Do you recognize this person? Help prevent him from sticking a gun in the face of another worker. You may help save a life …
It doesn’t take much skill or courage to stick up a lone employee, like the one that got held up at this Dutch Brothers Coffee stand on SE Division Street.
Story and photos by David F. Ashton
A little more than a month ago, gunman pulled a heist at a Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood area coffee stand, scaring the wits out of the barista and stealing their day’s money.
It happened a 8:21 p.m. on December 12, police say. Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers roll to investigate a reported armed robbery at the Dutch Brothers Coffee hut at 13640 SE Division Street.
This stick-up didn’t go unobserved. Take a look at these images, captured from the coffee shop’s security cameras.
“Officers learned that the suspect walked up and knocked on the window,” and as the clerk opened the window, the suspect pulled on a ski mask, says Crime Stoppers point man, PPB spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson. “The suspect pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. he clerk gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and the suspect then fled the area on foot.”
Even though the gun-toting crook was on foot, he managed elude even the keen-nosed Portland Police K-9s who searched the area.
“The suspect is described as a white male, 25-30 years old, 5’5″ to 5’9″, thin build, dark green or brown eyes, scruffy facial hair, and thick eye brows,” Simpson reports.
Help make outer SE Portland safer by helping to put the guy who stuck up this coffee kiosk away in for his crime.
Take a good look, and if you know this guy – it can earn you as much as $1,000 bucks for just picking up the phone, or sending a text message.
Contact Crime Stoppers – they say you can remain anonymous. Call ‘em at (503) 823-HELP (4357), or text 823HELP, plus your tip, and send it to CRIMES (274697). Or leave a tip online: CLICK HERE to open the secure Crime Stoppers website.
© 2011 David F. Ashton ~ East Portland News
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