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Missing 44-year-old to locate
Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2023 02:18 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 28, 2023 2:20 pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit is requesting the public’s assistance to locate missing 44-year-old Nicole Musuamba Tshitumba. Police and her family are concerned for her safety.
Nicole was last seen on June 8th at approximately 2:30 pm on Russell Road.
She is described as a black woman, with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink top and black pants, a large pink purse and...
Charges Laid in Robbery on Greenbank Road, Hate Motivated Incident
Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2023 01:34 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 29, 2023 1:33 pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has charged three youths in relation to a robbery that occurred last night on Greenbank Road near Lisa Avenue.
At approximately 8:20 pm the victim was robbed by a group of males at the street corner.
The individual was punched and kicked and had their possessions stolen.
During the robbery, hateful comments were uttered to the victim and with respect to members of 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities.
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Canada Day Public Safety Operations
Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 09:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 9:30 am
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is working with Canada Day organizers and our policing and municipal partners to implement a public safety plan that allows all Canadians and visitors to freely and safely enjoy the capital during this celebration.
There will be significant road closures and an increased police presence throughout the downtown core from Friday, June 30, to Sunday, July 2. There will also be a significant police...
Operation .08 results in over 750 interactions
Posted on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 10:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 10:00 am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), alongside local partners have hit the roads and waterways addressing impaired driving.
This past weekend, OPS, OPP, RCMP, Military Police and MADD set up several checkpoints throughout the city, with a zero-tolerance approach to impaired drivers. These checkpoints included roadways and on the water with our Marine Dive and Trail (MDT) Unit.
In a three-day period, officers interacted with over 750...
Ottawa Police Services Board Appoints Patricia Ferguson and Paul Burnett as Permanent Deputy Chiefs
Posted on Monday, June 26, 2023 05:21 PM
A message from the Ottawa Police Services Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 26 June 2023
Ottawa—The Ottawa Police Services Board is pleased to announce that Patricia (Trish) Ferguson and Paul Burnett have been appointed as permanent Deputy Chiefs (DC) of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). Both DC Ferguson and DC Burnett were in acting deputy roles prior to their appointment.
The Board launched a nation-wide recruitment process for two deputy chiefs in February of this year, supported by executive search...