Missing 30 year old man to locate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 1:55pm(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance to locate missing 30 year old Konstantin Boukhanov of Ottawa. He was last...
View ArticleMan charged with child pornography offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:20pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) commenced a proactive investigation in February 2021, which led to...
View ArticleConstable Charlene Abella
I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, one of four girls. I’m the first person in my family to choose a policing career. After graduating from Police Foundations at Mohawk College, I wanted to learn the...
View ArticleStop Overdose Ottawa: Alarming number of Overdoses continue in Ottawa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 12, 2021 2:27pm (Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service and its partners continue to see a high number of overdoses in the city. This year, police have responded to 91...
View ArticleHandgun seized by Neighbourhood Resource Team during traffic stop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 15, 2021 11:42am (Ottawa) — A Neighbourhood Resource Team (NRT) officer has taken a crime gun off the streets following a traffic stop.Sunday afternoon, a NRT...
View ArticleCst. Andrea Cohen
I have always wanted to help people. I took the Child and Youth Worker program, but realized I wanted to help all people. I always wanted to be a police officer, but I knew there was tons of...
View ArticleCollision Investigation on Hazeldean Road: police seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 15, 2021 4:36pm (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Collision Investigations Unit is investigating a collision that occurred on Hazeldean Road and Irwin Gate on March...
View ArticleThe real threat of authentic-looking fake guns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 16, 2020 10:00am(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service continue to see a high number of authentic-looking fake firearms (including air pistols, BB guns,...
View ArticleSeeking witnesses in Baseline Road fatal collision investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:30am(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Baseline Rd near Rockway...
View ArticleMurray Street shooting investigation: seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 11:10am (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Guns and Gangs Unit is investigating a targeted shooting. At approximately 11:05pm on March 15th,...
View ArticleHigh Risk Arrest after young people held at gun point on Bank Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 17, 2020 1:31pm (Ottawa) — Ottawa Police Service Frontline Patrol officers arrested a teenager and seized a loaded handgun yesterday after responding to a...
View ArticleJessyca Medveduke is often the first person you speak to when you call for help
As a Police Communicator at Ottawa Police Service (OPS), I am often the first person someone speaks to when they call for help. I never know who the next caller will be - a loved one asking for a...
View ArticleMontreal trio charged in connection with multiple vehicle thefts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:32pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Criminal investigations Units have charged three Montreal men in relation to several vehicle thefts that occurred...
View ArticleHawkesbury man charged in possession of a stolen vehicle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 18, 2021 9:15am(Ottawa) — Ottawa Police West Criminal Investigations Unit charged a man after he was intercepted in possession of a stolen vehicle in the city’s...
View ArticleMissing 77 year old man to locate - he may be in the Montreal area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:18pm (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance to locate missing 77 year old Brian Grenier of Ottawa. There are concerns...
View ArticleHate incidents targeting Asian Community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 18, 2021 4:54pm (Ottawa) — Since the start of the pandemic, the proportion of racialized members of the community who have experienced an increase in harassment...
View ArticlePolice still looking for public assistance to locate Mary Papatsie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 12:25pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service continues to seek help from the public to locate 39-year-old Mary Papatsie, who was reported missing...
View ArticleCst. Amanda Munro followed in the footsteps of her father
When I was growing up, my dad was a police officer. He always said, ‘I love this job so much, helping people feel safe, some days I can’t believe I get paid for this’. He was the best example of...
View ArticleMissing 37 year old man to locate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, March 21, 2020 7:47am (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance in locating missing Brandon Benford, 37 years old of Ottawa. He was...
View ArticleMan charged with Child Pornography offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 22, 2021 2:45pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) commenced an investigation in October 2020, which led to...
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