Crime & Safety
Armed Robbery Suspect Near St. Vincent Medical Center: Police
Beaverton police and Washington County Sheriff's deputies are actively pursuing an armed robbery suspect near Cedar Mill.
BEAVERTON, OR — Beaverton police and Washington County Sheriff's deputies are reportedly searching for an armed robbery suspect in the area around St. Vincent Medical Center and Catlin Gabel School in the West Haven-Sylvan area north of Beaverton.
Details are scant at this time, but according to Beaverton police spokesman Mike Rowe the search began after a victim reported meeting with the suspect to sell a cell phone and was then robbed at gunpoint.
Police have deployed a K9 to track the suspect, Rowe said.
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#Alert: There is NOT an active shooter at @ProvHealth St. Vincent Hospital, was placed on lockdown as precaution due to nearby robbery occurring. Deputies onscene.
— WC Sheriff's Office (@WCSheriff) November 13, 2017
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