Police Find the Man Wanted in Several Robberies
November 20, 2009 - UPDATE: The man wanted by police for allegedly robbing several people has been captured.
Jacob Steven Lucas was taken into custody by EPD after they received a 911 call from a resident in the area of 16th and Olive reporting a man moaning outside their residence. The man claimed to have been assaulted by his girlfriend and asked to use their phone. Concerned this might be the individual reported on the news, the resident called the police.
An officer responding to the area was flagged down by another local resident reporting a dispute and provided a description of Lucas. Several officers moved to the area and began an investigation and search. An EPD K-9 handler spotted someone fitting the description on Olive between 15th and 16th. The subject turned off the street between the houses. The officer tracked the suspect with his dog and located him. The suspect was positively identified as Lucas and taken into custody without further incident.
November 19, 2009 - Eugene Police want to find a man who allegedly stole from several people who tried to help him.
In the theft cases, police suspect Jacob Steven Lucas of knocking on the doors to residences in the Eugene area and requesting help such as to use the bathroom or phone. In many cases the victims of these crimes have been younger adults, elderly persons, foreign students or other vulnerable people. In one of the cases, two college-age students allowed him to use their phone, wash his clothing and drove him around. He eventually stole laptops, cameras and other items from them.
Lucas is wanted on charges of Menacing with a knife, Methamphetamine Possession, and Criminal Trespass 2; police also have probable cause to arrest Lucas on four counts of theft.
Lucas is described as a white male, age 28, 5'7' tall, 155 pounds, with blond or strawberry colored hair, and blue eyes. He has multiple tattoos, including one of a court jester on his back, a ribbon with arrow on his chest, lion on his right shoulder, a sleeve tattoo on his right arm, and tattoos on his left and right arm.
Police would like to remind everyone of the dangers of letting strangers into your home. If someone knocks on your door, do not open the door unless that person is legitimate and has real business to conduct. You can collect information about them before opening the door and either tell them you are not interested and end the conversation, or you can call the business they represent and find out for yourself if they are legitimate.
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