Five suspects to identify in gym locker thefts across the city

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 25, 2024              12:35 am

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is seeking public assistance to identify five suspects responsible for a series of thefts and frauds since June 1st.

To date, 20 incidents of credit cards stolen from lockers at fitness gyms across the city have been reported to police.

The five suspects are described as follows:

• Female Suspect #1: white, with brown hair in a bun; wearing a green sweater, black leggings, black/white sneakers, with a black baseball hat, medical mask and a grey bag. She spoke English with an accent.
• Female Suspect #2: white, with dark hair; wearing a black sweater and black skirt, with black/white sneakers and a dark baseball hat, medical mask and a black bag (tattoo on right leg covered by a mask).
• Male Suspect #1: white, with a dark beard; wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt with white collar, blue jeans shorts, black sneakers, a medical mask and a black/white baseball hat.
• Male Suspect #2: white, with grey hair and beard; wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt with dark designs, white pants, dark shoes, dark baseball hat, medical mask and glasses. He also wore a sleeveless dark puffy coat.
• Male Suspect #3: light brown skin, with short white hair and dark beard and moustache; wearing a black short-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, dark shoes and carrying a black backpack.

A photo of the suspects’ vehicle, a silver Ford Edge SUV, is also being released.

Investigators believe that the suspects may also be committing thefts and frauds in the Montreal or Toronto area.

Anyone with information as to the identity of these individuals, or information about these thefts and frauds, is asked to contact the East Criminal Investigations Section at 613-236-1222, ext. 3566.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

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