Preventative detention hearing postponed for suspect in Portland armed robbery spree

Luis Santiago was arrested last week on suspicion of committing four armed robberies along Interstate Avenue in a single morning.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The suspect in last week’s string of armed robberies along Interstate Avenue in North Portland was scheduled for a preventative detention hearing Tuesday, but the court appearance was ultimately pushed back.

A preventative detention hearing is where prosecutors can argue that a suspect should not be eligible for bail because they’re dangerous. It’s a tool that Multnomah County prosecutors have begun using more frequently in recent years, according to District Attorney Mike Schmidt.

The robbery suspect, 18-year-old Luis Santiago, was arrested

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