City of Salem, OR
09/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2025 11:55
Caught at the door – Robbery suspect nabbed leaving bank
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: September 5, 2025
CONTACT: Salem Police Communications Office | [email protected]
Salem, Ore. - A 75-year-old Salem man was arrested this afternoon, September 5, for robbing a downtown bank.
Just before 1:45 p.m., staff at the Willamette Valley Bank in the 100 block of High ST NE reported that a man handed a note to a teller demanding $200. After receiving the money, he walked out of the building.
A Salem officer at the Marion County Courthouse, heard the radio call, walked out, and saw the man outside the bank. When approached by responding officers, the suspect, Richard Kenneth Gorton, from Washington, laid down on the sidewalk and was arrested without incident.
Gorton was taken to the Marion County Jail and lodged on the charge of robbery.
For questions about this case, contact the Marion County District Attorney's Office.
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