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Police looking for Centretown store robber

Police are looking for a man wanted for a commercial robbery on Bank St. (OPS)

By Mike Lacasse

Posted Mar 6, 2024 10:55:45 AM.

Last Updated Mar 6, 2024 10:55:50 AM.

Ottawa police are asking the public for help to identify a man wanted for a commercial robbery on Feb. 18.

Ottawa Police Service (OPS) says the man entered a store in the 400 block of Bank Street at around 2:50 p.m., stole some items and assaulted a staff member who tried to stop him.

Police say the victim wasn’t injured.

Investigators describe the man as white, in his 40s, around five-foot-eight with a medium build and “salt and pepper” beard.

He was wearing a black hooded jacket, with a dark green sweatshirt underneath, blue jeans, black shoes and a black ball cap during the robbery.

Police ask anyone with information on who he is, or about this incident, to call the OPS Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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