Police seek suspects in two weekend swarmings
Posted Oct 25, 2016 10:11:01 AM.
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OTTAWA – Police are looking for a number of suspects in connection to two weekend swarmings.
Around 9 p.m. on Friday, a male victim was walking through an alleyway that runs between Spadina and Bayswater Avenues when he was approached by three people.
One of the men had a handgun that he pointed at the victim, who was robbed of his wallet, phone, and some groceries.
The suspects were described as:
Suspect one:
-black man
-English-speaking with a Jamaican accent
-approximately 6’1″-6’2″ tall
-20-25-years-old
-slender build
-short black hair
The suspect was wearing a black bandana that covered his nose and mouth, a black or dark hooded jacket and black jeans or pants.
Suspect two:
-black man
-English-speaking with a Jamaican accent
-approximately 5’10” tall
-slender build
-20-25-years-old
-short black hair.
The suspect was wearing a dark hooded jacket and a bandana covering his nose and mouth.
Suspect three:
-ethnicity unknown
-approximately 5’10” tall
-slender build
The suspect was wearing a tight mask made of a neoprene-like material that might have had a white design on it that covered his whole face.
Then around 11 p.m. on Saturday, a lone female victim was walking in the area of Bayswater and Gladstone Avenues when she came upon three or four people. The group demanded she hand over whatever she had on her and surrounded her until she produced cash and her cellphone.
One of the suspects was armed with a knife.
The suspects in this swarming are described as:
Suspect one:
-white male
-approximately 5’8″-6’0″ tall
-slim build,
Suspect was wearing dark clothing, including a balaclava that covered his face.
Suspect two:
-black
-approximately 5’6″ tall
-slim build
The suspect was wearing a red hooded jacket, possibly red jogging pants and a balaclava.
Police say there are no descriptions for the third and fourth suspects.
It’s unclear at this point if the swarmings are linked.
Anyone with information is asked to call police 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.
