Suspect to identify in Carling Avenue commercial Robbery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 1^st, 2020      2:15pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect responsible for a commercial robbery that occurred in the 1300 block of Carling Avenue, on April 20, 2020. 

At approximately 2:42pm, a lone woman entered a store and approached the employee at the counter. The female suspect handed over a note demanding narcotics and money. She fled the scene on foot with an unspecified amount of medication and money. 

The woman is described as a Caucasian female, approximately 30 years old, 5’6” (168cm), with a thin/slender build. She was wearing grey/white shoes, black pants, black gloves and a thin black jacket with a black hood pulled up and tied tight around her head.  She was wearing black sunglasses and her face was covered with a black scarf.  She was also carrying a distinctive multicoloured polka dot shopping bag with pink trims and handles (see photos). 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call 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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