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[Guevara]

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -
A man who Portland police call the "Hipster Bandit" is finally in custody.

Portland police detectives said 40-year-old Harvie Oglesby III robbed five banks in the city over the course of six months.

On Friday, police caught up to him as he was making his getaway on a bicycle, a police bureau spokesman said.

Oglesby had just robbed the Consolidated Community Credit Union at 2012 NE Sandy Blvd., police said. He used a demand note, obtained an undisclosed amount of money, and then took off, according to witnesses.

Those witnesses gave police a description, and officers arrested Oglesby near Northeast 31st Avenue and Irving Street. Police said they recovered evidence from the bank robbery from Oglesby.

Detectives said Oglesby is responsible for the following four robberies:

- July 19, U.S. Bank branch at 7300 SW Terwilliger Blvd. in Portland

- Aug. 31, Albina Community Bank branch at 5636 NE Sandy Blvd. in Portland

- Oct. 19, Key Bank branch at 3839 N.E. Broadway in Portland

- Nov. 26, Key Bank branch at 3515 SW Troy St. in Portland

Police said they gave Oglesby his nickname several months ago because witnesses from the first robbery told detectives the suspect "looked like a hipster."

Oglesby is being held in the Multnomah County Jail. Federal bank robbery charges are pending.

http://www.kptv.com/story/20316428/police-hipster-bandit-arrested-linked-to-5-robberies

 

[levious]

Was it one of those single gear bikes?

 

[Steelrain]

Yup, that's a hipster.

 

[el retorno]

lol

but arent there a lot of hipsters in portland?

 

[Devolution]

Hahaha getaway on a bicycle.

 

[kingocfs]

Sounds like a Portlandia sketch.

 

[SnakeswithLasers]

Really, Harvie Oglesby III?

I would also think that labeling someone as a 'hipster' didn't narrow down the police search much in Portland, that's like naming someone in South Dakota the 'Honky Bandit.'

 

[Zee-Row]

Are Cars really too mainstream for Hipsters?

 

[Messypandas]

looks great for 40

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Hipster Bikeoff

 

[PandaJones]

Police were on his trail before it was cool ...

 

[Vermillion]

Hah, this is amazing.

 

[VeryGooster]

Robbing a bank on a bike?

OVER.

 

[Gouty]

Where do I do my banking? You've probably never heard of it.

 

[Viewt]

Well, at least he didn't decide to become a DJ.

 

[Biff]

Was it one of those single gear bikes?

My first thought too

 

[Devolution]

Are Cars really too mainstream for Hipsters?

Nah this happened once when my mom was working retail at Safeway in the 90s. Dude committed armed robbery than just biked the hell off. Wasn't caught too since there was no car to identify and there were plenty of get away avenues for a dude on a bike that a car can't go through.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

...And you will know him by the trail of treads.

 

[Data West]

Tough times for Tom DeLonge

 

[Onion_Relish]

...And you will know him by the trail of treads.

This is a good post. Good job. Just want you to know your efforts are appreciated.

 

[Data West]

Robbing banks is too mainstream. I only rob credit unions.

 

[kittens]

I still like hipsters more than banks and cops.

 

[Loofy]

The third. I didnt know this was actually a thing except in movies about blue bloods.

 

[Timedog]

The third. I didnt know this was actually a thing except in movies about blue bloods.

Dude went haywire cause his trust fund check got delayed over the weekend.

 

[MIMIC]

So has "hipster" been legally defined now? =p

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Sounds like the plot of a Mentalist episode.

 

[Mudkips]

Was it one of those single gear bikes?

They used fixed-gear bikes. A fixed gear bike is a death trap.

A single gear bike lets you disengage the pedals from the gear to coast or brake.

If you want to stop a fixed gear bike you have to resist the pedals with your feet. If you want to coast you have to take your feet off the pedals and let the pedals spin. If you crash into something the pedals keep going and destroy your foot and ankle.

 

[Conciliator]

Are there other kinds of bandits in Portland?

 

[surrealist]

Would have been great if someone stole his bike while he was robbing a bank.

 

[1-D_FTW]

If he got away from the first four robberies using his bike, I'm impressed.

 

[Daigoro]

They used fixed-gear bikes. A fixed gear bike is a death trap.

A single gear bike lets you disengage the pedals from the gear to coast or brake.

If you want to stop a fixed gear bike you have to resist the pedals with your feet. If you want to coast you have to take your feet off the pedals and let the pedals spin. If you crash into something the pedals keep going and destroy your foot and ankle.

you sound like an expert

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Dude couldn't even find a totally authentic keffiyeh from Urban Outfitters to cover his face with?

 

[Candeldandel]

Dude couldn't even find a totally authentic keffiyeh from Urban Outfitters to cover his face with?

You could probably find it cheaper at Buffalo Exchange (though not by much)

 

[pigeon]

I liked this guy better before he was a felon.