Video: 3 pickpockets rob 93-year-old man in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police are asking the public for help identifying three suspects in a choreographed pickpocketing in the parking lot of a Costco in Northeast Portland.

Surveillance video captured the three men targeting a 93-year-old man in the parking lot. Portland police said that a short time later, the men used credit cards from the stolen wallet to buy hundreds of dollars in gift cards at Fred Meyer, a few miles away. Detectives said they believe the men committed similar crimes in the Seattle area.

The footage shows the three men lingering outside the entrance of Costco on Thursday and watching people leave. The three men then closely follow people pushing grocery carts toward their vehicles, looking for victims. In the case of the 93-year-old man, the three men follow him closely, in a triangular formation, from behind. One of the men then reaches over and grabs the man’s wallet from his left back pocket. The man feels his back pocket, seems to recognize that his wallet is missing and looks around. The three men stand there next to him before walking away.

Anyone with information about this case, or anyone who believes they may be a victim, is asked to contact Detective Jordan Zaitz at [email protected] and reference case number 24-911109.

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