(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has laid a number of charges in relation to five separate robbery investigations.
On September 15, 2015, at approximately 2:00 am, two suspects, one male and one female, entered a convenience store situated along the 0-100 block of Tartan Drive. A demand was made for cash and cigarettes. The female suspect indicated she had a knife though none was seen. The suspects fled with an undisclosed quantity of money and cigarettes. There were no injuries.
On the same date, at 6:10 am, the same male and female entered a gas station situated along the 0-100 block of Carbrooke Street. The male suspect made a demand for cash and cigarettes. The suspect insinuated he had a weapon though none was seen. The suspect fled with an undisclosed quantity of cash and cigarettes. There were no injuries.
On October 3, 2015, at approximately 5:45 am, a male was picked up on Shillington Avenue and asked to be driven to the area of Debra Avenue. As they arrived in the area, the passenger asked the driver to pull over along Meadowlands Drive. The suspect then produced a handgun and made a demand for the driver’s cash. The driver provided the suspect a quantity of cash at which point the suspect fled on foot from the taxi. There were no injuries.
On October 4, 2015, at approximately 3:35 am, a male was picked up along Rideau Street and asked to be driven to the area of Merivale/Shillington. As they arrived in the area, the passenger grabbed the driver and produced a handgun. A demand was made for the driver’s cash. The driver provided the suspect a quantity of cash at which point the suspect fled on foot from the taxi. There were no injuries.
On October 4, 2015, at approximately 6:35 am, the same suspect was picked up in the area of Merivale/Shillington. The suspect asked to be driven to the area of Debra Avenue. As the driver turned onto Debra Avenue, the suspect asked for the driver to pull over. The suspect produced a handgun and made a demand for the driver’s cash. The driver provided the suspect a quantity of cash at which point the suspect fled on foot. There were no injuries.
Investigation at the time led to a Debra Avenue residence where the suspect was located and arrested, several hours later, without incident. The suspect was previously being sought by Police for the two initial robberies.
The female suspect for the two retail robberies remains unidentified. She is described as being female, with a darker complexion, possibly Hispanic or middle-eastern, medium to chubby build.
Ricky GERVIL, age 21 of Ottawa, is charged with the following offences:
Five counts of robbery
Three counts of possession of weapon dangerous to the public
Three counts of pointing a firearm
Two counts of wearing a disguise
Three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
Eight counts of breach of probation
Mr. GERVIL appears in court on October 5, 2015.
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.