Recent mugging prompts
safety tips from DPS, EPD
Police are asking for the public’s
help in finding the crime’s suspect
26-year-old Joshua Russel Kindler
By A. Sholkeda
Reporter
The Eugene Police Department is in
vestigating a mugging that occurred last
week just one block away from campus,
and detectives are asking for the public's
assistance in locating a male suspect.
The male victim was robbed Tues
day evening at gunpoint near East
13th Avenue and Alder Street. The
suspect, Joshua Russel Kindler, is de
scribed as a 26-year-old white male,
weighing 250 to 300 pounds and
standing at 6 feet 2 inches tall, accord
ing to the Eugene Police Department.
He is also described as having brown
hair, hazel eyes and may have a beard
or mustache.
The suspect was last seen driving a
gray, four-door 1986 Oldsmobile
with Oregon license plate SYE 469.
Anyone with information about
KindleTs whereabouts is asked to call
9-1-1. Kindler is considered armed
and dangerous, and people should
not attempt any contact with
Kindler, but should instead contact
police immediately.
With the mugging taking place so
close to campus, students and com
munity members may want to know
what to do if they find themselves in a
dangerous confrontation. Public safe
ty officials have many recommenda
tions on how to avoid and deal with
similar situations.
Department of Public Safety Sgt.
Jeff Breno said people should be
aware of their surroundings when
walking at night.
"A lot of people tend to walk
around with their head down, staring
at their feet," Breno said. "It's much
safer to keep your head up and just be
aware of your surroundings."
Sgt. Scott McKee of the Eugene Po
lice Department's Violent Crimes
Unit agreed.
McKee recommended people travel
with a friend or a group whenever pos
sible and carry a cell phone He added
people should keep their eyes up and
watch for people in the distance
"You should follow them with your
eyes as they get closer," McKee said. "If
this person starts to give you the
creeps, you can change the path
you're taking."
McKee explained that many crimi
nals seem to "telegraph" their inten
tions. He said if someone crosses the
street and begins to cut you off, you
should be on alert.
"Rely on that little voice in your
head if it tells you to be suspicious,"
McKee said.
Alleys can be very appealing to any
one trying to get somewhere quickly,
but McKee said those shortcuts make
good hiding places for muggers. Mc
Kee said late-night walkers should al
ways use well-lit paths where other
pedestrians and cars can be seen.
If a person finds themselves con
fronted by a mugger, McKee said he or
she should initially comply.
'Robbery is a crime motivated by
desperation,' McKee said. "The des
peration is often fueled by the need
for a dmg. These people are desperate
and may be on a substance, and if you
resist, you may get hurt."
But McKee warned that people
should only comply to a certain extent.
"If they are trying to force you
somewhere, like a car or a dark loca
tion, we recommend that you try to
get out of that situation," he said.
McKee said trying to talk your way
out of the situation can work, adding
that running is sometimes the only
way out of a dangerous situation.
"You can just bolt and get out of
there as quickly as possible," McKee
said. "I'd rather get shot in the butt
than executed."
McKee said a person could also try
to fight.
"It's a very personal decision and
there's no right answer," McKee
said. "It's up to the individual and
the situation."
McKee said it is also important to
be a good witness during a confronta
tion, especially trying to remember
details about the suspect such as scars,
tattoos and clothing.
"It's always important to try to keep
your wits about you," McKee said.
Contact the reporter
at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com.
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reasonably far from surrounding resi
dences and residence halls.
Barta said the University and
Sprint PCS are still in the process of
negotiating contract details, but that
the wireless provider would pay
about $900 a month to operate the
tower. Barta added that Sprint PCS
could allow two other wireless
providers access to the tower and
charge them for its use.
Mona Linstromberg, a member of
Oregon's Citizens for Responsible
Placement of Cell Phone Transmis
sion Towers, said she had concerns
about the proposed cell phone tower.
She cited independent studies that in
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towers could be harmful to people.
"Companies seem to have gone
hog-wild with building these towers,"
Linstromberg said. "Public concerns
need to be addressed before building
these towers."
Associate City Planner Kent Kullby
said public input concerning the cell
phone tower is encouraged. He said
public notices about the proposal
will be sent out to nearby residents
next week, and the city will also post
signs about the cell phone tower
around the area.
Kullby said public input will be ac
cepted and reviewed for a two-week
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dangers of landfill e-waste is the pres
ence of lead in many old monitors.
Bradbury appeared surprised to learn
from Smith that some monitors con
tain up to 7 pounds of lead.
During the school year, Smith
teaches students in the education de
partment's integrated teaching mas
ter's technology program how to de
. manufacture old computers. One
day each term, Smith's students break
down unwanted systems from differ
ent university
departments.
Smith has to dis
tinguish be
tween useless
computers and
parts and those
that can be used
again. She said
the team can
dismantle 140
'The people who (initially)
designed (computers)
never thought they would
have to take them apart."
Nick Williams
University Environmental Manager
to 160 computers a day.
While monitors and computers
are made of numerous parts, only
some are recyclable. Most of the plas
tic used in the older computers can
not be recycled in the United States,
and some copper parts are also diffi
cult However, new Macintosh mod
els are made from recyclable plastic,
Smith and Williams said.
"The people who (initially) de
signed (computers) never thought
they would have to take them
apart," Williams said.
Williams said recyclable parts are
carefully packed and sent out. The
University bears all costs of the de
manufacturing.
Smith said research still needs to
be done on the recycling of monitors
like those found in laptops, however.
"We may find that the hazardous
waste may even exceed those in (old
monitors)," Smith said.
She added these computers usu
ally have a mercury tube behind the
screen, which can be harmful if bro
ken during dismantling.
Smith's students also visit Eugene
elementary schools and teach about
the environmental dangers of old
computers in landfills. The younger
students learn some parts of the de
manufacturing process, such as how
iu nan cue loots
and lift compo
nents from the
computer.
Smith said
University stu
dents were help
ing to plant seeds
in the younger
generation,
adding that the el
ementary-age
children showed great concern about
their environment.
"Our programs are pretty unusu
al and we kind of see it as a model
for others to follow, * Smith said.
Bradbury said programs like the
Computer Harvest are very promis
ing. With the state's many comput
ers, Bradbury said, the administra
tion is conscious of the need to
recycle and reuse, as well as to boost
purchasing guidelines that include
computer "end of life" prescriptions
as part of the deal.
"It needs to grow — this kind of
effort will grow," he said.
Contact tire reporter
at ayishayahya@dailyemerald.com.
The proposed
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be located on
University
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Willagillespie
Rd., clash with
their
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