They were a day late and, apparently, a few bucks short.

National Pie Day was Tuesday. But Christopher Briggs and Kimberlee Riedy are suspected of stealing money -- and pies -- from a Troutdale restaurant early the next day.

The couple were arrested on suspicion of felony robbery and are being held in Multnomah County jails.

Lt. Marc Shrake, a county sheriff's office spokesman, said deputies were initially called to Shari's Cafe & Pies, 557 N.W. Phoenix Dr., about 3:25 a.m. for an armed robbery. The suspect, since identified as Briggs, had left in a car before deputies got there.

Gresham police later stopped a car matching the description of the getaway vehicle and found Riedy behind the wheel and Briggs laying in the backseat, according to a probable cause affidavit. A robbery note was found in his pocket, the document says.

While searching the car, a detective found $190 and a black BB gun that looks like a semiautomatic gun, according to the document.

And two pies.

Shrake said the pies -- cherry and marionberry -- hadn't been eaten, and nothing else was stolen from the Shari's. There's no sign the couple was involved in another robbery at the same restaurant last month.

Despite the disturbance, the restaurant chain known for its dessert appears to have still observed the spirit of the pie-lovers' celebration, per its Facebook page. People who missed National Pie Day (not to be confused with National Pi Day, which is March 14) but still want some Shari's goodness can get themselves a free slice of pie by simply signing up for the restaurant's rewards club.

If only the suspects had known.

-- Jim Ryan

jryan@oregonian.com

503-221-8005; @Jimryan015