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Suspect to identify in Merivale Rd. robbery
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2025 11:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 21, 2025 11:45 a.m.
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a robbery in the 1400 block of Merivale Road on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
At approximately 11:30 pm, a lone man entered a business and approached the counter. The suspect passed a note to the employee working the cash register demanding several products. He then refused to pay for the items, brandishing a knife and...
Homicide Investigation on Presland Road; charge laid
Posted on Friday, February 21, 2025 10:50 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 21, 2025 10:50 am
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit has charged a woman in the fatal stabbing of a man that occurred on February 19th at approximately 4:45am in the 200 block of Presland Road in Overbrook.
The victim has been identified as 36-year-old Robert Vides, of Ottawa.
Judith BRENNAN, 45-years-old, of Ottawa, has been charged with Second degree murder. She is scheduled to appear in court today.
Anyone with information is asked to...
Tow truck non-compliance results in 168 charges laid
Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2025 01:30 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 20, 2025 1:30 p.m.
(Ottawa) – Since January 1, 2025, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has been conducting tow truck compliance checks to ensure adherence to the Towing and Storage Safety Enforcement Act (TSSEA), Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act (CAIA) and the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
Police checked tow truck operators, drivers, and vehicle storage facilities for compliance, resulting 168 charges against multiple companies and drivers.
The main goal of...
Baxter Road witnesses have been identified
Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2025 11:20 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 20, 2025 11:20 am
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service West Investigations Section would like to advise the public that the two witnesses have been identified.
The investigation is continuing.
We ask that their photos please be removed from on-line publications and social media feeds.
We wish to thank the public and media for their assistance.
Investigators continue to ask anyone with information about this incident to contact the West Criminal...
Cst. David Bisimwa | Police Services Hero of the Year Award nominee
Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 09:24 AM
Constable David Bisimwa is nominated for the Police Services Hero of the Year Award for his community engagement with local kids through his passion for soccer.
Cst. Bisimwa immigrated to Canada in 2014 from Congo and being a police officer was not something he could envision for himself. “Where I am from, people fear police,” he explained. “I started seeing how different things were [in Canada] when an OPS officer was always visiting and dropping stuff off at a community centre where I...
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