Masked man tries to rob car wash but gun falls apart

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A man who robbed a northeast Portland car wash is on the loose and police are asking for the public’s help apprehending him.
Police said a masked man robbed the Washman Carwash on NE 81st Avenue Saturday morning, Dec. 13, but his gun fell apart in the middle of the heist.
Surveillance cameras caught the bungled robbery on tape.
The suspect approached Washman employee Chris Truax, who was dressed that day as Santa Claus, at about 10:45 a.m. The robber then pulled a gun from underneath his sweatshirt and demanded money.
He then dropped his gun and it fell apart, police said.
“Right when he pulled it out the top piece of the gun came off and you could see an exposed spring, white plastic, so I knew it wasn’t a real gun,” Truax said. more