The suspect arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred at the Shell Gas Station, located at 2450 Southeast 122nd Avenue, earlier today has been identified as 29-year-old Earnest L.J. Brown. Brown was lodged at the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Robbery in the First Degree, Robbery in the Second Degree and Theft in the Second Degree.
Members of the Portland Police Bureau Detective Division's Robbery Detail continue to investigate this robbery. Anyone with information about Brown or this robbery should contact 503-823-0405.
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On Sunday, May 26, 2018, at 12:13 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to the report of a robbery at the Shell Gas Station, located at 2450 Southeast 122nd Avenue.
Officers arrived at the gas station and learned a suspect entered the store and implied he possessed a knife. While the suspect was inside the gas station he reportedly threw an item at a gas station employee. The employee was struck by the object and suffered minor injuries. The suspect left the store after taking a container of beer.
Officers arrived in the area and performed a neighborhood search with the assistance of a canine team. As officers searched the 2200 block of Southeast 124th Avenue, they located the suspect in the back yard of a residence. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The injured employee was transported to an area hospital by ambulance with a non-life-threatening injury.
The Portland Police Bureau Detective Division's Robbery Detail has responded to lead this investigation.
The suspect will be identified after he is lodged at the Multnomah County Jail.
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