Ottawa police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two male suspects in a March bank robbery.
The robbery unit has released images of the men caught on video during the incident at about 1:35 p.m., March 26, when two men walked into a bank in the 900 block of Watters Road in Orléans and produced a note demanding money.
The suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and an anti-theft device known as a dye-pack, which exploded and coated the cash with red dye as they left.
No injuries were reported.
The first suspect is described as black, about five-feet-11-inches (180 cm) tall, with a medium build and English-speaking. He wore a black ski mask, a black winter coat and gloves. Investigators believe the first suspect may have been exposed to red dye following the robbery.
The second suspect is described as black, about six feet (183 cm) tall, with a thin build and clean-shaven. He wore a white hooded sweatshirt with a black jacket over a white Toronto Raptors baseball cap with a black rim, glasses, gloves and white-and-black basketball sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa police robbery unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling CrimeStoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS) or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.
