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On Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 12:48 p.m., Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a robbery at Wells Fargo Bank, located at 13485 Northwest Cornell Road in the Cedar Mill community. The location is inside of a Safeway store.
Witnesses reported that an unknown male approached the counter and passed a note to a teller demanding money. The suspect then fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Deputies, assisted by Beaverton Police, conducted an extensive search of the area but the suspect was not located. Sunset High School and Terra Linda Elementary were briefly placed in lockout during the search. No injuries were reported.
The suspect is described as a 40 to 50-year-old white male, 5-foot-9 tall, medium build, clean-shaven, wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans, black shoes, and a black cap.
Security footage of the incident is not available for release at this time.
Sheriff’s Office detectives responded to investigate and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was notified of the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Washington County Sheriff’s Office detectives by calling (503) 846-2700.