Posted on FlashAlert: December 9th, 2020 1:12 PM
Case: 2020-127318
Date: December 8, 2020
Time: 10:15 p.m.
Location: 603 SE 3rd Street (Dutch Bros. Coffee)
235 SE Yew Avenue (Dominos Pizza)
Suspect: Brad Masters, 27-year-old male, Bend
Vehicle: 2017 blue Hyundai Elantra
On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, around 10:15 p.m., Bend Police responded to 911 calls of an armed robbery at Dutch Bros. Coffee located at 603 SE 3rd Street and Dominos Pizza located at 235 SE Yew Avenue.
The suspect walked up to Dutch Bros. Coffee at the north drive through window, brandished a hand gun, demanded money and then left on foot. The suspect then entered the Dominos Pizza, brandished a hand gun and demanded money. During the robbery the suspect then stole a car from a Dominos employee and fled the scene prior to officers arriving on scene. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Information was given to the Oregon State Police and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office regarding the armed robbery and the stolen vehicle.
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputy was on the Bend parkway near mile post 138 and observed the stolen vehicle driving south at a high rate of speed. The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle. The deputy lost sight of the vehicle in the area of Romaine Village. As a perimeter was being set up in the area, another deputy was watching Highway 20 just west of Tumalo. As the deputy was watching, a blue passenger car passed him at a high rate of speed which was estimated to be 90 to 100 miles per hour. The deputy was able to catch up to the vehicle and confirm it was the stolen vehicle.
The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle sped up and continued driving west on Hwy 20. The deputy discontinued pursuing as he got close to the City of Sisters. A Black Butte Police Officer was east of Sisters with Spike Strips set up, but the vehicle was able to bypass them. Once the deputy was west of the City of Sisters he attempted to catch up to the vehicle again. The deputy continued trying to stop the vehicle until he reached the county line. The deputy was alone at this time, so the decision was made to discontinue pursuing the vehicle.
Bend Police investigators identified the suspect of the armed robberies as Brad Masters.
Deputies from Linn County and Troopers from Oregon State Police located Masters in the stolen vehicle westbound on Hwy 22 near milepost 38. Responding Troopers and Deputies were involved in a shooting with Masters (see Linn County Media release). The shooting occurred in Marion County and the Salem Police Department is conducting the investigation into the officer involved shooting
The Bend Police continue to work with listed agencies on the investigation.
Submitted by: Lt. Juli McConkey
