{
  "id": "2024-10-26-university-of-oregon-barnhart-frohnmayer-scooter-thefts",
  "slug": "university-of-oregon-barnhart-frohnmayer-scooter-thefts-2024-10-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Oregon",
    "shortName": "Oregon",
    "state": "OR",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UO Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-26",
    "type": "motor-vehicle-theft",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Electric scooters stolen from Barnhart cage and Frohnmayer",
    "headlinePublic": "Electric scooters stolen from Barnhart cage and Frohnmayer",
    "summary": "UOPD [issued a Campus Crime Alert after three electric scooters were stolen](https://safety.uoregon.edu/campus-crime-alert-electric-scooter-theft): two from a bike cage near Barnhart Hall on October 26 and one from a rack at Frohnmayer Music Building on October 29. The warning posted October 29 at 5:30 p.m. The two incidents do not appear to be connected.",
    "outcome": "No known ongoing threat. Official curly apostrophe in university's preserved. Electric scooters treated as motorized vehicles in the university's Clery reporting."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "10/29/2024, 5:30 p.m., Eugene Campus \n\nUO Police Department received three reports of stolen electric scooters in recent days. The first incident, on Saturday, Oct. 26, involved two scooters being taken at approximately 2:30 p.m. An unknown suspect made entry into a bike cage near Barnhart Hall and lifted one scooter out of a lock and removed the second scooter from the cage.  The third theft occurred at a bike rack adjacent to Frohnmayer Music Building on Tuesday, Oct. 29. A lock was cut and the scooter was taken. The two incidents do not appear to be connected.\n\nElectric scooters are considered motorized vehicles in the university’s Clery Act reporting. Owners of similar equipment should be aware and use extra caution in securing their property. There is no known ongoing threat to campus.   If you have any information regarding these events, please contact UOPD at 541-346-2919. \n\nProperty: Red and black CIRCOOTER Mate\nLocation: Barnhart Hall bicycle cage \nDate: October 26\nTime: Approximately 2:30 p.m.\nSuspect: White male, approximately 40-50 years old, 5’10”-6’01” tall, medium build, salt and pepper wavy hair, last seen wearing brown jacket over a blue sweatshirt, grey/black/red shift motorcross pants, and black shoes.    Property: Black and orange electric scooter with a “SKUTE” sticker on it. Property: Black and orange electric scooter with a “SKUTE” sticker on it\n\nLocation: Barnhart Hall bicycle cage \nDate: October 26 Time: Approximately 2:30 p.m.\nSuspect: White male, approximately 40-50 years old, 5’10”-6’01” tall, medium build, salt and pepper wavy hair, last seen wearing brown jacket over a blue sweatshirt, grey/black/red shift motorcross pants, and black shoes.  Property: A red and white Gotrax G4\n\nLocation: Frohnmayer Music Building bike rack \nDate: October 29\nTime: Between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m.\nSuspect: Unknown",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/campus-crime-alert-electric-scooter-theft",
      "sourceDescription": "Campus Crime Alert: Electric Scooter Theft",
      "annotations": [
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        "First incident Saturday Oct. 26, 2024; third theft Tuesday Oct. 29; warning posted Oct. 29, 2024, 5:30 p.m. PDT.",
        "Thread N/A (web posting, not X)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1850,
      "timestamp": "2024-10-29T17:30:00-07:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Oregon posts Campus Crime Alerts on [safety.uoregon.edu/alerts](https://safety.uoregon.edu/alerts).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Three electric scooters stolen Oct. 26 (Barnhart cage) and Oct. 29 (Frohnmayer); incidents not connected."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Campus Crime Alert: Electric Scooter Theft",
      "url": "https://safety.uoregon.edu/campus-crime-alert-electric-scooter-theft",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-26",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted this batch; named for follow-up"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "oregon",
    "uo-alert",
    "timely-warning",
    "motor-vehicle-theft"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-26",
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