CCSO: SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES INVESTIGATING AN ARMED ROBBERY ON SE MCLOUGHLIN, IN OAK GROVE
Posted: January 17th, 2011 9:26 PM
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Jim Strovink, Detective
Office of Public Information
12700 SE 82nd Avenue, Clackamas, Oregon 97015
NEWS RELEASE (No Surveillance Images Immediately Available At This Time)
Please refer to Clackamas County Sheriff's Case #11-1740
On Monday, January 17, 2011 at 7:40 p.m. an additional armed robbery event was reported at the Holly Farm Mall, Big Lots Store, located at 16074 SE McLoughlin Boulevard, #8, in the (unincorporated) Oak Grove neighborhood of Milwaukie. This armed male suspect is reported to have fled southbound from the scene of the crime and no injuries have been reported.
Clackamas County Sheriff's Patrol Deputies converged swiftly onto the scene in search of this robbery suspect; who was reported by witnesses to have fled this business on foot and was last observed by witnesses moving in a southerly direction along SE McLoughlin Boulevard.
A Clackamas County Sheriff's Office K-9 team also responded to the scene of this crime in an effort to help track the fleeing suspect. All immediate search efforts by responding Sheriff's Deputies failed in locating this armed robbery suspect during this search and containment effort.
This was the second armed robbery to have occurred this evening in Clackamas County. Previously at 6:06 p.m. an additional armed robbery was reported at a coffee shop on SE Sunnyside, in Clackamas (CCSO #11-1733).
This most recent -- Big Lot robbery suspect -- is described as a:
- White male adult
- 40-50 years of age
- 5'06" tall
- 150 lbs, with a medium build
- Unshaven, with blue eyes
This suspect was described further to be wearing a royal blue colored jacket, a gray knit colored hat and light colored trousers.
This suspect is reported to have demanded money from the victim employee while armed with a handgun.
An armed robbery, a robbery in the first-degree, is considered a Measure Eleven type felony crime in the State of Oregon.
This armed robbery event will be forwarded to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Detectives Division for further investigation.
Please refer to Clackamas County Sheriff's Case #11-1740
TIPS SOUGHT
Anyone with information concerning this crime is encouraged to contact the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office's confidential Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949, or by using the online e-mail form.
Please refer to Clackamas County Sheriff's Case #11-1740
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 #11-1740. [END]
Jim Strovink, Detective
Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
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