Suspects sought in armed retail robbery

(Ottawa) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is seeking to identify two suspects responsible for a retail robbery.

On December 14, 2014, at approximately 4:40 am., two male suspects entered a gas station situated along the 3200 block of Conroy Rd. One suspect, armed with a sawed off shotgun, approached the employee and made a verbal demand for cash. The second suspect kept watch closer to the door. The suspects obtained an undisclosed quantity of cash and fled the premises, last seen running westbound on Johnston Rd. The suspects are described as follows (images attached):

#1: Black male, very dark skin, thin build, 5’10”, in his 20’s, possibly with facial hair, wearing a black winter jacket, jeans, black gloves, a black tuque, and red, black & white running shoes

#2: Black male, lighter skin, thin build, 20’s, wearing a dark tuque, blue hood pulled up over his head, a black sweater, beige pants and white running shoes.

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 at 613-233-8477 (TIPS), toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or downloading the Ottawa Police iOS app.

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