Lake Oswego Police offer reward for fugitive

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(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - Police need public assistance in locating Melvin Anthony (Tony) Murray. Mr. Murray is 5'7" tall, weighs 150 pounds and is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes.

Mr. Murray currently has two outstanding arrest warrants, for theft, and is believed by investigators to be involved in numerous other crimes to include forgeries and burglaries in the Portland Metropolitan area. Mr. Murray is suspected in passing a forged check for over 4,000 dollars in Lake Oswego and attempted to do the same at a church in Gresham where he was given temporary refuge. These checks were later discovered to have been stolen, altered and cashed prior to the victims being aware of the theft of their checks.

Mr. Murray has a history of eluding the police and is believed to have been recently staying at an unknown location in Gresham as well as SE 82nd Ave. in Portland.

There is a reward up to 1,000 dollars for information leading to his arrest. Anyone with information concerning Mr. Murray's whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Lee Ferguson of the Lake Oswego Police Department at 503-635-0221

Fugitive Melvin Anthony Murray Located and Taken into Custody