ATTEMPTED JEWELRY STORE ROBBERY

Investigators Seeking Witnesses Or Video

(ALFRED-PLANTAGENET, ON) - Investigators are hoping to speak to witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam or security video after an attempted robbery in Alfred.

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, shortly before 5:00 pm, officers from the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a jewelry store on St-Philippe Street.

Three males had smashed the store’s window but immediately fled empty-handed when an alarm was activated. There may have been a fourth person waiting in the vehicle.

The individuals are described only as Black males, wearing dark hoodies and long pants.

The males left the scene heading westbound on County Road 17 in a white Toyota RAV 4. The truck had been reported stolen earlier this week in Ottawa.

The same individuals and vehicle are believed to have been involved in a jewelry store robbery that occurred a short time later in Orleans.

The Hawkesbury Crime Unit is continuing the investigation.