Shoplifting call leads to robbery charges
Posted Jan 18, 2016 09:29:43 AM.
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OTTAWA — A shoplifting call has led to charges being laid in a robbery on McCarthy Road that saw an armed man make off with cash and cigarettes.
The robbery happened January 13 at a convenience store along the 3300 block of McCarthy.
A man waited for a customer to leave and then approached the clerk with a knife.
Two days later, police were called to shoplifting complaint at a grocery store in the same area.
A man was arrested, and linked to the convenience store robbery.
Aiden Scott, 22, of Ottawa, is charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, and theft under $5000.
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