Medford Police Department Asks for Assistance in Locating Robbery Suspect

Medford Police Dept. 

On December 4th, 2022 the Medford Police Department received a report of two separate robberies at local Medford businesses. The first robbery occurred at Safeway, located at 1003 Medford Center, at approximately 9:15 a.m. The second robbery occurred at Fred Meyer, located at 1360 Center Dr., at approximately 1:30 p.m. In both cases, the suspect was a male who pointed or brandished a firearm at store employees while stealing items from the store. The male was not located by responding officers at the time. 

Officers investigated the incidents, which included reviewing surveillance footage. It was determined the male suspect was the same male in both incidents. The suspect has been positively identified as 23-year old James Austin Buchanan. 

The Medford Police Department is requesting assistance in locating Buchanan. Please do not approach or make contact with Buchanan and call 911 if you see him or know his whereabouts (MPD case 22-20253 and 22-20300). 



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