Ottawa police seek to identify man accused of robbing store at knifepoint
Ottawa police seek to identify man accused of robbing store at knifepoint
Ottawa police are asking for the public's help identifying this man, who is accused of robbing a store on Baseline Road Dec. 4, 2022. (Ottawa Police Service/handout)
Ottawa police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man accused of robbing a store in Nepean at knifepoint.
Ottawa police claim a man entered a store on Baseline Road, between Clyde Avenue and Merivale Road, at around 11 p.m. Dec. 4, 2022. They say he put several items in a bag and started to walk out of the store. When confronted by an employee, he allegedly resisted and produced a knife.
No one was reported hurt.
The suspect is described as a white man, approximately 6-feet tall (183 cm), of an average build, with light brown hair and possible facial hair. He was wearing a red hoodie, a grey jacket, blue jeans, a Toronto Blue Jays baseball cap, a blue surgical mask, and brown Timberland-style boots.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.
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