Male charged in Shakespeare Street robbery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 07, 2019 1:00pm (Ottawa) – A male suspect walked into a business in the 300 block of Shakespeare Street on Saturday, January 5, 2019, he claimed...
View ArticleSuspect to locate in relation Hannah Street assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 07, 2019 1:42pm Ottawa – On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 9:00 am, two male suspects randomly assaulted two men in the 200 block of...
View ArticleSuspect charged following robbery on St-Laurent Boulevard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 07, 2019 3:00pm (Ottawa) – Frontline Officers responded to a robbery call in the 1700 block of St-Laurent Boulevard at 10:21pm on January 6. A...
View ArticleFemale suspect sought for a commercial robbery on Bank Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 11:29am (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating a commercial robbery in the 800 block of Bank Street on Friday, November 23,...
View ArticleOfficer deploys CEW and arrests male suspect in Cobourg Street robbery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 8, 2018 3:35pm (Ottawa) — An Ottawa Police frontline officer was flagged down by a member of the public regarding a disturbance on January 7,...
View ArticleConsultation on future deployment of Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 1, 2018 12:00pm(Ottawa) – A report outlining a consultation plan on the future deployment of Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs), commonly referred to as Tasers,...
View ArticleOttawa Police Community Equity Council now accepting applications until July...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 1:49pm (Ottawa) – Are you invested in the neighbourhood you live in? Are you a member of an Indigenous, faith based or racialized community or...
View ArticleShooting on Russell Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 25, 2018 8:07 am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers has been putting a dent in local crime for over three decades
By Jackalyn Getz, May 2018Crime Stoppers has been in Ottawa for 33 years, but many people don’t know much about how it works.The first Crime Stoppers program was started in Albuquerque, New Mexico in...
View ArticlePurchase of pre-paid gift cards scam targeting businesses in Ottawa area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 4, 2018 9:00am(Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Unit is warning the community about a recent fraud that has been reported in the Ottawa area....
View ArticleOttawa Police launches the 2019 Thomas G. Flanagan S.C. Scholarship Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 18, 2018 2:05pm (Ottawa)—In recognition of Persons Day on October 18, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting...
View ArticleSTEP to focus on School Zone Safety and Cycling Safety during April
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 3, 2018 Ottawa– The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on school zone safety and...
View ArticleWelcome to our new website
Welcome! We hope you find our new website helpful and easier to navigate. It’s now as easy to use on your smartphone as your desktop. Take a tour and please tell us what you think. (Please note Search...
View ArticleShooting investigation in Overbrook area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, March 3, 2018 7:01am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service responded to a report of gunshots in the Overbrook area at approximately 2am. Officers attended the 1 – 100...
View ArticleStatement by Chief Charles Bordeleau at September Storm Update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, September 22, 2018 11:22am (Ottawa) – Ottawa Police have been fully engaged in this response. Our first focus was assisting in the rescue efforts and security in...
View ArticleShooting on McLeod results in homicide - Warrant for arrest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 3:35pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Section has obtained a Canada–wide warrant for the arrest of Ali Omar MOHAMED, 20 years...
View ArticleShooting investigation on Merivale Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, August 19, 2018 11:10am (Ottawa) –– Ottawa Police Service Central Investigation Section is investigating a shooting that took place at approximately 2:30am...
View ArticlePublic Advisory: Recruitment Information Session for Women on March 8th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 20, 2018 3:50pm (Ottawa) – Join Us-We’re Recruiting!The Ottawa Police Service would like to invite all women interested in a policing career to attend a...
View ArticleBaseline/Fisher collision investigation ongoing - police still seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, November 25, 2018 3:57pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit continues to investigate the serious collision that occurred between...
View ArticleShots Fired on Seyton Drive/Hamil Court (Bells Corners)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, January 21, 2018 1:25 pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police...
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