Eugene’s police auditor says he plans to investigate whether Eugene Police coordinated with federal immigration authorities this week.

Grassroots groups reported increased immigration enforcement activities in Cottage Grove and around Eugene Wednesday. In a statement, Eugene’s Police Auditor Craig Renetzky said he’d received complaints that Eugene Police had helped immigration authorities.

"We take these reports seriously and are now in the initial investigations stages to determine what occurred and if there was any Eugene Police involvement," Renetzky wrote. "We will conduct a complete and thorough investigation."

The Eugene Police Auditor is independent, and separately funded, from the the police department.

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