By Heather Hintze
EUGENE, Ore. -- The combination of Halloween, the USC game and Daylight Saving Time kept Eugene Police officers busy throughout the weekend.
Officers busted one party on the corner of 14th and Hilyard, saying it created potential safety hazards when people started spilling into the streets.
Tenants who threw the party say it was bigger than they had planned.
"We were just going to have some friends over, have a good time and it just got crazy, got blown up," says Lars, who declined to give his last name.
Here's how the citations for the weekend break down:
Citations and Charges Friday
90 Open Container
116 Minor in Possession
5 Furnishing Alcohol to Minors
4 Kegs Seized and owners cited for Furnishing/False Swearing
5 Prohibited Noise
5 First Response Notices
4 Possession of Less Than an Ounce of Marijuana
1 Delivery of Marijuana
1 False Info
3 Urinating in Public
1 Harassment
1 Criminal Mischief 3
1 Pointing a Laser Pointer at a Police Officer
1 Driving While Suspended
1 Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants
Citations and Charges Saturday
75 Open Container
31 Minors in Possession
11 First Response Notices
6 Possession Less Than an Ounce of Marijuana
12 Prohibited Noise
3 False Info
3 Interfering with Police
3 Criminal Trespasses
8 Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants
2 Disorderly Conduct
1 Urinating in Public
4 Possession of a Controlled Substance
Comments
the other side of the story
As being a u of o student that witnessed the post game aftermath on campus, the students were not the ones "swarming" the streets. My self and other students felt like we were in some sort of concentration camp; many student's questioning, "Is this the holocaust?" At one point, there were at least four police vehicles, eight bike cops, and a S.W.A.T vehicle marched down the street forcing students to clump together causing more pandemonium than before they had arrived. Of course there were more citations because there were always, at least, four cops within feet. Additionally, i heard from one student that cops were giving out tickets for not crossing the street in a ninety degree angle. Other news sources saying there were a mere thirty on patrol is quite the understatement. My friends and I had not drank anything and simply were going to dance parties with no alcohol. However, we never made it. Instead, like most other students, we walked around the entire night unable to enjoy our halloween. I'm shocked their weren't any riots caused by the strict enforcements of police.