Man targeting campus-area residences sentenced in cases
On January 16, 2025, 37-year-old Thomas Matthew Dunlap of Eugene was sentenced to 36 months in the Oregon State Department of Corrections. Dunlap was convicted of Burglary in the First Degree, Burglary in the First Degree (occupied dwelling), Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree, and Theft in the Third Degree.
Dunlap is known to consistently target campus-area residences belonging to college students. In this case, where Dunlap was charged and convicted through Lane County Circuit Court, Dunlap accessed the laundry room of an apartment complex on two different occasions. In an attempt to gain access to a storage unit located inside the laundry room, he used a torch-lighter to burn the door before stealing a ladder from the building. In another recent case where Dunlap was charged and convicted through Eugene Municipal court, Dunlap was caught on camera attempting to look through the windows of female residents in Eugene’s west university area. When Dunlap noticed he was being observed on camera, he attempted to burn the camera with a torch-lighter and eventually stole the camera all together. There were also burn marks consistent with a torch-lighter discovered on the windows, and window screens removed.
Dunlap has a history of calls for service and criminal complaints made by females where he has been observed peering through their windows or watching their residences. Eugene Police Department officers and a detective arrested Dunlap on October 16, 2024.
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