Suspect to identify in suspicious incident in Centretown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 16, 2022   2:30 pm 

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Criminal Investigations Unit is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect from a suspicious incident in Centretown last month.

At approximately 4:40 pm on October 23, a woman entered a community centre in the 300 block of Jack Purcell Lane and began threatening the front desk clerk with a knife. The suspect then fled the centre on foot.

The clerk did not sustain any injuries.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian woman, approximately 35 years old, with blonde/brown shoulder length hair, black long-sleeved shirt, light brown rain boots, and carrying a light brown purse.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Central Criminal Investigations Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5166.

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

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Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366