two New Captains:
Captain Eric Klinko and Captain Shawn Adams

Captain Adams has a notable 24 years of

experience encompassing many different areas
of policing. He comes to Eugene from the Salem
Police Department. During his tenure at Salem
Police, Captain Adams moved up the ranks from
police officer, corporal, to sergeant, and has spent
the last 11 years serving as a lieutenant. Adams has
a strong operational background and impressive
resume. Of special note is the numerous years he
has served as the Emergency Operations Group
commander. This operations group consists of
SWAT, Crisis Negotiation Team, Explosives Disposal
Unit, and Rapid Deployment Unit. He has also
served in the Criminal Investigations Division,
overseeing person and property crimes, gang
enforcement, and their crime lab. Captain Adams
joined EPD on Monday, November 18, 2019, and is
assigned to the Investigations Division.

Eugene Police is pleased to announce the hiring of

Captain Shawn Adams and the promotion of Captain Eric Klinko

Captain Eric Klinko has been employed with the

Eugene Police Department since 1996, and was
promoted to captain on March 12, 2019. Captain
Klinko earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice
with a minor in Business from Western Oregon
University. He started his career with the Lynnwood
Washington Police Department in January of 1995,
before joining EPD in 1996. Captain Klinko, who
has spent most of his career working in the Patrol
Division, was promoted to sergeant in 2006 and to
lieutenant in 2011. As a lieutenant, he has served as
a watch commander, Downtown lieutenant, Patrol
executive officer and Special Operations lieutenant.
Captain Klinko was promoted to captain March 12,
2019 and currently oversees the Patrol Division,
which includes: Uniformed Patrol Officers, Traffic
Safety Unit , K9 Team, Street Crimes Unit, Airport
Team, SWAT, Crisis Negotiations Team, Explosives
Disposal Unit, Drone Response Team, and other
programs including In-car video (ICV) system, and
In-vehicle computer systems.
 Holiday Farm Fire Mutual Aid Response

The Holiday Farm Fire in September 2020 was a community

disaster like none we have ever seen. EPD officers were sent to
help with evacuations as smoke choked the sun from shining
in the Willamette Valley skies. One person died in the fire, and
numerous families lost their homes along the McKenzie River,
including some of our employees. Many of our staff worked
with Lane County to help respond. What is interesting about
“what” they were doing is that a lot of our people peformed
tasks that, while not out of their classifications, is out of the
norm for what they do. They really stepped up and were
pitching-in all across the board. Eugene Police provided
almost 900 hours of mutual aid on many fronts. In addition to
help with evacuation, the EPD Drone Team members scanned
for hot spots, there was dispatch/calltaking relief, patrols for
added security of evacuated areas, animal welfare service,
technical equipment help, public information support, and
other staff sent to assist with the Lane County Emergency
Operations Center response. The Lane County EOC was
requesting staff experienced in dealing with traumatized
people. Records Section staff and other staff who have been in
Central Lane 911 Communications have this background and
were able to provide staffing. It was a diverse cross-section of
personnel, which speaks well to the amount of experience and
skills that EPD’s employees have that allow them to help with
emergency situations not normally in their daily task set. It
completes the picture of “other duties as assigned.”

EPD Staffs to Help City Prepare for Safe, Secure

Election Day

The approach of Election Day, November 3, 2020, brought

unprecedented speculation and anxiety nationwide,
and here in Eugene, about the potential for unrest. EPD
provided statements and staffing to foster confidence.
According to Chief Chris Skinner, “We understand the
variety of potential outcomes and will be here in any
scenario to serve our community and provide safety.
While for security reasons we can’t provide specifics, we
want to let you know we will be vigilant in protecting
each of our community members or visitors.” As election
day approached, officers paid attention to ballot drop box
locations and collection protocols. EPD had additional
staffing available during the entire week as a precaution
against any civil unrest or attempts to interfere with
ballot drop off locations. On top of this, Chief Skinner
urged people to remember that “as members of this
community we are all alike responsible for providing a safe environment
for residents and guests and can do much to maintain civility and a safe
space. I have great confidence in our community to ensure people feel safe
and welcome to exercise their right to vote.” Election Day went smoothly
with no significant issues noted.
 Community Safety Initiative

The Eugene Police Department focused on several

goals for the Community Safety Initiative early on,
in 2020. However, in the wake of the social justice
movement, it became clear that a lot has changed
since the initiative was developed from community
outreach and surveys conducted almost three years
ago. The City formed a task force to review the goals
and get input from Black, Indigenous, other People
of Color communities (BIPOC) through a focus
group, and then add a survey of the community.
These steps were designed to provide guidance to
Council at a work session set for May 2021. The
Community Safety Initiative was developed to
enhance or add services to address the identified
unmet needs in the Community Safety System. This
initiative is to be supported by City of Eugene with
payroll tax collection starting January 1, 2021.

Some of the initial steps were taken early

in 2020 with these goals in mind:

Respond to more calls from the

public, faster and using efficient
new approaches and tools

With community partners, reduce

repeated interactions with people while
helping address their challenges, and
deter crime

Resolve every situation in a way that is best for the

people involved, as well as the community.
 Together with the City, EPD began fulfilling these goals:

Five community service officers were hired

to perform paraprofessional public safety
support duties involving non-criminal code
enforcement, public assistance, and support
to sworn police officers. Among their duties
are responding to non-emergency calls to help
arrange for towing vehicles, retrieving stolen
property, providing assistance at routine
collision scenes, performing traffic control
and traffic hazard removal, writing citations,
either independently or in a support role, and
many other services.

The Street Crimes Unit consists of eight

officers and two sergeants. The SCU has
been focusing on prolific offenders, who are
identified through intelligence-based policing,
public tips and other sources. They have been
proactively responding across the city to
quality of life issues as they arise,
using all available resources and partners such as community groups,
neighborhood associations and city services. 3.5 new 911communications
specialists are helping to fill
staffing gaps at Central Lane
Communications Center,
a regional Public Safety
Answering Point.

EPD continues to partner with

Community Court, which helps
address people’s primary issues
that cause them to enter the
justice system and offer off-
ramps from the justice cycle
such as addiction and treatment
service and mental health care.

Downtown Police Community

Outreach Response Team
officers engage in building
relationships and trust with
frequent contacts, inviting
them through referral to
social services that address
their most pressing human
needs and challenges.

Going forward, Eugene Police will await the results on the City
Council’s May 2021 Work Session.
 Street Crime Unit Marks One-Year Anniversary

One year ago, Eugene Police’s Street Crimes

Unit was created and went into action to target
immediate and acute community safety system
issues while working toward mission-critical
enhancements that will need to be addressed
through a longer-term and broader community
safety initiative. It has been one amazing year.
The eight officers and two sergeants have
become an effective work unit and together have
made a dynamic impact on our community.

In the first year SCU seized close to $200,000 in

drug money, took well more than 100 guns off
the streets, and seized several pounds of illegal
narcotics. The unit has recovered stolen
vehicles, tools and electronics. Additionally, the team worked with partners to shut down close to 10 problem
houses in our community, and served more than 20 search warrants with the help of EPD SWAT.

The SCU officers have worked with all the

divisions within EPD and established great
working relationships with other local, state
and federal agencies to include, Oregon State
Police, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, ATF,
DEA, US Marshals, and various other task
forces. The unit has assisted with and arrested
homicide suspects, sex offenders, domestic
violence suspects, gang members and other
fugitives. SCU has had cases that have been
connected to New York and we are currently
assisting the DEA with cases that have
connections to drug cartels and international
shipping of narcotics via the Dark Web.

This year, the team also added K9 Jack. K9 Jack is a drug detection K9,
and completed a sbustantial amount of training with his partner, Officer
Joe Kidd. They are now certified by the Oregon Police Canine Association
and assigned to the Street Crimes Unit, where they assist patrol officers,
detectives, parole and probation, and other area law enforcement agencies
when needed during drug investigations.

Jack is a 2-year-old Malinois/Tervuren mix, and is trained to alert to the

odors of meth, heroin and cocaine. After several weeks on the job, he made
several seizures. Jack has a friendly disposition, is great with people and
other dogs, and enjoys spending time with his toy, which is his reward for
detecting narcotics. The purchase of K9 Jack was made possible through
Community Service Initiative bridge funding for Street Crimes Unit.
EPD Adopts New Police Patch
In 2020, Eugene Police Deputy Chief Stacy
Jepson spearheaded the creation of a new patch
to positive reviews by employees. EPD updated
its branding based on the patch concept.

There was more than 70 percent participation

by employees, weighing in on the design.
Making change can always be challenging for
a variety of reasons. Law enforcement patches
and badges are iconic and important symbols
of the storied history of police service. EPD’s
former patch is very unique in one way, the
shape. That patch shape can be traced as far
back as 75 years. In the hours of research
DC Jepson conducted on this project, she did
not find any other police patch with this very
specific shape. During the voting process she
had several different people approach or email
her about combining the new patch design into
EPD’s historic patch shape. Once the voting was
closed that was the top choice.

The new patch honors the history of our agency both inside the patch, as well as the shape of the patch. It also
represents a fresh contemporary look that incorporates the values we promise to deliver to our community of
Integrity Compassion Courage.

Crime Prevention Unit becomes

Community Engagement Team
Formerly known as Crime Prevention Unit, the
team was renamed Community Engagement
Team as they have so much contact with the
community. They serve the City of Eugene by
empowering the community through proven
crime prevention strategies with an emphasis
on education to reduce crime and promote
safety. Community engagement specialists are
assigned by area of the City. This allows them
the ability to be familiar with crime trends
and unique community issues in their areas.
There is an online tool to help residents find
who their CET specialist is. Each CET member
can help with a large variety of prevention
and non-emergency police services.
Welcome to “Virtual” Safety Town

While a physical Safety Town was out of

the question during the pandemic, Eugene
Police held onto the spirit of this popular
event, which is to enhance children’s safety
by teaching them about the importance of
safety before they hit school age for the first
time. Eugene Police brought the popular
Safety Town program online into a virtual
environment. In years past, there was a limit
to the class size, but Virtual Safety Town has
no limit and allows parents and guardians to
experience the program together with their
children at their convenience. Children’s
safety and health are a top priority for
our community and EPD. For 2020, EPD
created a webpage to help provide the most
interactive Safety Town experience possible.
Starting in late August, parents were able to
view informative and educational videos and
materials online related to important Safety
Town topics. Information covered includes
animal safety, bicycle safety, fire safety, meet
a police officer/tour a police car, and poison
safety, to name a few. Eugene Emeralds’s
Sluggo, also makes an appearance to help
teach children the importance of pedestrian
and vehicle safety.

Teen Human Trafficking Victims Recovered

On February 18, 2020, Eugene Police Patrol officers responded to a call in the 400 block of E. 15th regarding a
shots fired call and possible abduction of juveniles. After arrival, information could not be confirmed but a case
was started.
On February 19, Patrol officers responded to a related
call regarding two missing/runaway juveniles in their
mid teens, who were believed to have been taken to the
Portland area for possible trafficking.

At about 5 a.m. on February 20 EPD’s Special

Investigations Unit was notified of the incidents and took
over the case. SIU worked with parents of the juveniles
and Portland Police. Around 6 p.m. on February 20, an
SIU detective was able to identify the Portland hotel and
room that multiple juveniles, including one of the involved
juveniles, were currently in. This information was relayed
to Portland Police, who immediately responded to the
room and recovered six juvenile females. This included
the two runaway/missing juveniles from Eugene and two
other juveniles from Eugene. Two adult male subjects were
taken into custody.
 Bait Bike Operation Yields Three Arrests
in North Eugene

A bike is often someone’s main mode of transportation and

not easily replaced. As a way to deter bike theft in Eugene,
EPD Property Crimes Unit detectives have done targeted
enforcements by placing a changing supply of bait bikes at
various locations to combat the problem and arrest those who
are responsible. This has resulted in numerous arrests.

During one such operation, detectives found a note on one of the

bikes that read, “Bait Bike.” This is not the first time detectives
have found this type of note, warning others not to take the bike.
Needless to say, the bike was not stolen, however, the deterrent
is a strong indication of the program’s success.

EPD Bike Theft Prevention Tips

Proper locking, documentation, and theft reporting are key

elements in combating bike theft.

Use a quality U-lock and cable lock. No lock is undefeatable, but

U-locks used along with cable locks, will provide much better
protection than a cable lock alone. Many of the bicycle thefts
reported to EPD involve no lock being used, or only a cable
lock. Cable locks can be easily cut and do not provide adequate
protection. For more information on bike theft prevention,
please find us at Community Engagement Team under the Police
Spotlight section of the Eugene Police homepage.

If your bike is stolen in Eugene, report it immediately to EPD. Be sure to provide specific details about
your bike, including critical information such as the serial number. You can file a report by calling our
non-emergency number at 541-682-5111 or online at: http://ceapps.eugene-or.gov/epdcoplogic/.

Graffiti Increasing- Please, if you observe it,

report it!

Graffiti was a common problem in 2020,

because there were fewer people out and about,
creating opportunities for a few folks with
too much time on their hands. Eugene Police
had some increasing calls about this crime
(Criminal Mischief) not only downtown, but also
throughout other locations in the city.

Graffiti is more than a nuisance. It costs private property owners, schools, and businesses money and time
to address the damage. City resources are also spent in erasing the markings. Each year, the City of Eugene
Public Works Maintenance Division removes more than 9,250 tags on public property. At its worse, graffiti can
demean a group or specifically and hatefully target individuals. These are reported as bias crimes and carry
enhanced penalties. The non-emergency line is 541.682.5111.
 Fielding Calls From Around The US and World about CAHOOTS

In 2020, in reaction to the social justice movement, many calls came in to Eugene Police from other
municipalities and national media asking for more information about CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out
On The Streets). In operation for roughly 30 years, CAHOOTS is a mobile crisis intervention program staffed by
White Bird Clinic personnel using City of Eugene vehicles and funded through the Eugene Police Department.

This relationship is well embedded

in the community. CAHOOTS
provides support for EPD
personnel by taking on many of
the social service type calls for
service to include crisis counseling.
CAHOOTS personnel often provide
initial contact and transport
for people who are intoxicated,
mentally ill, or disoriented, as well
as transport for necessary non-
emergency medical care.

Over the last several years, the City has increased funding to add more hours of service. The Fiscal Year 2020
(July 2019 to June 2020) budget included an additional $281,000 on a one-time basis to add 11 additional
hours of coverage to the existing CAHOOTS contract. CAHOOTS was able to add 5 of the 11 hours of service
to bridge an afternoon gap to maintain two-van coverage. The City carried over the funding for the 5-hour
expansion through Fiscal Year 2021 (July 2020 to June 2021).

CAHOOTS is dispatched on EPD’s service channel and calls are triaged through the Central Lane
Communication Center. Each van is staffed with a medic (nurse or EMT) and an experienced crisis worker.

Over the last six years, the demand for CAHOOTS

services has increased significantly:

• 2014: CAHOOTS handled 9,646 calls for service

• 2019: CAHOOTS handled 18,583 calls for service

CAHOOTS Diverts 5-8% of Calls from Police

If not for CAHOOTS, an officer would be dispatched to
handle the situation. Some of the CAHOOTS calls are a joint
response, or CAHOOTS is summoned to a police or fire call
after it is determined their services are a better match to
resolve the situation. However, CAHOOTS remains a primary
responder for many calls providing a valuable and needed
resource to the community.
 Riot Response on May 29-30, 2020

On May 29 at around
8:10 p.m. police were
advised of small group
gathering for a protest
at the Lane County
Courthouse Building,
7th and Oak, related
to the death of George
Floyd in Minneapolis.
The crowd was
initially peaceful.

To prioritize life before property, Eugene Police avoided escalating the situation by moving in, instead
monitoring for safety. However, at Five Guys, Starbucks and Jimmy Johns, around 12:30 a.m. on May 30, the
situation reached a stage that required police move in to stop the situation from becoming more dangerous as
windows to the local business were broken out and concern mounted regarding the potential for fires spreading
inside the businesses and looting. Announcements were made to allow people to leave before gas was deployed
at 12:40 a.m. A second fire was started on Lawrence subsequently, with a crowd of more than 50.

Approximately 60 suspects were

identified. The case is ongoing with
more than 30 arrests made. Roll-out of a larger Training Division
On, January 6, 2020, EPD made some
exciting changes. We have had a
significant amount of growth, adding
officers up to our budgeted allocation
in the first quarters of 2020. While
this was very exciting, it does create
significant demand on our training
division. In order to prepare our
agency for these demands, we
identified the need to have a larger,
full-time training division. We added
four full-time trainers to our current
cadre of a sergeant, officer and
administrative aide. In addition to
this, a lieutenant has been assigned
to the Training Division and is housed
with her training team at 2nd and
Chambers. The Training Division
reports directly to Deputy Chief
Stacy Jepson.
 Professional Standards Sees Changes

Professional Standards (internal affairs) reports to the Office of the Chief, as outlined in best recommended
practices by ICMA/PERF. Our professional staff member Cindy Coleman promoted to acting in capacity senior
management analyst and she has operational oversight of Professional Standards, supervising two sergeants
and a program coordinator.

Community Campaign
Rolls On
EPD came out to show our charitable
spirit in late September with
financial donations to United Way’s
Community Campaign. For each
donation, the person’s gifts were
made manifest to all in the wearing
of various comfortable footwear
options (where feasible), dedicated
parking, pets at work days, and
beards and other styles of facial hair.
Despite the pandemic, we all had fun
this this and raised some money for
great causes.
 Recruitment and Background Office
Kept Busy With New Hires

Backgrounds: Hiring:

Whenever a police employee is hired, there The Recruitment Office has processed 14 police officers,
is an in-depth backgrounding process. In including three lateral hires. Of note, while our EPD
September, the Recruiting Team hosted a background investigator was completing the lateral
Background Investigators Course for the Eugene background of one candidate, he was able to attend
Police Department. This training updated our a fund raiser for two deputies involved in the recent
investigators with the current changes with ambush shooting in LA county. On behalf of Chief Chris
DPSST, Federal/State standards and department Skinner and our agency, he was able to donate directly to
policy. The training will assist with the future the heroes involved out of his personal funds. We have a
hiring department wide for 2021. steady interest in our future hiring.

Lt. Promotional Process:

In September 14, the Recruiting Unit, along with

an Investigations lieutenant conducted Skype
interviews for a EPD lieutenant position. Five
candidates, both internal and external, moved
forward to the in-person testing process and one
was selected. In October, the candidates moved
forward to an in-person Lieutenant process. With
the help of outside agency partners and a variety of
EPD members, our applicants competed in a three-
step testing day. Three candidates moved forward
to the background/performance review, and Lt.
Billy Halvorsen was selected.

Sgt. Promotional Process:

In September, there was a posting for the position of

EPD Sergeant. The application process closed with
five internal applicants. The testing process went
forward in November and three sergeants were
selected: Police Sergeants Todd Hargrove, Tim Hunt,
and Jeremy Williams. We also promoted Carolyn
Dimick-Kronberger to Records Specialist B.

The Recruitment Officer continues to manage

the online recruitment contact form and contact
interested parties. Additionally, the recruitment
officer updates the background storage files weekly.
These files are for City of Eugene employees who
have resigned, retired or been terminated.

We continue to develop our recruitment program

with each hiring process.
 Motorcycles and 10 Vehicles Get into Pink for
Breast Cancer Awareness

We had to warn the public. Our Traffic Safety Unit motorcycles

had some eye-popping pink wraps. In addition there were 10
Eugene Police patrol vehicles with distinctive pink “POLICE”
lettering on their sides in recognition of Breast Cancer
Awareness Month (October 1 – October 31). During the month,
many police officers wore bright pink undershirts. Many of us
at Eugene Police and in the community have had our families’
lives touched in some way by breast cancer.

STRONGER TOGETHER! EPD stands in support of everyone

in our community who is fighting this disease, along with their
families and friends.

Princess for A Day Collection Box EPD

The Princess For A Day collection box was put out to collect ball
gowns, tiaras, jewels and other items for children participating in
the A Family For Every Child Princess For A Day event. EPD is one
of the agencies that has arranged for a collection of items ahead
of time to support this event and to help empower, encourage and
enable foster girls ages 2-18 who are particularly vulnerable in
society. And, not every child wants to be a princess. Some children
prefer to be superheroes like Batman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman,
police officers or even firefighters.

Illegal Fireworks Amnesty Day Yields 125 lbs.

In July, Metro Explosives Disposal Unit and Eugene Springfield Fire

held an amnesty day for illegal fireworks. They had around 20 drops
offs totaling about 125 pounds of fireworks surrendered. Everyone
who dropped off was happy to get rid of the fireworks.

In addition, Eugene Police staffed additional officers for the July 4 holiday, including officers
detached for patrolling areas with high density of fireworks-related complaint calls and or visible
displays of fireworks. Fire crews patrolled neighborhoods in their response areas on July 4, to note
and report illegal fireworks activity. Eugene Police seized 235 pounds of illegal fireworks during the
July 4 weekend. No citations were issued. The majority of the calls were cleared with information
and education provided and people advised. The majority of public contact was a positive
interaction. All seized illegal fireworks were given voluntarily to Metro Explosives Disposal Unit.

The number of illegal commercial grade fireworks (most likely purchased out of state) that were
aerial fireworks increased this year. In 2020 there were 116 calls for service, as opposed to 40 calls
for service in 2019, 114 calls in 2018, and 77 calls in 2017.
 Peer Support Resiliency Team
Responds to Internal Needs

Being in public safety has unique kinds of

stressors for employees and family members.
It is important to keep our first responders and
their families who support them in good health,
mind, body and spirit. Despite restrictions
surrounding COVID, our Peer Support &
Resiliency Team continued to provide valuable
care to our EPD employees and their families
during 2020. This year the team:

• Hosted a statewide Critical Incident Stress

Management course in January
• Sent four team members to the NW Peer
Conference in February
• Participated in two EPD family Zoom
meetings alongside the city manager and
police chief
• Hosted EPD Spouse event in September
• Hosted our first EPD Family Night (Bingo)
in November
• We started to work with the ERC and ESF
to create a local First Responder EAP
• Signed on to become a statewide peer
support resource through the NW Peer
Support website that was designed
by DPSST
• Held our first spouse debrief following an
officer-involved shooting
• Held five critical incident stress debriefs
for officers and dispatchers
• Responded to 34 PSRT callouts
 K9 Unit Welcomes New Four-Legged Partners

Thanks to a generous donation from the Eugene Police Foundation, the Eugene Police Department and
K9 Unit welcomed their newest members, K9 Marco (handler Officer Michael Casey), K9 Ayk (handler
Officer Jacob Thomas), K9 Jax (handler Officer Travis Palki), and Drug Detective K9 Jack (handler Officer
Joe Kidd). K9 Cwyk (handler Officer Owen Griffith) was also purchased through donations to the Eugene
Police Foundation and K9 Kuiil (handler Sergeant Rob Griesel) was supported with equipment and training
provided through the Foundation.

K9 Cwyk and
Officer Owen Griffith
K9 Cwyk and Ofc. Griffith are our most experienced K9 Team
and continue to have great success assisting our department and
surrounding agencies. They are frequently called upon to assist
SWAT and SCU with high-risk apprehensions.

K9 Marco and Officer

Michael Casey

K9 Marco was hired as a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, originally trained

in Holland. He had his first apprehension for Eugene Police on February
19, around 10:40 a.m. Officer Michael Casey and his partner K9 Marco
responded to the scene and located the suspect, who was hiding in a
crawl space underneath a residence. Officers on scene were grateful for
Marco’s help. Given the area he was hidden, it is unlikely the suspect
would have been found without Marco’s help.

K9 Ayk and
Officer Jacob Thomas
K9 Ayk was hired as a 14-month-old German
Shepherd. K9 Ayk had his first capture while
assisting Springfield Police with a Burglary.
The suspect broke into a home and then fled
after stealing several items. Ofc. Thomas
and Ayk tracked the suspect from the house
and located him hiding in a yard about a
block away. The homeowner and SPD were
grateful for K9 Ayk’s assistance.
 K9 Jax and
Officer Travis Palki
K9 Jax, was hired as an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois. His
first capture was burglar who broke into a local business
near W. 3rd and Lawrence. K9 Jax and Ofc. Palki tracked
the suspect for several blocks, through the Washington/
Jefferson St. Park, across the railroad tracks, and behind
several houses before finding him hiding behind another
business. A very complicated track for a young dog and he
performed with excellence.

K9 Jack and Officer Joe Kidd

K9 Jack, Drug Detection, is a 2-year-old Malinois/Tervuren
mix, and is trained to alert to the odors of meth, heroin
and cocaine. Team K9 Jack is assigned to the Street Crimes
Unit, where they assist patrol officers, detectives, parole
and probation, and other area law enforcement agencies
when needed during drug investigations. After only a few
weeks on the job, he made several seizures. The purchase
of K9 Jack was made possible through Community Service
Initiative bridge funding for Street Crimes Unit.

K9 Kuiil and Sergeant Rob Griesel

K9 Kuiil is a 14-month-old Belgian Malinois who came
to the department in September of 2020. One of his
first captures occurred while assisting the Street Crimes
Unit. As SCU attempted to stop a known drug dealer, the
dealer fled on foot from his car. K9 Kuiil and Sgt. Griesel
were able to track him down after he ran through a local
business district and hid up on Skinner’s Butte.

In other recent news, we’re pleased to announce the presence of the EPD
K9 unit on social media. You can follow the development and exploits of
each of the four K9 teams at work and home on Instagram at @Eugene_
police_k9_unit and Facebook at facebook.com/epdk9unit. Marco, Jax, Ayk,
Cwyk and Jack look forward to seeing you!

We appreciate the Eugene Police Foundation for their continued

support to the department and unit. For more information about the
Foundation, visit: https://www.eugenepolicefoundation.org/donate
 Volunteers In Policing
In Pandemic Mode
Despite the pandemic
and the ensuing
hiatus for most of our
volunteer teams, in
2020, 77 volunteers
contributed 5,341.67
hours of service to
the department and
the community with
an added value of
$137,458.

In 2020, the Volunteers in Policing program was contacted by 86 people

and received 49 applications from people interested in volunteering for
the department. Of those people, five completed the placement process and
joined the VIP program.

In January and February of 2020, the 10

members of the Image Retrieval Team served
295 hours. The team received 72 requests and
was able to retrieve 55 videos (a 77% success
rate, exceeding the success rate for the first
two months of 2019).

In the first two months of 2020, 17

volunteers on the Seniors on Patrol Team
served 849 hours. The team performed
242 vehicle patrols and 339 home vacation
checks. The team issued 35 disabled parking
violation warnings, and 15 disabled parking
violation citations. They stationed the decoy
vehicle throughout the city 107 times and
recorded 1,291 positive interactions with
community members, nearly double the
decoy placements and public interactions
recorded in the first two months of 2019.
In January, February, and early March the seven members of the Subpoena Service Team served 186 hours.
The team drove 1,295 miles and served 170 subpoenas.

In 2020, 21 members of the

Squad Car Maintenance team
served 1,358 hours. The team
shuttled 585 vehicles, washed
253 vehicles, performed 17
minor maintenance or repair
services, and restocked 189
patrol vehicle trunks.

From June to October

of 2020, 16 members of
the Huckleberry Graffiti
Abatement Team served 369
hours and removed 4437
graffiti tags.
 Meet The
Public Information Office

Eugene Police Department’s Public Information Office’s small size and large scope is unique. Just two staff
members answer calls from media as the primary department contact, while also operating a digital news
and production program, as well as multiple social media platforms and website. The best analogy is two
people operating high visibility public information office, public affairs office, design firm, digital production
office, and newsroom for a 24/7 agency. The office is service driven, engaging in active public information
for breaking incidents and issues, and strategically adding video, design, and photography, to combine
traditional as well as social media channels. Our public information office not only can respond to media
calls, it has the ability to produce high quality video/audio footage and conduct on-camera interviews. High
quality news conference, interview and b-roll footage are often sent to media and the footage is frequently
used during television broadcasts and radio programming, especially when a member of the media can’t
make the event. Short videos are also produced for the public to view on our social media sites.

Last year was an epic year as the PIO responded to additional demands of pandemic media relations for
the City, helped during set up of a Joint Information Center with staffing for the Holiday Farm Fire, and
responded to riot incidents. Due to the pandemic, the office made use of its video capabilities, producing 50
multi-use videos in 2020 (an increase over the 45 videos produced in 2019).

Statistics: We run a host of social media sites including

News releases - 361 Facebook Vimeo
Media calls 1226 on 920 topics Twitter YouTube
Complex, complicated media public records – 32 Instagram Tik Tok
Videos - 50 Linked In Website

Melinda McLaughlin, APR, Director

John Hankemeier, Coordinator
 Eugene Police Service STATS

Calls For Service

(by source and year)
Calls For Service

Reported Crime Occurrences

(by category)
Crime Occurrences
City-Wide “Person” Incidents 2018 - 2019

City-Wide “Property” Incidents 2018 - 2019

City-Wide “Society” Incidents 2018 - 2019
 Total Expenditures
(Last Year)

FY20 Total Expenditures

Total Expenditures Finance and Administration
$63,986,246 $2,924,900

Operations Support Division 911 Communications

$9,892,884 $9,538,900

Patrol Division Office of the Chief

$27,923,852 $4,137,921
- Professional Standards
Investigations Division - Public Information Office
$9,567,789 - Quality Assurance
- Plannning and
Police Commission

FY19 Total Expenditures

Total Expenditures Finance and Administration
$59,244,186 $3,116,478

Operations Support Division 911 Communications

$7,671,602 $6,756,261

Patrol Division Office of the Chief

$28,869,099 $4,139,785
- Professional Standards
Investigations Division - Public Information Office
$8,690,961 - Quality Assurance
- Plannning and
Police Commission

The department serves a city of 172,622 residents (Fiscal Year 2020) with approximately 333
employees in FY 2020 on a budget of approximately $63,986,246. There were 198 sworn officers
who worked in patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement and administrative positions, while about
135 civilian employees work mostly in records, communications, community engagement and
administrative support positions.

While the bulk of the work of the Eugene Police Department is undertaken by its full-time paid
employees, both day-to-day operations and special projects are greatly assisted by the 77 area
residents who generously donate their time and skills by volunteering in a variety of positions.
 EPD AWARDS Ceremony 2020
Medal of Valor
Officer Aaron Johns and Officer Steve Timm

Distinguished Service with Valor

Sergeant Bill Solesbee, Detective Jacob Lollar, Officer Cody Mace, Officer Trent Magnuson,
Officer Bo Rankin, Officer Brandon Rathje, Officer Andrew Whipple

Employee of the Year - Sworn - Detective Rick Lowe

Employee of the Year - Civilian - Finance Senior Program Coordinator Margie Zerr

Employee of the Year - Volunteer - Volunteer Kris Brey

Unit Citation - Street Crimes Unit

Meritorious Service Award - Officer Ryan Burks
James R. Ellis Community Policing - Community Engagement Specialist Janina Rager
Mary Carol Norenberg Humanitarian Award
Sergeant Matt Lowen and Records Specialist Carolyn Dimick-Kronberger

Life Saving Award

Sergeant Sam Stotts, Officer Jose Alvarez, Officer Adam Fischer, Officer Joe Fritts,
Officer Sean Kelley, Officer Shane Orsborn, Officer Jesse Smith

Civilian Life Saving Award

Sebastian Bolden and Deanna Olson

Crisis Intervention
Officer Brian Jessee and Officer Ryan Trullinger

Career Achievement
Records Supervisor Lisa Long

Class II Commendation
Sergeant Robert Griesel, Officer Darren Cicerone, Officer Troy Nicholson, Officer Terry Roper
Evidence Control Unit Supervisor Koren Evans, Communications Supervisor Marie Longworth
Crime Analysis Manager Ryan Skiles, Evidence Specialist Robin Baber,
Communications Specialist Kahla Davis, Communications Specialist Jassy Doebler,
Evidence Specialist Michelle DeMoss, Records Specialist Mandy Fox, Communications Specialist Brooke King,
Communications Specialist Alexis Levitt (Two Awards), Communications Specialist Dennis McCan
Communications Specialist Suzanne Meddings, Senior Program Coordinator Jennifer Monia
Communications Specialist Naoma Parr, Communications Specialist Richelle Riddle
Evidence Specialist Melody Runey, Lead Communications Specialist Kelly Scates
Communications Specialist Michelle Vaughn, Volunteer Greg Zahar
Awards and Honors
APCO-NENA
Commitment to Excellence Award
Lead Communications Specialist Stephen King
Stephen King inspires those he works with. He communicates with all staff and is eager to bring
ideas to all levels of our organization. He exemplifies the Telecommunicator Code of Ethics and
the motto of CLCC, ‘Serving with Honor – Making a Difference.’

The OPOA postponed their recipient award selection and ceremony until 2021
due to the pandemic.
Promotions

Lieutenant Billy Halvorson Records Specialist B Carolyn Dimick-Kronberger

November 22, 2020 August 2, 2020

Retiring In 2020
Scott Fellman, 26 years
Carolyn Mason, 25 years
Robert Rios, 25 years
 Looking for Information
Contact the Chief of Police: Eugene Police Commission: Map Crimes in your area:
[email protected] www.eugene-or.gov/policecommission www.crimereports.com

Volunteer at EPD: Public Dispatch Log:

Eugene Police Webpage: www.eugene-or.gov/dispatchlog
www.EugenePolice.com www.eugene-or.gov/policevolunteers

Neighborhood Crime Statistics: Community Engagement Tips: Registered Sex

www.eugene-or.gov/542/crimes-tatistics https://www.eugene-or.gov/944/Community- Offender Information:
Engagement-Team www.criminalcheck.com

Find us on Social Media at:

EugenePolice.com
@EugenePolice Eugene Police Department @EugenePolice
@EPDCrimePrevent @ eugene_police_k9_unit

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