OTTAWA

Postal worker robbed by knife-wielding thieves

CTV Ottawa Published Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:38PM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:46PM EDT

Two men who robbed a female Canada Post employee.

Suspect # 1 (left): Black male, 20-25 yrs old, 6'0” (183cm), 200 lbs + (91kg+), wearing a baseball cap, and a red/black checkered jacket. Suspect # 2 (right): Black male, 20-25 yrs old, 5'8” (173cm), possibly had dreadlocks, thin build, wearing a black baseball cap, a shiny black jacket, and black pants. (Ottawa Police Handout)

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Ottawa Police are looking for two men who robbed a female Canada Post employee.

The robbery happened at 3:10 p.m. on October 3, 2013. The letter carrier was followed into the lobby of the Heron Road apartment building. One of them stopped the woman from leaving, the other pulled out a knife. The two men fled with the postal worker's phone and wallet.

The employee was not hurt.

The suspects are described as follows:

Suspect # 1: Black male, 20-25 yrs old, 6'0” (183cm), 200 lbs + (91kg+), wearing a baseball cap, and a red/black checkered jacket.
Suspect # 2: Black male, 20-25 yrs old, 5'8” (173cm), possibly had dreadlocks, thin build, wearing a black baseball cap, a shiny black jacket, and black pants.

Anyone with information with respect to this robbery, or any other robbery, is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116 or phone Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.