Portland police on Sunday night were investigating two robberies that may be linked - one of a tavern, the other of an individual.

East Precinct officers at 3:30 a.m. responded to the report of an armed robbery at Kilt Irish Pub, 4336 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., according to a police news release.

The pub's bartender told officers two suspects broke through a glass door and robbed him at gunpoint when he was closing for the night. The suspects took cash and were last seen running south on Southeast 44th Avenue.



While officers were investigating the Kilt robbery, an area resident reported he was robbed at gunpoint while walking to his car from his residence in the 4900 block of Southeast 71st Avenue. The victim told police the robbery occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. - 15 minutes before the robbery at Kilt.



The suspects in both incidents were described as white males, one wearing a red hoodie and the other a black hoodie. Robbery detectives are investigating whether the cases are connected.



Anyone with information about either robbery is asked to contact Robbery detectives at (503) 823-0405.

--Allan Brettman

503-294-5900

@allanbrettman