DPS officially changes name to UOPD
The University of Oregon Department of Public Safety is now officially the University of Oregon Police Department. @@http://police.uoregon.edu/@@ “There was a real need to make the change, it was...
View ArticleAnnual Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics held at Red Robin
Police officers from Eugene, Springfield, Gold Beach and the University of Oregon Police Department volunteered for the annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser at Eugene’s Red Robin on Sunday. Tip-a-Cop is a...
View ArticleStudent reports attempted assault near 8th Avenue and Hilyard Street
The UOPD reported a man was being chased by another man holding a knife on Oct. 15, according to the campus crime alert posted on Oct. 17. The assault happened Monday night on a bike path near 8th...
View ArticleAttempted bike theft turns into chase down 13th Avenue
A student confronted a man who was attempting to steal his bike around 5 p.m. on Oct. 22, just outside Chapman Hall. The student struggled to gain possession of his bike back from the man, but the man...
View ArticleUOPD car with new logo to lead the ASUO Homecoming Parade
The ASUO Homecoming Parade will be led by a University of Oregon Police Department car with a new UOPD graphic that will include the Oregon “O.” All parade vehicles will set up on the campus portion of...
View ArticleUniversity student attacked on Kincaid Street
A female university student reported being attacked on Nov. 8 around 12:30 a.m. The victim was approached by three men on Kincaid Street near East 15th Avenue and was reportedly pushed to the ground by...
View ArticleUOPD apprehends man on suspicion of bike violation, finds stolen bike and drugs
In the process of stopping a man for suspected bike violation Sunday morning, a University of Oregon police officer discovered the man had a stolen bike, stolen bike wheel, bolt cutters, marijuana,...
View ArticleUO sign facing Franklin Boulevard vandalized
Early this morning, graffiti was reported on both sides of the large University of Oregon sign on the corner of Agate Street and Franklin Boulevard by the Jaqua Center. The University of Oregon Police...
View ArticleStudents assist in recovery of stolen laptop
Two students have been recognized by the University of Oregon Police Department after following a suspected thief and recovering a stolen laptop on campus. Robby Brown and Alana Rogers were studying at...
View ArticleBeta Theta Pi releases additional statement on graffiti incident
Beta Theta Pi made an additional statement Thursday concerning the graffiti that appeared Tuesday on the large University of Oregon sign facing Franklin Boulevard Thursday afternoon. The graffiti on...
View ArticleUOPD cites student for University sign graffiti
An investigation lead by the University of Oregon Police Department has resulted in the citing of a UO undergraduate Terence “Terry” Andrew Ogburn, a 24-year-old pre-business administration major, for...
View ArticleOnly 10 students show at forum to discuss arming University of Oregon Police...
The University of Oregon’s newly formed police force just turned one year old, but campus stakeholders aren’t throwing a birthday party. The question of whether or not to have an armed police force on...
View ArticleUpdated: “Weapons” in Barnhart turn out to be Airsoft pellet guns
Update, 10:47 p.m.: “The earlier discovery that the ‘weapons’ in question at Barnhart Hall were Airsoft pellet guns,” wrote Kelly McIver in an email to an Emerald reporter. According to McIver, the...
View ArticleEugene man pleads not guilty to charges of sexually abusing UO international...
A Eugene man plead not guilty to charges of molesting two University of Oregon international students near campus and is scheduled to stand trial on April 30. Thirty-five-year-old Christopher Warren...
View ArticleUO to ask Oregon State Board of Higher Education for permission to arm UOPD
After years of debate, the University of Oregon has decided to move forward with the decision to arm its campus police officers. As per an announcement released this morning, the UO has submitted a...
View ArticleCarolyn McDermed officially appointed as UOPD chief
The University of Oregon Police Department announced today that interim Police Chief Carolyn McDermed will continue to serve the force as the official chief of police. The appointment was made public...
View ArticleOregon State Board of Higher Education gives UOPD the go-ahead to carry firearms
The Oregon State Board of Higher Education gave the University of Oregon Police Department the go-ahead to carry guns today, as confirmed by a tweet from the Oregon Student Association. UOPD Chief...
View ArticleSun’s out, guns out: UOPD will begin carrying firearms this summer
In the early morning hours, it’s so quiet you can hear a pin drop on the University of Oregon campus. This is especially true during the summer, when the freshmen who usually inhabit the dorms are home...
View ArticleAnnual university Clery report raises questions about accuracy of sexual...
The number of reported sexual assaults at the University of Oregon more than doubled in 2012. Why? No one can say for certain. From 2008 to 2011, reports hovered between nine and 13. According to the...
View ArticleFriday’s snowball fight garners international media attention
Video footage that captured students pelting snowballs at former University of Oregon professor Sherwin Simmons last Friday has not only gone viral on popular social media sites such as YouTube and...
View ArticleWith the new year comes new laws that will affect students
Along with the new year comes dozens of laws that have been enacted and are now officially required. Among some of those laws are ones that will affect students now and in the future. Over the last few...
View ArticleActive Minds fights to print resource numbers on the back of ID cards
Tired of pulling up the Google browser every time you need to phone Safe Ride? UO Active Minds is working on a campaign to get campus resource numbers printed on the back of student ID cards. Active...
View ArticleObtained audio recording documents conversation between ASUO presidential...
Editor’s Note: Ben Bowman was the Emerald’s opinion editor until the end of winter term of this year. He no longer works for the Emerald. Update: ASUO presidential candidate Thomas Tullis was arrested...
View ArticleUOPD did not see EPD report on alleged sexual assault until May 5
University of Oregon Police Department Chief Carolyn McDermed and Public Information Officer Kelly McIver did not receive the 24-page Eugene Police Department report detailing allegations of sexual...
View ArticlePsychology professor’s complaint says University of Oregon violated Clery Act...
Psychology professor Jennifer Freyd has filed a complaint with the US Department of Education, alleging that the University of Oregon violated provisions of the Jeanne Cleary Act in its handling of an...
View ArticleCuff or Tough? A new jewelry designed to keep you safe
Emerging in a world full of dazzling diamonds, Alex and Ani bangles and fuel bands is a new form of jewelry hitting the market in March 2015: Cuff jewelry is a multitasking piece of jewelry originally...
View ArticleNever been fired: What has become of the UOPD’s guns?
Officer Adam Lillengreen remembers a time he felt unprepared, and it could have cost him. It was 2010, tucked away in a dark corner of a parking lot off of Kinsrow Avenue in Eugene. Lillengreen was a...
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