Shooting on Carillon Street, police seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:21pm(Ottawa)–The Ottawa Police Service is seeking witnesses to a shooting this morning in the 200 block of Carillon Street.On April 10, 2018, at...
View ArticleWarrant on Florence Street results in drug charges against three people
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:01pm (Ottawa) —On the evening of April 10th, officers from the Ottawa Police Service Street Crime Unit and Patrol Services executed a warrant in...
View ArticleThe job of an Emergency Communicator is a rewarding one
By Simon Roy“911-urgence, do you need police, fire or ambulance?”That’s the response on the other end of the line when you dial the emergency number and the voice you hear may even be mine.In...
View ArticleMissing 34 year old female to be located
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 12 2018 3:10pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance to locate missing Joanne ‘Joni’ Panipakoocho, 34 years old of Ottawa....
View ArticleOttawa Police and partners release commercial motor vehicle enforcement results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 12, 2018 3:23pm(Ottawa) — The Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Environment and the Ottawa Police Service conducted a one day proactive commercial...
View ArticleAggravated Assault investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 13, 2018 10:24am (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Unit has taken over an Aggravated Assault investigation which occurred on April 11, 2018 at...
View ArticleVanier residents invited to participate in 'Ask an Officer' event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 13, 2018 3:30 pm(Ottawa)–The Ottawa Police Service is inviting members of the Vanier community to come out to the first “Ask an Officer” event on April 18,...
View ArticleFour guns and a large quantity of drugs seized in Guns and Gangs investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2018, 11:50 a.m.Five men were arrested yesterday and four loaded handguns were seized along with a large quantity of drugs as part of an ongoing investigation by the...
View ArticleOrleans man charged with child pornography offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 13, 2018 10:38 pm (Ottawa) – In mid August 2017, the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC) forwarded to the Ottawa Police Service...
View ArticlePolice laid 2920 charges against road users during March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Ottawa – The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) focused on distracted driving and speeding...
View ArticleOrleans man charged with child pornography offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 11:35am (Ottawa) – In late March 2018 the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) received information from a concerned member...
View ArticleGiving to your community - the joy experienced by an OPS officer
By Chris HrnchiarNational Volunteer week is April 15 – 21.The Ottawa Police Service has a rich history of volunteer activity, starting with the first police officers who were only paid if they made an...
View ArticleGenerous donor gives more Bikes For Kids - this Saturday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 2:45pm(Ottawa)–Our anonymous donor is back again this year to help the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) give some lucky children a brand new bicycle.On...
View ArticleOttawa residents can expect delays and traffic disruptions in the Downtown...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 19, 2018 3:15pm(Ottawa)– The Ottawa Police Service wishes to advise Ottawa residents that traffic disruptions are expected to occur, especially in the...
View ArticleOttawa man charged with indecent exposure, criminal harassment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 20, 2018 9:00am(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Section has charged an Ottawa man following an investigation into...
View ArticleCall Centre changes name and hours of operation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 20, 2018 12:08pm (Ottawa)—Effective April 30, 2018, the Ottawa Police Service Call Centre will change its name to the Ottawa Police Reporting Unit (PRU). At the...
View ArticlePolice looking to identify a vehicle involved in residential Break and Enters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 20th, 2018 10:44 pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service West Break and Enter Unit is investigating two residential break-ins in the area of Keyrock Drive in...
View ArticleExpect delays and traffic disruptions in the Downtown area this Tuesday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 23, 2018 2:07pm (Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service wishes to advise Ottawa residents that traffic disruptions are expected in the afternoon...
View ArticleMissing woman to be located
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 2:18pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance to locate missing Maranda Lynn George-Morrisson, 26 years old, of...
View ArticleShooting investigation on St Claire Avenue; seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 3:10pm (Ottawa)–On Monday, April 23, at approximately 8:30pm, Frontline officers attended the area of the 1 to 100 block of St Claire Avenue...
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