Hillsboro Police Arrest Suspected Bank Robber

Hillsboro Police Dept. - 04/30/18 1:40 PM

At 10:26 a.m., officers responded to a reported robbery at Wells Fargo at 7200 NE Butler St. in Hillsboro. A man allegedly brandished a knife and stole an undisclosed sum of money from the bank then ran away.  Two male customers in the bank chased the suspect after he fled. One of the men flagged down officers in the area of NE Butler St. and NE Century Blvd. to alert them to the suspect.  Officers arrested the suspect without incident at 10:29 a.m. Several thousand dollars were recovered.  The suspect is not yet identified; charges are pending.

This investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information is asked to call Hillsboro Police at 503-629-0111 or the FBI’s Portland field office at 503-224-4181.