Update: one suspect identified and one remains to be identified in University Exam theft

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 13, 2020   12:30pm

(Ottawa) – One male suspect has been identified and one remains to be identified in an ongoing investigation into the theft of a University exam in the 1100 block of Colonel By Drive in January 2020.

The suspect of the January 17^th incident remains to be identified. He is described as a Black male, 20-25 years old, 5’10” (178cm), and slim build. At the time of the incident he was wearing dark grey pants, a black puffy winter jacket with a hood and black footwear with small fluorescent white tab at the front (see photos).

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call Det. Dawn Neilly with the Ottawa Police Service Central Criminal Investigations Unit at 613-236-1222, at ext. 4203.

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

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 8, 2020        10:10am 

Two suspects to identify in University Exam theft

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Central Criminal Investigations Unit is seeking the public’s assistance to identify two men responsible for two individual thefts in the 1100 block of Colonel By Drive in January 2020. 

The first incident occurred on January 17^th at approximately 6:30pm and the second, on January 19^th at approximately 1:30pm. In both instances, one male entered a hall where exams were being administered, did not register, took exams from the hall and rapidly exited. 

The suspect in the January 17^th theft is described as a Black male, 20-25 years old, 5’10” (178cm), and slim build. At the time of the incident he was wearing dark grey pants, a black puffy winter jacket with a hood and black footwear with small fluorescent white tab at the front (see suspect 1 photos). 

The suspect for the January 19^th theft is described as a Caucasian male, 20-25 years old, 5”10” (178cm) to 6’ (183cm), medium build, with dark hair and a moustache. At the time of the incident he was wearing black pants with white stripes behind the calf area, a dark blue jacket with a hood and white running shoes (see suspect 2 photos). 

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call Det. Dawn Neilly with the Ottawa Police Service Central Criminal Investigations Unit at 613-236-1222, at ext. 4203. 

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

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CONTACT:

Media Relations Section

Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366