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PPB Arrests Robbery Suspect in Old Town

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A robbery suspect was apprehended in Downtown Portland and arrested for Robbery in the First Degree, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.
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On Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 11:33 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to a robbery with a gun involving two individuals near Northwest 2nd Avenue and Northwest Davis Street. Officers quickly obtained a detailed suspect description and within ten minutes located him two blocks away.  He was taken into custody.  The suspect was in possession of a gun with obliterated serial numbers.

No injuries were reported.

The suspect, 37 year-old Anthony Santiago Rivera, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center for Robbery in the First Degree, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

 

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