Charges laid in two commercial robberies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 23, 2019 8:46am(Ottawa)- The Ottawa Police Service Robbery has charged a male in relation to two commercial robberies which occurred on August 20th and 21st in...
View ArticleDangerous driving charge after 911 call
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 23, 2019 10:20am (Ottawa)- Ottawa Police Frontline officers responded to a call about a vehicle driving at high rates of speed in the area of Dunrobin Road...
View ArticleCharges laid in January Westboro Station bus collision
FOR IMMDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 23, 2019 11:15 am (Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit has charged the driver of an OC Transpo bus with multiple criminal...
View ArticlePolice warn public of man grabbing women in the East end
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 23, 2019 2:30pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is warning the public about a man grabbing women’s breasts in the East end after receiving two complaints...
View ArticleShooting investigation on Carling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, August 24, 2019 5:55am(Ottawa) –Ottawa Police are investigating a shooting which occurred around 4:45 a.m. in the 3000 block of Carling Avenue.A male was located with...
View ArticleOttawa Police Services Board Announces Hiring of New Chief of Police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 26 August 2019Ottawa—The Ottawa Police Services Board announced today that it has selected Peter Sloly as the new Chief of Police for the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). Mr. Sloly...
View ArticleHandgun seized in traffic stop at Somerset and Kent Streets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 26, 2019 12:40pm(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Drug Unit, assisted by PIVOT, arrested a suspect following a traffic stop last Friday at 11:52pm in the area...
View ArticleTwo men wanted and one male to identify in relation to multiple thefts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 26, 2019 1:25pm(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is seeking public assistance in locating two wanted charged male suspects and identifying...
View ArticleBack to School safety reminders for children and adults
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 26, 2019 2:45pm(Ottawa)—This week and next, children will be returning to school and many will be busing, walking and riding their bikes to their destinations....
View ArticleOwner of property with an illegal marihuana dispensary ordered to forfeit a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:03pm (Ottawa) — Between the summer of 2016 and the winter of 2019, the Ottawa Police Service dealt with the proliferation of illegal marihuana...
View ArticleHandgun seized in traffic stop on Churchill Avenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 10:51am(Ottawa) — Ottawa Police Frontline officers seized a loaded handgun in an early morning traffic stop in the area of Churchill Avenue North...
View ArticleCharges laid in Break and Enters on Carling Avenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 29, 2019 10:24am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit arrested an Ottawa man in relation to several break and enters along the Carling...
View ArticleTwo men charged in a Personal Robbery on Innes Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 29, 2019 2:02pm(Ottawa) – This morning at approx. 1:00am, Frontline officers responded to a personal robbery in the 4200 block of Innes Road, involving two...
View ArticleIncreased officer presence in ByWard Market and Downtown Rideau this long...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 29, 2019 2:35pm (Ottawa) —An increased police presence focused on crime and social disorder will continue in the ByWard Market and Downtown Rideau for the long...
View ArticleThree handguns, drugs seized on Schooner Crescent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30, 2019 9:46am(Ottawa)- The Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit seized three loaded handguns, drugs and Canadian currency during the execution of a search warrant...
View ArticleFindlay Creek Break and Enter Arrests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:15am(Ottawa)- The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit has arrested two men in relation to a break and enter in the Findlay Creek area yesterday. The...
View ArticleSTEP to focus on school bus/school zone safety and vehicle occupant...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30th 2019 Ottawa– The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on school bus/school zone safety...
View ArticleSeeking witnesses to a collision on Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30, 2019 2:55pm(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Collision Investigation Unit is seeking witnesses to a collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle at the intersection...
View ArticleMissing 25 year old male to locate is wanted under Mental Health Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30, 2019 3:15pm (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a man who is missing from Royal Ottawa Hospital (ROH)...
View ArticleResidential Break and Enter on Bay Street - two suspects to identify
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:58pm (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service Break and Enter Unit is investigating a residential break and enter in the 200 block of Bay Street and is...
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