Driver trapped after wreck The 37-year-old faces drunken-driving and eluding charges By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 29, 2015 Emergency workers used a Jaws of Life extraction tool to remove a 37-year-old Springfield man from his car after a suspected drunken-driving crash that occurred on Highway 99 Tuesday night as the
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Second inmate hangs himself in Springfield Oregon jail since its opening in 2010.
Inmate who hanged himself named Adam Six, 23, was found dead Monday in the Springfield jail, where he was held on a theft charge By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 22, 2015 SPRINGFIELD — The inmate found dead in the municipal jail on Monday has been identified as 23-year-old Adam Six.
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Don’t rely on the police to have working audio and video during a police encounter,
ACLU app aids filming of police Cellphone video is automatically sent to the organization after an incident By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 16, 2015 In an age where just about anyone can record just about anything at the touch of a smartphone button, police are finding themselves under a more
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Sometimes DUI cases and environmental conservation collide, as in this incident last week
Tanker crash prompts DUII probe By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 1, 2015 State police say the state Department of Fish and Wildlife driver who crashed his state-owned tanker truck Tuesday, spilling a load of 11,000 juvenile salmon on the McKenzie Highway near Walterville, may have been under the influence of
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Cameras in all IIDs starting June 1, 2015
DMV just announced it will be requiring a camera to be installed with all Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs) starting June 1, 2015. An IID locks out your ignition if you blow into it with alcohol on your breath. A person must blow into the device to start the car and
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Here are the official results from EPD after their first DUI
Results of DUII Enforcement July 4th To combat the often deadly problem of impaired driving, the Eugene Police Department along with Springfield Police Department and Oregon State Police, were out in force this past weekend cracking down on impaired drivers, and today reported the results of its highly effective “No
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Don’t make any statements and request a lawyer to end the interrogation
For anyone following the Gillette double murder trial, the news story below is a perfect example of how the police can lie to you to elicit a statement. Detectives told the defendant that one of the victims was still alive and identified him as her assailant, which at trial turned
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Police can lie to you. Don’t make any statements and request a lawyer to end the interrogation.
For anyone following the Gillette double murder trial, the news story below is a perfect example of how the police can lie to you to elicit a statement. Detectives told the defendant that one of the victims was still alive and identified him as her assailant, which at trial turned
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Hunting for Impaired Drivers: A night in the life of Eugene DUI Enforcement
As a Eugene Criminal Defense Attorney specializing in DUI cases I am always looking for ways to improve my knowledge and skills. What better way to get the inside scoop on DUI enforcement in Eugene than to do a ride along with the 2012 statewide DUI officer of the year
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A night in the life of Eugene DUI Enforcement
As a Eugene Criminal Defense Attorney specializing in DUI cases I am always looking for ways to improve my knowledge and skills. What better way to get the inside scoop on DUI enforcement in Eugene than to do a ride along with the 2012 statewide DUI officer of the year
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