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Multi-Agency Effort Leads To Arrest Of Armed Robbery Suspect (Photo) - 02/06/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
DATE: February 6, 2026 

 

 

Multi-Agency Effort Leads to Arrest of Armed Robbery Suspect 

 

SALEM, Ore. — On February 6, 2026, Jorge Reyes-Suarez, 45, of Salem, was arrested in connection with a robbery that took place earlier in the parking lot of Costco located in the 4800 block of 27th Avenue SE. 

 

At approximately 12:06 p.m. today, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, a woman, bleeding in the parking lot with an obvious head injury. She told officers she had just placed her Costco items into her vehicle and returned her cart when an unknown man armed with a handgun assaulted her and took her fanny pack. 

 

During the incident, the suspect struck the victim in the head with the handgun. The victim was transported to the Salem Hospital by Salem Fire Medics for treatment of significant injuries to her head and face. 

 

Community members attempted to intervene, but the suspect fled the scene in a white Toyota Corolla. Dispatch broadcasted the information to surrounding agencies, which helped Oregon State Police locate the vehicle. After a brief pursuit, officers found the described vehicle unoccupied in the 2600 block of Portland Road NE. 

 

Officers from multiple agencies including Salem Police, Keizer Police, Oregon State Police and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, set up a perimeter for a canine track. During the track, the canine located what appeared to be a handgun, which was later found to be a realistic-looking pellet gun. 

 

A Salem officer spotted the suspect who was walking from the direction of the vehicle, and he matched the suspect description given. He was arrested without incident and taken to the police station. 

 

Jorge Reyes-Suarez was lodged at Marion County Jail for multiple charges, including Robbery in the First Degree and Assault in the First Degree. Additionally, Oregon State Police will be filing charges for Felony Attempt to Elude. 

 

The Salem Police Department would like to thank all our partner agencies for their assistance in this case. 

 

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Attached Media Files: smp26010933-7-SMP25083327.png,

Multi-Agency Effort Leads To Arrest Of Armed Robbery Suspect (Photo) - 02/06/26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
DATE: February 6, 2026 

 

 

Multi-Agency Effort Leads to Arrest of Armed Robbery Suspect 

 

SALEM, Ore. — On February 6, 2026, Jorge Reyes-Suarez, 45, of Salem, was arrested in connection with a robbery that took place earlier in the parking lot of Costco located in the 4800 block of 27th Avenue SE. 

 

At approximately 12:06 p.m. today, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, a woman, bleeding in the parking lot with an obvious head injury. She told officers she had just placed her Costco items into her vehicle and returned her cart when an unknown man armed with a handgun assaulted her and took her fanny pack. 

 

During the incident, the suspect struck the victim in the head with the handgun. The victim was transported to the Salem Hospital by Salem Fire Medics for treatment of significant injuries to her head and face. 

 

Community members attempted to intervene, but the suspect fled the scene in a white Toyota Corolla. Dispatch broadcasted the information to surrounding agencies, which helped Oregon State Police locate the vehicle. After a brief pursuit, officers found the described vehicle unoccupied in the 2600 block of Portland Road NE. 

 

Officers from multiple agencies including Salem Police, Keizer Police, Oregon State Police and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, set up a perimeter for a canine track. During the track, the canine located what appeared to be a handgun, which was later found to be a realistic-looking pellet gun. 

 

A Salem officer spotted the suspect who was walking from the direction of the vehicle, and he matched the suspect description given. He was arrested without incident and taken to the police station. 

 

Jorge Reyes-Suarez was lodged at Marion County Jail for multiple charges, including Robbery in the First Degree and Assault in the First Degree. Additionally, Oregon State Police will be filing charges for Felony Attempt to Elude. 

 

The Salem Police Department would like to thank all our partner agencies for their assistance in this case. 

 

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Attached Media Files: smp26010933-7-SMP25083327.png,