The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a bank robbery in the City of Pembroke.

On July 5, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police responded to a robbery in the 0-100 block of Pembroke Street West. An unknown individual entered the bank, indicated they had a weapon and demanded cash from an employee. The employee was not injured, and the person fled the scene with a quantity of cash. Responding officers, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Canine Unit, have thus far been unable to locate the person responsible.

The person of interest is described as a white male, approximately 50 years old, wearing dark clothing, a baseball cap and a dark bandana covering their face. The UOV OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation with the assistance of OPP’s Forensic Identification Services (FIS) unit and OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit
(CSCU).

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BANK ROBBERY IN PEMBROKE UNDER INVESTIGATION

Image and further descriptors released (PEMBROKE, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released an image and further descriptors of a person of interest in relation to a bank robbery in the City of Pembroke. On July 5, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m., police responded to a robbery in the 0-100 block of Pembroke Street West. An unknown individual entered the bank, indicated they had a weapon and demanded cash from an employee. The employee was not injured, and the person fled the scene with a quantity of cash.

Responding officers, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Canine Unit, were unable to locate the individual at the time. The person of interest is described as a white male, approximately 50 years old, wearing black pants, black shoes, a black baseball cap, a grey shirt, a camouflage jacket, black sunglasses, and a black bandana with a white pattern.

The UOV OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation with the assistance of OPP’s Forensic Identification Services (FIS) unit and OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU).

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