Springfield police chase ends with spikes and two arrests on I-5

On October 26, Springfield Police Department officers were dispatched to Water Street in Springfield in response to a call of shots fired in the area. Witnesses described a red Dodge Ram driving down the street before the passenger screamed and fired several shots into the air through the window.

Officers were able to locate several projectiles on the road in the area described by witnesses. Officers with the Springfield Police Department radioed in the description of the vehicle. A short time later, officers positively identified the vehicle in Eugene.

When EPD officers tried to stop him, the vehicle did not yield and they began a chase. The vehicle was relocated to southbound I-5, where units from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office joined the pursuit.

An Oregon State Trooper responding to an unrelated accident was able to successfully puncture the tires of the suspect vehicle before it exited into Cottage Grove, where CGPD officers were ready to assist. The vehicle crashed on Sears Road in Cottage Grove, where the driver (Randolph) was taken into custody without incident.

The passenger (Bivens) fled the accident on foot but was captured shortly after. During a search of the vehicle, SPD officers located a firearm that matched the caliber of shell casings found at the original scene. Additionally, the vehicle was discovered to be stolen and a stolen motorcycle was covered with a tarp and in the bed of the vehicle.

Bivens and Randolph were charged with the following charges and transported to the Lane County Jail.