60-year-old Portland man accused of robbing four banks armed with machete

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Police say a 60-year-old Portland man was arrested Saturday for multiple bank robberies in the Portland area.

Lance G. Fluker is charged with at least four bank robberies over the past week while armed with a knife or machete, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

Just after 5:30 p.m. Friday, police responded to a credit union on Northeast 15th Avenue after reporting a robbery in which the suspect was armed with a knife. The suspect was not found.

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The next day on Saturday, shortly before 1 p.m., police responded to the report of a second robbery at the same credit union, during which the robber displayed a machete.

Officers searched the area.

Meanwhile, police responded to the report of a robbery at another credit union on Southeast 10th Avenue just after 1 p.m. The suspect matched the description of the two other incidents.

After officers worked with both the Northern and Central Districts to search for the suspect, they located and arrested a man matching the description at Southeast 39th Avenue and Southeast Belmont Street.

Once in custody, a police detective determined he was allegedly the same man who robbed a bank on North Williams Avenue on October 19.

No one was injured in any of the robberies.

Fluker was arrested on a parole violation warrant in connection with a first-degree robbery. Additional charges related to the bank robberies could come from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI.

Anyone with information about the robberies or Fluker is asked to contact Detective Brett Hawkinson at [email protected] or call the FBI at 503-224-4181.