Lanark County OPP say smash and grab robberies are making their way here.
Constable Corey Noonan told myFM they’re on the rise in Ottawa and it has come this way.
Noonan said these are tougher crimes to solve.
Typically the suspects are not local criminals, but coming off the highway in between major cities and it’s usually in a stolen car.
Businesses that have made their security protocol for staff well-known are targeted.
Noonan encourages any bystanders to be a good witness, collect video if it’s safe to do so and remember as many details as you can, but don’t intervene.
An individual attempted to stop the smash and grab at a Carleton Place business last week but were left injured as the thieves escaped.
Story by Grant Deme