Suspect to identify in Baseline Road commercial Robbery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 12, 2020  11:40am 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police is asking for the public’s help to identify the person responsible for a commercial robbery that occurred in the 1800 block of Baseline Road on October 26^th. 

At approximately 2:47am, a man entered the store and walked immediately behind the cashier area carrying a white bag. He then started filling the bag with tobacco products, threatened the staff and left the business on foot. 

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man, medium to heavy build. He was wearing a red hoodie with white drawstrings, a black puffy jacket, grey track pants and grey shoes; and he was carrying a black backpack (see photos).  

Anyone with information regarding 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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