Drug warrants in Ottawa and Gatineau result in four persons charged
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 1:07pm(Ottawa) – Yesterday, the Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit, with the assistance of the Gatineau Police Service, executed a number of Search...
View ArticleOttawa man charged with Sexual assault and Criminal Harassment offences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 26, 2018 3:45pm (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Section has charged an Ottawa man following an investigation into...
View ArticleSuspect sought in residential break and enter in the South End of Ottawa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 27, 2018 10:10am (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the person(s) responsible for a residential break and...
View ArticleLoaded Firearm seized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, April 28, 2018 11:45am(Ottawa) – A loaded, modified rifle was seized during the execution of a search warrant by the Guns and Gangs / DART Unit this morning....
View ArticleMissing Elderly Female in West End has been located
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 30th, 2018 8:33am(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service advise that missing Marie Wegelin has been located safe and sound. We thank the public and media for...
View ArticleMissing 15 year old male to be located
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 1:33am (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is asking for public assistance to locate missing male Gabriel Bérubé-Nicholas, 15 years old of Ottawa....
View ArticleSTEP to focus on motorcycle safety and unsafe vehicles and heavy trucks...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 1, 2018Ottawa– The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on motorcycle safety and unsafe...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers has been putting a dent in local crime for over three decades
By Jackalyn Getz, May 2108Crime Stoppers has been in Ottawa for 33 years, but many people don’t know much about how it works.The first Crime Stoppers program was started in Albuquerque, New Mexico in...
View ArticleSerious collision on York's Corners; seeking witnesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 3:44pm (Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is investigating a serious collision that occurred on Monday, April 30,...
View ArticleWarning: Is that Donation bin legitimate?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 9, 2018 1:30pm (Ottawa) – In early December, 2017, an investigation was commenced by West Criminal Investigations in relation to complaints of donation bins...
View ArticleMischief to property over five thousand dollars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, April 29, 2018 12:23pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is currently investigating a significant mischief/damage to property that occurred on Sunday, April 29, 2018...
View ArticlePolice looking to identify a man involved in over 20 theft and fraud cases in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 3, 2018 12:38pm(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Central Criminal Investigations is looking for public assistance to identify a male involved in over 20...
View ArticleFurther Sexual assault charges laid against Vincent Nadon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 4, 2018 8:15am(Ottawa) Yesterday, the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) charged Vincent NADON, 56 years old, of the Municipality of...
View ArticleOttawa Police celebrates Police Week from May 13 - 19, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 4, 2018 2:50pm(Ottawa) —Since 1970, Police Week has been observed in May to coincide with Peace Officers Memorial Day, recognized internationally on May 15. The...
View ArticleShots Fired on St Laurent Blvd, no injuries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, May 5, 2018 10:42pm (Ottawa)–On Saturday May 5, 2018 at approx. 5:00pm, the Ottawa Police Service responded to shots fired in the 1900 block of St. Laurent Blvd. No...
View ArticleSeeking information on whereabouts of homicide victim
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 7, 2018 1:13pm (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Unit continues to investigate the homicide of Opiny P’Ochieng, 49 years old, of Ottawa. He was...
View ArticleOttawa man charged following Traffic stop on Bentley Avenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 7, 2018 3:50pm (Ottawa)—On May 6, 2018 police officers responded to a call for service about threats made at a business located in the 500 block of West Hunt Club...
View ArticlePolice seeking to identify suspect of a convenience store robbery on Innes Road
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 9 amPolice seeking to identify suspect of a convenience store robbery on Innes Road(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating a...
View ArticlePublic Advisory: Avoid Break & enters into sheds & garages
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12:15pm (Ottawa) —With the arrival of warmer weather, the Ottawa Police Service Break & Enter Unit is anticipating an increase in the number of...
View ArticleDowntown traffic disruption expected tomorrow afternoon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 1:30pm (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service would like to advise commuters to expect traffic disruptions tomorrow afternoon in the Downtown core as...
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