Police lay charges in two day bank robbery spree
Posted Jun 26, 2014 10:34:10 AM.
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OTTAWA – Police have laid charges against an Ottawa man after a two day bank robbery spree in west Ottawa this week, involving four separate banks.
Dustin Jackson, 34, is charged with four counts of robbery and will appear in court on Thursday.
On June 23, around 5:30 pm, a lone man entered a bank situated on Richmond Road near Croydon Avenue and produced a note demanding cash which said he was armed.
The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen running toward the Lincoln Heights mall.
On the same day, around 7:20 p.m., the same suspect entered another bank nearby and handed a note to the teller demanding cash.
The next day, around 6 p.m., a lone man entered a bank on Hazeldean Road near Terry Fox Drive in Kanata.
Again, the suspect provided a note making a demand for money and fled with an unknown amount of cash.
About an hour and a half later, the same suspect entered another nearby bank, produced a note for cash and fled with an unknown amount of money.
There were no injuries in any of the robberies.
On Wednesday, the suspect was arrested without incident.
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.
