Law enforcement officials will meet Thursday with the Oregon Department of Justice to work on a strategy to solve a string of burglaries that have targeted Asian households over the past year.
The gathering — for law enforcement investigators only — will give Lane County agencies a chance to compare details about the cases and look for patterns. It comes amid fears stoked by a string of sophisticated burglaries since the summer of 2024 that have targeted affluent Asian households. The Eugene Police Department estimates about 20 burglaries fit that profile.
The burglaries are part of a wider pattern of crimes that have targeted Asian households in the Portland area, Washington, Idaho and beyond…