A bank robbery in West Linn ended with a pursuit and an arrest on Monday after the suspect's escape plan was foiled by a construction site mishap. Law enforcement officials have identified the suspect as 55-year-old Eric Provencio, a parolee previously convicted for a similar crime.
Provencio, accused of robbing a Key Bank branch at knifepoint, was detained after he fled the scene and subsequently got his vehicle stuck in a construction site in Tigard. His attempted getaway was abruptly halted when he hit a large hole in an overpass, reported the Sacramento Bee. Having leaped over the bank’s counter at approximately 12:25 p.m. and allegedly stole money from each of the teller stations, his daring escape ended when the car he was in became incapacitated, allowing police to close in on him quickly.
Thanks to a tracker embedded within the stolen cash, agents from the West Linn Police Department, together with Tigard Police, were able to locate and chase Provencio until his capture. "Police said they found Provencio thanks to a tracker embedded in the alleged stolen money", KOIN detailed in their incident coverage.
Provencio is now facing charges that include first-degree robbery, reckless driving, and eluding a police officer, with authorities confirming that no injuries occurred during the heist or the ensuing chase, as conveyed by Tigard Police and cited in the release. His apprehension marked the end of a chain of events that began with a criminal act culminating in a chase after his car got stuck. He attempted to flee on foot, but eventually, the law enforcement's tenacity and technology outflanked Provencio's fleeting freedom, as evidenced in a release from the West Linn Police Department and mentioned by KPTV.
