Article content

City police are asking the public to help them identify a suspect in three west-end robberies, two of them within 20 minutes on Thursday after staff at the first targeted business refused to hand over cash.

On Friday, Feb. 1 at 9:56 a.m., a suspect walked into a bank on Merivale Road north of Baseline Road and demanded money. He said he had a weapon, although none was seen, and fled with an undisclosed sum.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Ottawa cops seek suspect in west end robberies Back to video

On Thursday, a man police believe is the same suspect entered a restaurant on Baseline Road near Fisher Avenue and produced a note demanding cash. When he was denied, he took the note back and left.

Just 20 minutes later, police said, the same suspect walked into a nearby convenience store, produced the same note and fled with cash.

The suspect is described as a black, 25 to 30 years old and six feet tall with a medium to large build and dreadlocks. He wore dark track pants, black shoes and a black puffy winter coat with the hood up.