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fires are occurring and why there
has been an increase in the number
of high-profile fires prompted the
task force’s formation. Barrong said.
The resources provided by the
task force have enabled the EPD to
offer a $20,000 reward for informa
tion leading to the conviction of the
person or persons involved in the
Romania and EPD University sta
tion fires, and they have also given
the EPD more resources to investi
gating these crimes, Barrong said.
3 Apprehending arson suspects
can be difficult, Barrong said. Find
ing who’s responsible, even when a
group comes forward, is almost im
possible — evidence at a fire may
show what was used to start the
fire, but not who used it unless they
were caught in the act, he said.
“When all we have is a group
claiming responsibility, we have no
one person to convict for the crime,”
Barrong said. “There’s a certain no
toriety that goes along with arson;
people can’t always get caught, and
this is very appealing to arsonists.”
Romania Chevrolet was alleged
ly targeted last June by Jeffrey Luers
and Craig Marshall. In a commu
nique distributed by Portland
based Earth Liberation Front s
group claimed responsibility for
the recent Romania arson and said
they set the fire out of respect for
Luers, Marshall and the environ
ment.
“There’s always a copycat in
every crime,” Barrong said. “It hap
pens in homicide and arson alike.”
But arson is not usually a copy
cat crime, said Deputy Fire Mar
shall Mark Thompson.
“Arson fires are usually isolated
incidents,” Thompson said.
“Sometimes they come in waves
but are more or less coincidental.”
Dumpster fires remain the most
common form of arson in Eugene,
Barrong said, and large high-profile
fires are far less frequent.
“If other arsonists are inspired by
each other, it’s most likely because
they belong to the same group or
the same cause,” Barrong said.
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