Police seek help identifying suspects in $24,000 fraud case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday,  May 6, 2025                10:35 a.m.

(Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service ​is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying individuals captured in the attached photographs in connection with a credit card fraud incident.

On November 22, 2024, a victim’s credit card was stolen and subsequently used at two retail locations. The fraudulent transactions totalled approximately $24,000. Investigators are seeking to identify and locate the individuals involved.

Suspect #1 is described as a man, wearing a white baseball cap, black coat, black pants and black sneakers.

Suspect #2 is described as a man, wearing black tuque, black hoodie and dark beige coat.

Suspect #3 is described as man, wearing a red hoodie, black coat, black pants and white and black sneakers.

Suspect #4 is described as man, wearing a black tuque, black long-sleeved jacket, light coloured pants and white sneakers.

 Contact information

Anyone with information regarding the identities or know the individuals, please contact West Criminal Investigation at 613-236-1222 or email [email protected].

Stay anonymous and call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a time online at crimestoppers.ca.

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