The male suspect had reportedly been in Dotty's Deli for some time before the robbery, playing video poker. The male reportedly went to the female employee; he talked to her and told her that the ATM was broken. As the female employee went with the suspect to the ATM, located near the back of the deli, the male suspect displayed a knife, stated that he also had a gun and that he wanted the money from the cash register and business safe. The male subject stated that he had done this many times before and that he would shoot her if she did anything to alert the customers.
The male subject left the building after getting the money. A witness followed the suspect and noted a dark-green, '90s-era Ford Taurus 4-door driving in an erratic manner as it left the area.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Robbery Det. Dan Kraus will be working the investigation in partnership with Sheriff's Det. Jeff Green, who is assigned to the Wilsonville Police. Anyone with information regarding the robbery should call either Detective Green at 503-682-1012 or Detective Kraus at 503-655-8218.
TIPS SOUGHT
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office investigators are seeking the assistance of the public to identify the suspect.
Anyone with information can 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.
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.
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Contact Info: Paul Steigleder II, Lieutenant
Acting Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office