UPDATE: News Release: Woodburn Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspects (Photo) -10/03/21

***UPDATE*** 

Follow up for clarity - The suspects did leave the store with the merchandise. 

 

 

***ORIGINAL ***

Saturday, October 2, 2021 – Woodburn, OR – On Saturday, October 2, at 5:39 p.m., Woodburn Police Department (WPD) officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Woodburn Premium Outlets, Polo Ralph Lauren store. 

Three suspects entered store at 5:19 p.m., walking around looking at merchandise and picking up the same items. At 5:38 p.m., Suspects 1 and 2 attempted to walk out of the store. When confronted by store staff, Suspect 2 pulled a handgun, pointing it at a staff member before walking out of the store, followed by Suspect 3. 

All three fled the scene in a light blue Honda CRV with no license plates and were seen leaving north on Interstate 5. 

Suspect 1 is described as a Pacific Islander male adult, about 5’6” with a medium build, wearing a light colored hoodie with khaki shorts and tall white socks with white shoes. 

Suspect 2 (the armed suspect) is described as a Hispanic or like-skinned African American male adult, between 5’4”-5’6” with a thin build, wearing red joggers, a black Patagonia hoodie, surgical face mask, black beanie and black tennis shoes, with a heart shaped or tear drop tattoo on his left cheek under his eye. 

Suspect 3 is describe as an African American adult male, between 5’8”-5’10” with a medium build, wearing a black track suit with a single white strip on the shoulders and pant leg and a black baseball cap. 

Anyone with information is asked to please contact the Woodburn Police Department at 503-982-2345 and reference case number 2021-011227.

 

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