Two people charged in Iris Street personal robbery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:30pm
(Ottawa) – Frontline Patrol Officers responded to a personal robbery in the area of Iris Street and Gateway Private late last night.
At approximately 10:15 pm, two people approached a man who was walking. One of the suspects engaged the victim in a conversation. The second suspect put a knife to the victim’s throat and demanded his cell phone. Both suspects left the area with the victim’s cell phone. No one was injured.
A successful K9 track led to the arrest of the two suspects nearby.
The Ottawa Police Robbery Unit charged Ira O’HARA, 18 years old, of Ottawa and a 14 year old boy with:
- Robbery with a weapon
- Possession of a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence
O’HARA is also charged with Fail to Comply with an Undertaking x2, Breach of a Release Order x3 and failure to Comply with a YCJA Sentence Order x2.
Both are scheduled to appear in court today.
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