News Release from: Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office
CCSO: CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE INVESTIGATING EARLY MORNING ATTACK IN LAKE OSWEGO HOME, NEARBY SCHOOLS ON LOCKDOWN DURING HUNT FOR SUSPECT
Posted: September 17th, 2012 7:37 AM
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-27845
On September 17, 2012, at about 6:30 am, Clackamas 911 received a call from a residence on Atwater Rd near Atwater Ln in an unincorporated portion of Clackamas County near Lake Oswego, reporting a knife attack.
The suspect fled the scene after attacking one of the residents.
The suspect is described as white male, 6 feet tall, brown beard, wearing a headwrap, slender build, wearing light clothing and armed with edged weapons.
Deputies and detectives from the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office have secured the scene and are beginning the investigation. Lake Oswego PD is assisting in the search for the suspect.
Lake Oswego High School, Lake Oswego Junior High, and Forest Hills school are all in lockdown as a precaution during the search for the suspect.
Residents in the area are asked to call 911 if they spot the suspect.
Updates will be provided as the investigation continues.
TIPS SOUGHT
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips and information regarding this crime.
Anyone with information concerning this crime is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by telephone at 503-723-4949, or by using the online e-mail form at http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/sheriff/tip.htm.
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-27845.
The public can also submit crime-tip text messages to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office from a cell phone. All users have to do is send a text message to CRIMES (274637 on your phone keypad) -- with the keyword CCSO as the first word in the message body.
Important reminder: Please do not send emergency messages using the text-messaging system -- in case of an emergency, call 911.
Please reference Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Case #12-27845.
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