Man says he was robbed in Oregon parking lot

5/26/2006

A South Toledo man was robbed at gunpoint of more than $150 last night in the parking lot of an Oregon department store, authorities said.

Frank E. Pressnell, 35, had pulled into the Kmart lot, 2830 Navarre Ave., about 8:20 p.m. with plans to buy a grill, Oregon police Sgt. Rick Stager said. That s when he was approached by two men who d been sitting in a nearby parked car.

One of the men pointed a gun at him and demanded his wallet, took only the money, and fled west on Navarre in a maroon Dodge Stratus, Sergeant Stager said.