Sheriff's Office arrests man charged in armed robbery at restaurant

At about 1:38 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of an armed robbery at Denny's restaurant located at 12101 SE 82nd Ave., near Happy Valley in unincorporated Clackamas County. 

A man robbed an employee using a handgun and took a black bag containing an unknown amount of cash. He left the location in a blue sedan with unknown plates.

Using video surveillance from the restaurant, detectives were able to identify the suspect as Douglas Wayne Kelsey, age 33 of Aloha.

On July 31, 2025, detectives obtained an arrest warrant and located Kelsey at a home in the 7700 block of SE Lamphier Street in unincorporated Clackamas County, near Milwaukie. Shortly after 2:00 p.m., the Clackamas County Interagency SWAT Team arrested Kelsey. He was then taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries sustained during the arrest.

Shortly after 7:00 p.m., Kelsey was booked into the Clackamas County Jail without bail on charges of Robbery in the First Degree, Robbery in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Theft in the First Degree, and Menacing.

ADDITIONAL TIPS & INFORMATION WANTED: Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office Tip Line -- by phone at 503-723-4949 or by using the online email form at: http://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip

CCSO Case #25-015799

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Brian McCall, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit

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