On this edition, we ride along with Patrol Officer Alan Kawasaki of Eugene Police to learn what its like to patrol Eugene city streets on a late Friday night.
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Michael Dunne: I’m Michael Dunne. When I was in college, I did a ride-along with my local suburban police department to write an article for the school newspaper. That was a long time ago, in a small town that saw very little crime, and true to form, the most excitement we had was stopping a couple of speeding drivers. Well, just this past week, I got a chance to go on another ride-along, this time with Eugene police. Let’s just say we had a lot more excitement. We made several stops at the jail to deliver suspects, and one of them was quite eventful. Before that night, I didn’t even know what a spit hood was. Now I do. So today on the show, I’ll bring you along with Patrol Officer Alan Kawasaki as he took me on his beat on a late Friday night. That’s next on Oregon on the Record.…