A heartless thief posing as a good Samaritan stole nearly a thousand dollars from a Portland liquor store while an employee was suffering from a fatal heart attack.<\/p>\n
Jason Hay, 53, died a week after going into cardiac arrest and collapsing behind the counter while working at Bins & Barrels southeast of downtown Portland on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n
While another employee and customers raced to help Hay, one man took advantage of the emergency and began stealing from the store, KGW reported.<\/a><\/p>\n A suspected thief in a black jacket and red hoodie pats down Jason Hay after he collapsed inside a Portland liquor store on Oct. 25, 2025. KPTV Fox 15\/YouTube<\/p>\n Acting as though he was checking Hay\u2019s pulse, the unidentified thief patted the indisposed employee, searching for a wallet.<\/p>\n The other employee called out to the customers to grab Hay\u2019s bag before he was placed in an ambulance, and then the thief took the time to rush to the back room of the store and begin his robbery.<\/p>\n The man, wearing a black jacket and red hoodie, stuffed bags of cash down his pants from the store\u2019s safe that was left open, according to surveillance footage obtained by the outlet.<\/p>\n \u201cThis man used that to run into the back office and search the back office, looking for anything he could sell. He found my laptop bag,\u201d store manager Michelle Maurer told KGW before revealing the thief found the open change safe.<\/p>\n The inconsiderate raider plundered approximately $800 from the store and escaped before anyone noticed.<\/p>\n Jason Hay died a week after suffering a heart attack inside Bins & Barrels on Oct. 25, 2025.<\/p>\n The suspected thief was caught on security cameras stuffing cash bags down his pants while good Samaritans helped Hay in front of the store. KPTV Fox 15\/YouTube<\/p>\n Store employees didn\u2019t realize they had been robbed until the next day.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t until I went to get change the next day that I found the bank bags missing, checked the cameras, and found out that we were hit during this event,\u201d Maurer told the outlet.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I saw the video, I was heartbroken. I couldn\u2019t believe that somebody could do that to this establishment, to my brother, while he was fighting for his life,\u201d Hay\u2019s sister, Jessica Jones, told KGW.<\/p>\n Hay died in the ICU a week after his heart attack, his family announced.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with the heaviest of hearts that we share that Jason passed away peacefully at 7 a.m. this morning,\u201d his relatives wrote on a GoFundMe.<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hay, who was well known in the community, had only been working at the store for a year.<\/p>\n \u201cJason was truly one of those rare lights in the dark \u2014 a kind, strong, and caring soul who touched so many lives. He fought with everything he had, and his strength and spirit will never be forgotten,\u201d his family said.<\/p>\n Doctors amputated Hay\u2019s right leg before his death after he developed a blood clot.<\/p>\n The inconsiderate raider plundered approximately $800 from the store and escaped before anyone noticed. KPTV Fox 15\/YouTube<\/p>\n Hay, who was well known in the community, had only been working at the store for a year. GoFundMe<\/p>\n A memorial for Hay is set up on the store\u2019s counter after his death. KPTV Fox 15\/YouTube<\/p>\n Hay was the sole provider for his family and leaves behind his wife and 15-year-old son, KPTV reported.<\/a><\/p>\n