Hillsboro Bank Robber ID'd By Police

HILLSBORO, OR — Hillsboro police on Monday identified the alleged bank robber who was caught with help from two civilians just minutes after robbing a Wells Fargo at knife point.

Diego Angel Sanchez-Lopez, 23, was taken to Washington County Jail following his arrest Monday. He is charged with robbery and unlawful use of a weapon. His bail is set at $25,750.

According to Hillsboro Police spokesman Sgt. Eric Bunday, Officers were initially dispatched just before 10:30 a.m. April 30 to a robbery at Wells Fargo, 7200 N.E. Butler St. According to witnesses, Sanchez-Lopez entered the bank, pulled out a knife and demanded money from a teller.

After taking an undisclosed amount of cash, Sanchez-Lopez ran from the bank, Bunday said.

Two men who were at the bank during the robbery reportedly chased Sanchez-Lopez and were able to flag down responding officers near Northeast Butler Street and Northeast Century Boulevard, about a quarter-mile west of the bank.

Sanchez-Lopez was subsequently arrested without incident less than five minutes after the robbery was originally called in, Bunday said.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to call Hillsboro police at 503-629-0111, or the Portland FBI Office at 503-224-4181.

This post has been updated to include the alleged bank robber's identity.

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