STEP to focus on motorcycle safety and unsafe vehicles and heavy trucks...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 1, 2018Ottawa– The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on motorcycle safety and unsafe...
View ArticleSearching for black Acura that hit Ottawa Police officer and fled
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 21, 2018 11:02 am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is searching for a vehicle that struck a traffic officer at Heron Road and Prince of Wales Drive at...
View ArticleStatement from Chief Charles Bordeleau
Like other major cities across Canada, Ottawa has seen a rise in gun violence in recent years.We know how unsettling this is for our communities and want to thank our community leaders and residents...
View ArticleCops and Bloggers: Ottawa Police Response to Wild Animals
One of my favourite things about living here in the National Capital Region is that I can drive for 15 minutes in almost any direction and find myself away from the concrete jungle and in nature. Like...
View ArticleOttawa's 2018 Crime Prevention Ottawa Award Winners Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 5, 2018(Ottawa) — Crime Prevention Ottawa is pleased to announce the winners of the 10th annual Crime Prevention Ottawa Awards. The awards recognize the people,...
View ArticleOttawa Police Service Launch "Operation Access"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:30pm (Ottawa)–The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is launching “Operation Access,” a voluntary emergency access authorization initiative that will...
View ArticleWanted 19 year old male for break and enters and other offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 16, 2018 4:32pm (Ottawa) – An Ottawa man is wanted by the Ottawa Police Break and Enter Section in relation to several incidents from recent months.Adam...
View ArticleWanted man for a number of Break and Enters was arrested and charged
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:27am (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Break and Enter Unit has charged an Ottawa man for a number of Residential Break and Enters from...
View ArticleStabbing investigation in the ByWard Market
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, June 23, 2018 4:47am (Ottawa) — On Saturday June 23, 2018 at 2:42am, Frontline officers responded to a stabbing at an address on York Street near ByWard Market Sq....
View ArticleSeeking to identify suspects in relation to Fraud
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 10:24pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a fraud and is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the...
View ArticleSwarmings and how to minimize the risk of being a victim - by Constable Megan...
August 2018What is a swarming, you ask? Simply stated, it is a robbery – a theft with violence – that involves at least two or more suspects applying force (or the implied threat of force) on a victim...
View ArticleLooking to identify the suspect from a break and enter in West end
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 9, 2018 12:41pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Break and Enter Unit is investigating a break and enter that occurred in the west end of Ottawa on...
View ArticleShooting investigation on Ritchie Street and Carling Avenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 1:27pm (Ottawa) –At 11:15pm on Monday, October 29, 2018, Frontline officers attended the area of Ritchie Street and Carling Avenue in response to...
View ArticleMultiple Laptop Thefts in Local Universities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, February 17, 2018 21h35(Ottawa) – Between January 11, 2018 and February 9, 2018 several thefts have occurred in local universities, where higher end laptops have been...
View Article2018 Community/Police Awards Recipients announced - ceremony taking place...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 2:57pm (Ottawa)–Today, Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau and Ottawa Police Services Board Chair Eli El-Chantiry will host the 2018...
View ArticleFraud/Extortion phone scam targeting the Chinese community (also in Mandarin)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 5, 2018 9:05am(Ottawa)–The Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Unit is warning the community about an ongoing scam targeting the Chinese community. Automated calls...
View ArticleSuspects sought in home invasion on Kemp Drive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 12, 2018 10:35 am(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating an overnight home invasion and is seeking the public's assistance to identify...
View ArticleLooking to identify three suspects from a Robbery on Morisset Avenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 2:53pm (Ottawa)–The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating a robbery that occurred in the 1400 block of Morisset Avenue on Sunday, May 13,...
View ArticleUpdate: Shooting investigation on Lats Private
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, May 27, 2018 11:16am (Ottawa) — Ottawa Police continue to investigate the shooting that took place at approximately 11:00pm on Friday May 25, 2018 on Lats...
View ArticleThroughout its history, Ottawa Police has valued the work of volunteers
By Dawson Hebert-Arsenault, September 2017 (with records from A History of the Ottawa Police by Gilles Larochelle)At one time, policing in Ottawa was handled entirely by volunteers. These were...
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