Assistance to identify robbery suspects

July 14, 2022
Whitehorse, Yukon

News release

Whitehorse RCMP hope to identify a group of people believed to have been involved in two assault investigations over the Canada Day long weekend.

At approximately 3:10am on July 3, 2022, police attended a downtown gas station related to a complaint of an assault. Police were advised that a staff member confronted someone in the store who put merchandise in their pants without paying for it, asking them to remove the merchandise. The suspect punched the staff member several times in the face and tried to damage the cash register. The suspect then left the gas station with several other people.

While police officers spoke with the initial victim, a taxi driver approached to say that he had also just been assaulted in the area around Two Mile Hill and Chilkoot Way. The group that he described matched the same description as the suspects from the gas station. The taxi driver said that when he refused to transport several people for free, they punched the driver in the face several times, damaged equipment in the taxi, and stole his cell phone from his hand.

Based on the descriptions of the people involved and that these incidents happened in the same general area within minutes of each other, police believe that the same suspects may have been involved in both alleged offences. Anyone who saw this group and can identify the people involved, or anyone with video surveillance or dashcam footage showing this group around 3:15am on July 3, 2022, is encouraged to contact Whitehorse RCMP.

Group description:

  • Five people (three men, two women);
  • Ages estimated to be late teens;
  • Two were wearing hoodies;
  • Three were using scooters, two were walking.

This file remains under investigation. Anyone who may have information regarding this or similar occurrences is encouraged to contact Whitehorse RCMP at 867-667-5551. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestoppersyukon.ca or via phone at 867-667-6715.

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Contact information

Cst. C. McCann
Whitehorse RCMP
4100 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, YT

File number: 2022-905995, 2022-906051

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