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Charges laid after attempted carjacking in Nepean

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Police were called to a parking lot at Baseline Rd. and Woodroffe Ave. at around 930 a.m. Tuesday.

Ottawa Police have laid charges against an 18-year-old man following an attempted robbery and carjacking near Algonquin College.

Police were called to a parking lot at Baseline Rd. and Woodroffe Ave. at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The suspect had already fled, after being scared away by a passerby, police say, but he was located later that day on Hazeldean Rd. in a car police allege had been stolen from the Deerfield Dr. area that same day.

He was arrested after a brief foot chase.

Ryan Lunney, of Ottawa, is charged with:

  • Attempted robbery
  • Assault
  • Impersonation
  • Breaking and Entering with Intent
  • Theft of Motor vehicle
  • Flight from Police
  • Resist arrest
  • Possession of a prohibited weapon
  • Dangerous Operation of a Motor vehicle
  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

Lunney was scheduled to appear in court Thursday.