More than 200 people threatened to riot in a campus-area neighborhood and at least one object was thrown at police before officers broke up the gathering Saturday night, according to Eugene police.
At about 11 p.m., a crowd gathered at the intersection of East 17th Avenue and Mill Street, and some people were chanting for a riot, according to a Eugene Police Department press release. Officers dispersed the crowd. Nobody was injured. No arrests were made.
On Saturday, 13 officers on bicycles and two traffic enforcement officers on motorcycles took part in patrols in the West University neighborhood. The patrols were in response to past riots in the neighborhood, including one on Halloween in 1998.
Also on Saturday, officers discovered a person suffering from severe alcohol poisoning in the South University neighborhood.
On Friday night, officers issued 90 citations, most were alcohol related.
– Jared Paben