Windsor man charged in Ottawa commercial robbery spree

By Mike Vlasveld

A 32-year-old Windsor man is facing armed robbery charges after an Ottawa police investigation which linked a handful of commercial robberies across the city.

The first incident was reported on Watters Road at Trim Road in Orleans on May 8. That was followed by a robbery at the Bayshore Mall on June 9. A third incident was reported on June 29, on Meadowbrook Road, in a neighbourhood near where Blair Road meets the Queensway. Finally, Ottawa police responded to a robbery on St. Laurent Boulevard at Donald Street on July 2. 

Samuel Nana-Effah is charged with:

  • Armed robbery (three counts)
  • Robbery 
  • Possession of a weapon (two counts)
  • Theft of credit card 

He will be attending show cause court Friday. 

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