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Drug seized and young man charged following an overdose call on Ramsey Crescent
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:00 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:13pm
(Ottawa)—Last evening, the Ottawa Police received a call about a man who possibly had an overdose in the 1000 block of Ramsay Crescent.
Frontline officers attended and canvassed the area to locate the victim, and came upon a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Their investigation revealed that one of the occupants was in possession of large quantity of white pills presumed to be Alprazolam (Xanax). The drugs seized are to be submitted to...
DNA order identifies armed robber from 2019
Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 11:30 AM
In March, an Ottawa judge ordered a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample be taken from a man after he was found guilty of robbery.
Special Constable Kevin Fahey from the Ottawa Police Service Court Security Section took the sample and sent it to the RCMP to run through the National DNA Data Bank for matches to other crimes.
The National DNA Data Bank, created in 1998 under the DNA Identification Act and managed by the RCMP, stores DNA profiles of known offenders convicted of designated crimes,...
Suspects to identify in identity theft investigation
Posted on Wednesday, June 03, 2020 09:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:30pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Fraud Unit is requesting the public’s assistance to identify two men in relation to an identity theft investigation.
The victim’s name was used to apply for a credit card online. Between April 2 and 5, 2020, two men used the issued card to purchase items in the 500 block of Ogilvie Road and on Du Plateau Boulevard in Gatineau (Québec).
The first suspect is described as dark-skinned man, muscular build,...
Marine, Dive and Trails continues public education and enforcement on the water
Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 08:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:20pm
Ottawa—This past weekend the Marine, Dive and Trails (MDT) Unit was on the Rideau River and the Ottawa River and stopped 105 boats, issued 23 Provincial Offence Notices (PON) and 34 Warnings, and one criminal charge of Impaired (Vessel).
“We ask boaters to respect established passenger limits, even more so in the pandemic reality,” said Staff Sergeant Marc-Andre Sheehy, responsible for the Marine, Dive and Trails Unit “We issued one PON...
Suspect to identify in Robertson Road retail Robbery
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2020 12:15 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 25, 2020 4:24pm
(Ottawa) — The Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a robbery in the 2100 block of Robertson Road on May 18th, 2020.
At approximately 9:01pm, a masked man entered a store and asked the clerk for the money in the cash register. The man threatened to go behind the counter. The man left with an undetermined amount of money removing his mask when he left the store. No one was injured.
The suspect is...
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