February 2008 Archives

The Ottawa Police Service needs your help in the investigation of an attempt robbery at a Petro Canada Service Station in the Barhaven area.

On Wednesday the 02 January 2008 at about 11:30 PM, a female customer parked her vehicle at one of the gasoline pumps at the Petro Canada Service Station located at 3766 Fallowfield Road.

When she finished filling up, she began to riffle through her purse looking for her debit card. At that time a female suspect walked over to the victim and threatened her. She grabbed the victim by the arm and demanded her purse. The victim pushed the suspect away and she entered her vehicle. As the victim was driving away, the suspect tried to open the driver's door.

The suspect was caught on the service station's surveillance camera entering the service station just prior to this incident. Police wish to identify the white female, 30 to 40 years old, 5 feet 4 inches, wearing a dark blue coat (see photo).

If you have any information regarding this incident, or any other criminal activity, call Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS (8477) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.

The Gatineau Police Service needs your help to identify a suspect responsible for the murder of a young woman in a parking lot on Gatineau Drive, in the Hull sector.

During the night of the 10 December 2006, at about 4 AM, the victim Kelly Morrisseau, a Vanier resident, was seen entering a white or grey vehicle near Montreal Road in Vanier. A subsequent investigation lead the investigators to believe that Miss Morrisseau was a prostitute and that the individual she left with was most likely a client.

About 1.5 hours later, at 5:30 AM, a passerby by who was walking his dog found Miss Morrisseau agonizing in Parking lot P-3 off Gatineau Drive, near Gamelin Boulevard.
She was naked and she was suffering from multiple stab wounds. Miss Kelly Morrisseau died en route to the hospital.

Description of the suspect: White male, 30 years old, 5'8" to 5'10", 180 lbs to 200 lbs, athletic, well built. His hair was blond, short and wavy. His general appearance was well kept. The suspect spoke English and French without an accent, however his maternal tongue is French.

Description of suspect vehicle: Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierras or Calais, 1985 to 1990 vintage, 4 door, white or light grey, spoke hubcaps. The vehicle has no rust and is in excellent condition with a shinny paint finish.

If you have any information regarding this or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS or toll free at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.

The Assemly of First Nations is offering a supplementary reward.

On February 21st, 2008, at approximately 2:30 pm, officers of the Hawkesbury OPP were dispatched to the Kwik Cash business, situated at 328 Main Street East in the town of Hawkesbury. Two unknown male suspects attended the Kwik cash store and stole the money from the cash register.

Both had their faces covered with winter apparel.

An undisclosed amount of money was stolen. Both suspects fled on foot on Main Street.
The OPP Canine unit was called in to assist where a short track was performed to no avail.

Suspect # 1:
Height 5'8" to 5'10"; weighing approximately 140 to 150lbs; slim build; wearing dark colored facial winter apparel, dark sunglasses, dark leather gloves and a navy blue jacket. The male spoke English well.

Suspect # 2:
Height: 5'6" to 5'8"; wearing a dark colored facial apparel, dark sunglasses, dark leather gloves and a dark green jacket. Male spoke English very well.

No weapons were observed during the commission of the offence. None of the 2 employees working at the time were injured.

Police are looking for your help. If you have any information about this matter please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.

The Ottawa Police Service needs your help in the investigation of an armed robbery at a convenience store in the Vanier area.

On the 4 of January 2008 at about 2:30 AM a masked male entered the Mac's Milk Store located at 598 Montreal Road. He walked up to the cashier and threatened him with a hammer demanding money from the cash register. The cashier surrendered an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect then demanded the cahier's wallet. The suspect took one of the identification cards from the wallet and then he fled the store after threatening the cashier not to call the police.

The suspect was caught on the store's video surveillance camera. He is described as a white male, 19 to 22 years old, green eyes, 5 feet 10 inches, medium build, dark pants and a dark fur lined coat. The suspect was English speaking and he wore gloves and a mask during the robbery.

If you have any information regarding this incident, or any other criminal activity, call Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS or toll free at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.

The Ottawa Police Service needs your help in the investigation of a theft from a locker in an East End gym and the subsequent fraudulent use of the victim's credit card.

On December 11th 2007 at about 1pm the victim attended the Newbody Dimensions Gym located at 1800 St Laurent Blv. She entered the woman's locker room and she began to place her belongings in an empty locker. While she was doing this a female in the locker room placed herself directly behind the victim and began to stare at her. The victim feeling uncomfortable placed her belongings in the locker and she walked to the mirrors to comb her hair. Again the female suspect followed the victim and this led to the victim leaving the locker room.

When the victim returned to her locker, she was unable to open her combination lock. After the gym staff cut the lock the victim noticed that her purse was missing from the locker.

A subsequent police investigation revealed that the female suspect was not a registered member of the gym and that she had purchased a day pass to work out. The victim's credit card was used in several stores near the gym shortly after the theft.

Surveillance video at the gym and in the targeted stores identified 3 female suspects. They are described as:

1- Olive skinned female (who was in the gym), heavy set, long dark hair tied in a bun, in her twenties, red shorts and a white t-shirt.

2- Black female, slim, early twenties, long black wavy hair wearing a grey 3/4-length coat.

3- Black female, slim, early twenties, long black straight hair, dark coat, wearing glasses.

The 2 black females were not seen in the gym and are suspected of being accomplices.

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If you have any information regarding this incident, or any other criminal activity, call Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.

Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.

James Cartwright, who was charged with robbing the Proxim Pharmacy in Alfred last June, has been sentenced to six years in prison. The sentence will be served concurently with a sentence from a similar robbery committed in the province of Quebec at the Essaim Pharmacy in Rigau.

Cartwright was caught on surveillance video at both pharmacies and these photos helped in his identification. Cooperation between the Ontario and Quebec Police Services was instrumental in bringing this individual before the courts.

Cartwright, who is a drug addict, attended the Proxim Pharmacy armed with a kitchen knife. He robbed the pharmacy of money and narcotics.

The Ottawa Police Service needs your help to solve a series of commercial break and enters in the west end of Ottawa.

Since November 2007 several businesses in the areas of Carp Road and Hazeldean Rd have been targets of break and enters to their storage facilities. The targeted businesses all have exterior container type storage trailers on their properties where machinery and power tools are stored. Culprits have been attending these businesses during the overnight hours to cut the locks and to steal the contents. Local businesses report that everything from gasoline to vehicles containing construction tools has been stolen. Also taken from some of the businesses is heavy machinery including bulldozers and backhoes, costing area businesses thousand of dollars in losses and lost productivity.

Since these thefts are occurring in isolated industrial areas police have few leads to follow up on these occurrences.

If you have any information regarding this incident, or any other criminal activity, please Crime Stoppers at 613-233-TIPS or toll free at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display, we will not record your call and you are not required to testify in court. If your information leads to an arrest or a charge, you could qualify for a cash reward of up to $2000.