EPS are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two suspects wanted regarding an armed carjacking and multiple armed robberies.
Michael Sanderson, 35, and Brandon Gariepy, 38, are wanted in connection with three robberies in Edmonton in recent weeks. On June 5, the two were caught on surveillance cameras robbing a restaurant near 130 Avenue and 82 Street, where they were armed with bear spray and a sawed-off shotgun.
Sanderson and Gariepy have also been identified as suspects in an armed carjacking in the area of 132 Avenue and 82 Street on June 12, and a theft from a Wetaskiwin Walmart on June 16. Then on June 17, the pair was again caught on video surveillance robbing a cannabis shop at 131 Avenue and 82 Street, where they produced a handgun while robbing the clerk of cash and a safe.
Sanderson is 5’8” tall and approximately 150 lbs, with blonde or light brown hair and blue eyes. Gariepy is 5’6” tall and approximately 156 lbs, with brown hair. They are believed to be in the Edmonton area, and are considered armed and dangerous.
Do not approach or try to apprehend Sanderson and Gariepy.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
