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Police: Robbery part of plot to kidnap Gert Boyle

The Columbian
Published: November 17, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The investigation of the robbery of Columbia Sportswear Chairwoman Gert Boyle last week has revealed she was the target of a kidnapping plot.

The Oregonian reported that one of the three men arrested in the robbery told police he planned to kidnap her in exchange for $20,000 ransom.

Boyle was confronted by a man with a handgun outside her West Linn home but was able to trigger a silent alarm. The man fled when police arrived.

Three Honduran immigrants, all from the Beaverton area, were being held on charges including burglary, robbery, coercion, assault and kidnapping.

Boyle appeared Monday before a Clackamas County grand jury to testify about the robbery. Her son, Columbia CEO Tim Boyle, called his mother a “tough lady” and said she was already back at work.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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