Armed robber holds up Southeast ‘pot’ shop

Published 12:00 am Sunday, October 27, 2024

On S.E. 52nd Avenue, East Precinct officers arrived to investigate the armed robbery of a marijuana dispensary. The amount of pot stolen may have been minor, but the use of the weapon to obtain it made it a major crime.

A commotion at “La Mota”, on S.E. 52nd Avenue near Flavel Street, on September 28, led to East Precinct officers were responding a the Brentwood-Darlington marijuana dispensary at 9:20 p.m.

It turned out to have been an armed robbery. Some officers sought witnesses at nearby convenience stores; others went inside the store itself to interview employees.

“Responding officers determined that a man, armed with a gun, robbed an employee,” PPB Public Information Manager Mike Benner later told THE BEE. “There were no physical injuries to the employee.

“The suspect got away with a product of the store; the exact value is unknown. The suspect has not yet been located,” Benner concluded. While it might have just been a user stealing some marijuana to avoid paying for it, the use of the gun makes it an armed robbery, and the culprit faces prison time for it.

If you have information about this crime, send it by email to – crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov – and refer to Case No. 24-249217.