Kingston man charged in relation to four bank robberies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, December 14, 2018 11:48am (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Robbery Unit has charged a Kingston man, following its investigation into multiple bank robberies, which...
View ArticleOttawa man charged with Fraud after posing as a St. John Ambulance instructor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 25, 2019 9:45am (Ottawa) — In December 2018, the Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit began an investigation following a complaint that a man was...
View ArticleChoir director charged with Sexual assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:56am (Ottawa) –The Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) began an investigation in early 2018 into allegations of sexual assault dating from...
View ArticleMale charged following several robberies in of Ottawa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:55pm (Ottawa) – A male suspect entered a business in the 800 block of Merivale Road, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 9:26pm....
View ArticleShooting investigation on Northview Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:20am (Ottawa)- Ottawa Police frontline officers responded to a shooting in the 1-100 block of Northview Road, on Thursday January...
View ArticleOttawa Police raises $98,795 for local charities during annual Gala
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 28, 2019 4:30pm (Ottawa) — This evening, Ottawa Police Service Chief Charles Bordeleau will present cheques at the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting to...
View ArticleMale charged with Trafficking -- purple Fentanyl and cocaine seized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:06pm (Ottawa) — On January 28th, members of the Ottawa Police Drug Unit and Street Crime Team arrested a male suspect after an undercover...
View ArticleInterested in a career in policing? Come join us at our upcoming recruitment...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:25pm (Ottawa) – Join Us-We’re Recruiting! The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is recruiting and wants to reflect the diversity of our community. We...
View ArticleOttawa man charged with Child Pornography offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 8:38pm (Ottawa)—In mid January 2019, the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC) forwarded the Ottawa Police Service Internet...
View ArticleOttawa Massage Therapist charged with Sexual assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 31, 2019 11:28am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) has laid additional charges against an Ottawa Massage therapist.The...
View ArticleShooting investigation on Cummings Avenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:16pm (Ottawa)—Frontline officers responded to a shooting in the 1100 block of Cummings Avenue at approximately 10:12pm on Thursday January 31....
View ArticleSeeking to identify two suspects in a robbery on Bayshore Drive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 1st, 2019 11:08am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a recent incident and is seeking the public’s assistance to identify two male...
View ArticleSTEP to focus on unsafe lane changes and red light running
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 1, 2019 9:45am Ottawa– The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on unsafe lane...
View ArticleSeeking the identity of a male suspect involved in a robbery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 4, 2019 11:30am (Ottawa) – On January 24, 2019, at approximately 8:30pm, a lone male suspect entered a gas station along the 5000 block of Hazeldean Road and...
View ArticleInvestigation of a shooting on Rideau Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 1, 2019 7:04pm (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is currently investigating a shooting that took place today at approximately 5:10pm, on the 200 block...
View ArticleTabling of Ottawa Police Draft 2019 Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:15 am(Ottawa) – This morning, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) tabled the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget with the Ottawa Police...
View ArticleOttawa Police accepts MPP Lisa MacLeod's Charity Hockey Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4:14pm (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police will be lacing up for a Charity Hockey Challenge, organized by MPP Lisa MacLeod to gather children’s hockey...
View ArticleStabbing Investigation on Heron Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 9:33pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is currently investigating a stabbing, which occurred in the 1600 block of Heron Road. The incident...
View ArticleSuspect sought in three west end robberies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 8, 2019 8:24am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating two store robberies and a bank robbery and is seeking the public's...
View ArticleDrugs and Gun seized in Ottawa South warrant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 11, 2019 12:07pm (Ottawa) – On Friday, February 8, 2019 the Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit arrested and charged two males in relation to drug...
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