Police seek two men in armed footpath robbery
Posted Oct 18, 2016 11:22:25 AM.
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OTTAWA – Police are looking for two men in connection to an armed robbery on a south end footpath.
Around 8 p.m. on Friday, a woman was walking on a footpath in Greenboro when she noticed two men ahead of her on the pathway.
When they reached a fork in the path, she went one direction and the men went the other way.
However, the men then doubled back and followed her, one armed with a handgun.
The men demanded cash from the woman and she handed over her money before the suspects fled the scene.
The woman was not injured.
Police say the men were disguised and wearing dark clothing at the time.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ottawa Police’s Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.
