9/19/24 - LCSO Case #24-5080 - Off-duty Deputy Solves Burglary Case (Photo) -10/07/24

In mid-September, an off-duty Lane County Sheriff’s deputy learned a friend’s shop had been burglarized, and quickly located a chainsaw stolen in the burglary for sale online. The deputy set up a meeting to “buy” the chainsaw (along with some on-duty deputies) in the River Road area of Eugene.  

The suspect, later identified as Zachary Rivers, 38, changed the meet location and arrived in a different vehicle, but eventually produced the chainsaw in question. The deputy was able to confirm it was the stolen saw, and on-duty deputies arrived to arrest Rivers. A search of the vehicle yielded approximately 80 grams of methamphetamine, a large bag of Psilocybin mushrooms, large amounts of marijuana, scales, burglary tools (which appeared well used), stolen mail, stolen credit cards, and additional property from the burglary.

Rivers was arrested and lodged at the Lane County Jail on charges of:  

 - Burglary in the 2nd Degree

 - Theft in the 1st Degree

 - Theft of Mail

 - Possession of Burglary Tools

 - Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine

 - Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine

 - Unlawful Manufacture of a Marijuana item

Rivers was still in custody as of October 7th.