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Homicide Investigation – Stabbing Suspect now charged with murder
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2024 05:52 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 5:53 pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit has charged 18-year-old Ibrahim OCAL, of Ottawa in the May 2nd stabbing death of a 15-year-old youth in the 100 block of Constellation Drive.
OCAL, who was originally charged with Aggravated Assault and Assault with a weapon by the Criminal Investigations Section, was charged with First degree murder.
He is scheduled to appear in court on May 8th.
The victim, Ellis Smith, succumbed to his...
Charges laid in a hate filled disturbance
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2024 12:22 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 12:22 pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Hate and Bias Crime Unit has charged an individual following a disturbance at a commercial retail establishment in the 700 block of Silver Seven Drive on September 13, 2023.
At approximately 2:30 pm, while interacting with a store employee, the individual became belligerent, uttering racial slurs directed towards the employee along with making lewd gestures.
Joey JOHNSON-DESORMEAUX, a 43-year-old...
Enforcement continues to address impaired driving
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2024 10:44 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:45 am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Impaired Countermeasures Unit continues to see a consistent increase in impaired drivers on our roads.
Driving while impaired, more commonly known as “drinking and driving”, also includes driving under the influence of any drugs.
While cannabis is legal in Canada, consuming it and driving remains illegal. There is no circumstance where it is acceptable to consume cannabis or other drugs and get behind the...
Ottawa Police Service celebrates Police Week – May 12 to 18
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2024 03:20 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 6, 2024 3:22 pm
(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is thrilled to announce the upcoming annual Police Week community events, which will happen from May 12 to 18, 2024, city-wide.
Throughout the week, we invite you to come out and enjoy a free BBQ and meet your Community Police Officers! Play a game of soccer with our OPS Blues, basketball with our OPS Hoopstars, and play with our inflatable games from Party Time Inflatables, courtesy of the Capital...
Survey on the use of in-car cameras
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2024 01:29 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:30 pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is launching a new public survey to seek feedback on the introduction of in-car camera pilot project.
“Other police services across the province and the country are already using this technology, and we have heard from both our officers and the public that they want to see it deployed within our Service,” said project lead Inspector Iain Pidcock. “But we want to make sure that we are considering...