Man arrested for downtown Portland bank robbery
PORTLAND, Ore. - A man was arrested Thursday night after SERT was called to a downtown Portland apartment building following an armed robbery at a bank.
The robbery happened at the Wells Fargo branch at 1900 S.W. 5th Avenue.
According to police, 32-year-old Steven Wayne Gentry walked in armed with a handgun and demanded money. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash; however, police said they had not yet found a weapon.
Police immediately began canvassing the area to try to find Gentry. They were specifically searching the area of I-405 and Highway 26, west of Portland State University.
The Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was later activated once police believed the suspect had holed up inside an apartment building at 1115 S.W. 11th Avenue.
The surrounding area was shut down to traffic and residents were told to shelter in place while police worked to resolve the situation.
Police later announced that SERT officers had secured the apartment in question and three people were detained. Two of them were released and police said they were not involved in the robbery.
Gentry was booked into jail and faces federal bank robbery charges.
Same bank was also robbed on Oct. 24
This is the second time this particular bank has been robbed in recent weeks.
Back on Oct. 24, a man armed with what was believed to be a pipe bomb walked into the bank, demanded money and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect remains on the loose. Anyone with information that can help investigators track him down is asked to call Detective Brent Christensen at (503) 823-0894.
Suspect description
- White male
- 30 to 40 years old
- 6+ feet tall
- Weighs as much as 265 pounds
- The suspect was last seen wearing a green winter jacket with a hood, blue jeans and black shoes.
- Suspect had notable dark spots on his face (around his eyes).
He looks so sad. A a total failure and kicked out of the Criminal Mastermind Club training course at 32. Well, at least where he's going, he can hone his skills and be better prepared for a new and brighter future. :-P
Nice shiner. Someone beat the crap out of him before he robbed the bank. It's old so the police didn't cause it.
 @RalphCramden They should have given him a matching one on the other side.Â
I agree.
Interesting how the October 24th robbery did not make the news!
They went to the future and caught the robbers? Is this real life?
 @Chip_Kelly Or is this just fantasy?
One of my clients called. He went to the building where she lives but he has been apprehended and the building is safe. He was NOT a resident.
I wonder if he found the secrete escape tunnel?
Hmmm...black hair, black cap, black jacket, black eye...I'm noticing a pattern here...
 @Mikey Aren't those the gang colors for the anarchists?
 @Lips  @Mikey And sci fi geeks and goths and... Oh, wait. We need trench coats, too!
 @Lips  @CTWU Yeah, but the real geeks always have their underwear pulled up over their heads. Dead giveaway. Wedgies, y'know...from the goths and anarchists. ;-)
 @CTWU  @Mikey Sci fi geeks and goths don't think the banks owe them, though.