Location: Springfield, OR
Case Number: 24-2310
Date/Time: 04.02.2024
More Information: spdpi@springfield-or.gov
Completed By: Zak Gosa-Lewis, Public Information Coordinator
INVOLVED SUSPECT:
Harway, Matthew Peter 56 Year-Old Male | Eugene, OR
NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT:
On April 2nd, 2024, shortly before 8:00 pm, a Springfield Police Department officer responded to a report of theft from the Gateway Target. The officer learned that 56-year-old Matthew Harway, of Eugene, had departed the store earlier that day with over $500 worth of electronics and small appliances. The officer, who is a member of SPD’s Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), recognized Harway from a previous retail theft operation.
The officer worked with another member of CRU to locate Harway at a Eugene address. Officers were able to apprehend Harway and upon entry into the home located a substantial amount of stolen goods, with an estimated value of over $2,000, from multiple retail locations in Eugene and Cottage Grove. Harway admitted to the thefts and also had outstanding warrants from both Lane & Marion County.
The stolen retail items were returned to the businesses and Harway was charged with Theft II then lodged at the Lane County Jail for his outstanding warrants.
CHARGES:
Theft II – Shoplift
Multiple Warrants