The Eugene Police Department cited fewer students for partying in the West University neighborhood than it did a weekend ago, handing out 64 citations on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
During the weekend before Halloween, EPD cited more than 75 people. This past weekend, the patrol broke up four parties within three days, two on Halloween night.
On Thursday, EPD cited 33 people as minors in possession of alcohol — with 25 of those citations issued at one party. Five residents who hosted parties received first response warnings and citations for allowing minors to consume alcohol. Four residents also received citations for noise violations.
On Friday and Saturday, EPD cited 10 people as minors in possession of alcohol and four residents received citations for allowing minors to consume alcohol. Two residents also received first response warnings and one received a citation for improperly registering a keg.
As for EPD field activity — which monitors street activity in the area — no citations were issued.
EPD also continued to identify and arrest people affiliated with the September rioting. Last Thursday, EPD arrested a 16-year-old boy from Junction City who allegedly helped to set fire to a golf cart.
— Danielle Gillespie
