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Ottawa police have arrested five people after a man was robbed by a group of people, one of them wielding an axe, in a downtown park Wednesday night.

According to police, a man was walking through an unidentified park at about 9:30 p.m. when he was approached by five individuals.

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The suspects then allegedly demanded cash and the victim handed over his wallet, which included his credit cards as well as his ID.

There were no injuries.

The man contacted police and provided a description of the suspects. He then called his bank to cancel his credit cards. The bank informed him that one of his cards was in use at a fast food restaurant on Rideau Street. The man notified police, who went to the restaurant and arrested five suspects matching the man’s description.

One of the suspects resisted arrest and spat on the officers.

Nicholas Mills, 22, of Ottawa has been charged with breach of probation, robbery with a weapon and fraudulent use of a credit card. Joel Sarault, 21, of Ottawa has been charged with assaulting police, uttering threats, robbery with a weapon, fraudulent use of a credit card and breach of probation.