Albany Police Make Arrest In Robbery Of 16 Year Old Girl (Photo) - 09/23/16

On Thursday, September 22, 2016, at about 1:30 p.m., Albany Police Detectives, acting on an anonymous tip, made an arrest in connection with the robbery of a 16-year-old girl on September 15. 32-year old Albany resident Orrin Michael Monfort was taken into custody without incident at a residence in the 1800 block of SE 21st Avenue in Albany. Michael Monfort was lodged in the Linn County Jail on the following charges: * Robbery in the Third Degree * Coercion * Linn County Circuit Court warrant On September 15, 2016, a 16-year old girl reported that a male suspect threatened her and, after a brief struggle, was able to pull her bike away from her. This was reported to have taken place outside of the Mega Foods store located at 2000 SE Queen Avenue in Albany. The victim reported that she threatened to call the police as the suspect was ready to ride away on her bike. The victim reported that the suspect, Orrin Monfort, threw the bike at her, threatened her, and then walked off. ####