(Ottawa) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating two separate convenience store robberies in south Ottawa.
On May 15, 2014, at approximately 8:00 pm, a lone male entered a convenience store situated along the 2300 block of St. Andrew St. in North Gower. The suspect, armed with a knife, approached a store employee and made a demand for money. The suspect obtained an undisclosed quantity of cash and left the store. There were no injuries.
On May 20, 2014, at approximately 5:10 pm, the same lone male entered a convenience store situated along the 5500 block of Osgoode Main St in Osgoode. The suspect, armed with a knife, approached a store employee and made a demand for money. The suspect obtained an undisclosed quantity of cash and left the store. There were no injuries. The suspect fled to what is described as a possibly being a gold coloured Nissan Altima. The victim of the robbery followed the suspect out of the store and repeatedly struck the passenger side windshield of the vehicle causing significant damage to the windshield.
The suspect is described as being a Caucasian male, 40-50 years of age, 6’0â€(183cm)- 6’4â€(193cm) tall, medium build with a potbelly, medium length “salt & pepper†coloured hair and English speaking. On both occasions he wore a light coloured baseball cap with an oval shaped logo on the front (see attached images).
The extent of damage to the windshield would necessitate it being repaired. Anyone with information about a repair, on a vehicle as described, is asked to contact Police.
Anyone with information with respect to these robberies, or any other robbery, is asked to contact the Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.