Man arrested and charged for hate-motivated Assault and Mischief on Somerset...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 3:15pm (Ottawa) — Ottawa Police Service Frontline Officers, assisted by the Hate Crime Section, charged a man following an investigation into a...
View ArticleSuspect to identify in Richmond Road Break and Enter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 10, 2020 4:15pm (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person responsible for a break and...
View ArticleThree people charged following Rideau Street swarming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 11, 2020 12:37pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has charged three people involved in a swarming incident on September 9, 2020, at the...
View ArticleIncreased signage to be posted across the City to prevent drownings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 11, 2020 4:10pm (Ottawa) – Tragically, five lives have been lost to preventable open-water drownings so far this summer in Ottawa. In most of these cases, a...
View ArticleMissing 24 year old autistic man to locate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 14, 2020 11:45am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing, James Little, of Ottawa. He was last seen...
View ArticlePublic assistance sought to locate 19 year old missing woman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 14, 2020 12:33pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Section is asking for public assistance to locate missing Sophia Hennessey, 19 years old,...
View ArticleFraud charges in relation to Ottawa-based Snow Removal Companies / owners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 14, 2020 1:20pm (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Fraud Unit conducted investigations into three Ottawa-based Snow Removal companies - Snow Vaporizers, Faul...
View ArticleSeeking to identify persons of interest in St-Laurent Boulevard stabbing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 14, 2020 3:25pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police’s East Criminal Investigation Section is seeking the public’s help to identify two persons of interest regarding a...
View ArticlePublic assistance sought to locate 47 year old man in distress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:47pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance in locating missing Lee Whitmore, 47 years old, of Ottawa. He was last...
View ArticleMan charged with Child luring
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:47pm (Ottawa) – In August 2020, the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) was advised by Peel Regional Police that an...
View ArticleFatal Hit and Run on Baseline Road: charges laid and police seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:00am(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a fatal Hit and Run collision that occurred in the 1800 block of Baseline Road...
View ArticleProject #NoiseMaker makes inroads with stunt drivers and excessive noise
With Covid-19 restrictions, more people stayed home this summer, only to find their neighbourhoods disturbed by stunt driving and noisy mufflers.“We heard from a lot of residents and quickly concluded...
View ArticleTwo frontline officers save a man's life with early CPR and AED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:30am(Ottawa) – Last evening, Frontline officers responded to a call for service concerning an unconscious man in a gym in the 100 block of...
View ArticleMissing 70 year old man located safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 18, 2020 2:20pm (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Section informs that Abraham Kakegamick has been located safe. Thank you for your...
View Article2014 Annual Report now available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 23, 2015 10:00am (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has released its 2014 Annual Report. The report is listed on the agenda of the July 27 meeting...
View ArticleOttawa Police 2015 Annual Report, now available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:10pm(Ottawa)—The 2015 Annual Report of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) was released today as part of the June 27th meeting of the Ottawa Police...
View ArticleOttawa Police 2016 Annual Report, now available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:17pm(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) 2016 Annual Report was released today as part of the June 26th meeting of the Ottawa Police...
View ArticleRelease of 2017 Annual Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 21, 2018 9:18am(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is releasing its 2017 Annual Report as part of the June 25th meeting of the Ottawa Police...
View ArticleRelease of the Ottawa Police 2018 Annual Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 3:25pm (Ottawa) — Today, the Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) 2018 Annual Report was released as part of the June 24th meeting of the Ottawa Police...
View ArticleRCMP News - Canadian police chiefs meet virtually to discuss key policing issues
National News Release – RCMP September 18, 2020Police leaders from provincial, municipal and First Nations police services across the country came together yesterday to discuss working collectively to...
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