60-year-old Portland man accused of robbing 4 banks with a machete

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A 60-year-old Portland man was arrested Saturday for multiple bank robberies in the Portland area, according to police.

Lance G. Fluker is accused of committing at least four bank robberies last 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 Street following a report of a robbery in which the suspect was armed with a knife. The suspect was not found.

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

Officers searched the area.

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

After officers in both the north and central precincts worked together to search for the suspect, they located and arrested a man matching the description at Southeast 39th Street and Southeast Belmont Avenue.

After he was taken into custody, a police detective also identified him as the same person who robbed a bank on North Williams Avenue on Oct. 19.

It was reported that no one was injured in any of the robberies.

Fluker was arrested on a probation violation warrant in connection with first-degree robbery. Additional charges related to the bank robberies may be coming from the United States 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.

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