PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police arrested four juvenile suspects accused of a series of robberies, thefts, and vandalism in Southeast Portland on May 17.
The suspects are two females and two males between 12-15 years old. Police are not releasing their names due to their age. They are facing multiple charges including robbery and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. They were booked into the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center on June 9.
Police are looking for two more suspects.
The crimes happened within the span of several hours in four different neighborhoods in Southeast Portland.
The first three incidents took place in the Montavilla neighborhood. According to police, at 3:05 p.m. the suspects entered a convenience store near 91st Avenue and Division Street, stole items and pushed an employee as they left the store.
Then at 3:22 p.m., the suspects went to a restaurant a few blocks away, near 87th Avenue and Division. Police said they yelled at staff and created a disturbance while one of the suspects stole the tip jar.
At 3:46 p.m., the suspects entered a salon further up on Division Street, near 82nd Avenue. Police said they threw products from shelves and tables while one suspect stole items. At least one of the suspects reportedly attempted to take a purse from a customer.
At 4:15 p.m., police said the suspects approached a person in a car near 82nd Avenue and Clinton Street in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood and demanded money. One suspect stole property from inside the car.
Police said, at 4:50 p.m. the suspects pulled a driver out of a car in a parking lot on 82nd Avenue near Foster Road. The suspects drove away in the stolen car.
Then at 7:34 p.m., police said the suspects, still in the stolen car, blocked another driver in the area of Southeast 86th Avenue and Southeast Bush Street in the Lents neighborhood. The suspects tried to get into the car, but the driver took off.
Police believe the suspects may have committed similar crimes over several days.
Anyone with information about the two suspects police are still looking for is asked to contact Detective Bob Boylan at Bob.Boylan@portlandoregon.gov.
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