(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has laid charges in connection to the February robbery of a gas station.
On February 19, 2015, at approximately 1:35am, a lone male suspect entered a gas station kiosk situated along the 1900 block of Prince of Wales Drive. The suspect indicated he had a weapon and then obtained an undisclosed, but small, quantity of cash. The suspect fled on foot and there were no injuries. Police recovered evidence nearby, including a pocket knife.
Members of the Forensic Identification Service subsequently examined the recovered evidence, submitted it to the Centre of Forensic Sciences, and ultimately a DNA match was made to a known offender.
On May 26, 2015, Nicholas LESTER, 30 years old, of Pembroke, surrendered himself to Robbery Unit investigators and was charged with the following offences:
Robbery with offensive weapon
Carry concealed weapon
Possess weapons dangerous
Have face disguised
Breach of probation
He is scheduled to appear in court today.
Anyone with information with respect to this robbery, or any other robbery, is asked to contact the Ottawa Police 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 iOS app.