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Suspect to identify in suspicious incident in Centretown
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 09:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 2:30 pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Criminal Investigations Unit is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect from a suspicious incident in Centretown last month.
At approximately 4:40 pm on October 23, a woman entered a community centre in the 300 block of Jack Purcell Lane and began threatening the front desk clerk with a knife. The suspect then fled the centre on foot.
The clerk did not sustain any injuries.
The suspect is...
Robbery Suspect identified and charged
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 07:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 12:45 pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has identified and charged a man in relation to four separate commercial robberies.
Shayne STAPLES-CAVANAGH, 26, of Ottawa, has been charged with several offences relating to the robberies.
He is to appear in court today.
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Robbery Suspect to Identify
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 10, 2022 3:10 pm
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Intimate Partner Violence Unit
Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 05:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 15, 2022 10:10 am
(Ottawa) In collaboration with recommendations made by Ottawa’s frontline violence against women (VAW) workers and advocates, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has changed the name of its Partner Assault Unit to the Intimate Partner Violence Unit.
“We understand that women and other vulnerable groups associate VAW-related issues as strictly physical because of the use of words like ‘assault,’” said Interim Chief Steve Bell. “It’s...
Man charged in hate-motivated incident
Posted on Monday, November 14, 2022 10:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 14, 2022 3:45 pm
(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service Hate and Bias Crime Unit charged a man in relation to an assault at a commercial business on September 3, 2022.
A man entered a business in the 900 block of Wellington St and while there, created a disturbance that resulted in him being told to leave. The suspect then uttered racial slurs at one of the employees, threatened them, and spat at them before fleeing.
Ryan Grant FLUET, age 27, is charged with...
Two people charged in hate-motivated assault incident
Posted on Monday, November 07, 2022 08:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, November 7, 2022 1:10 pm
(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service Hate and Bias Crime Unit and West District Investigations Unit have charged two people in relation to a workplace assault in September 2022.
The incident happened while the victim and two accused were on duty as members of Ottawa Fire Services.
The victim came forward to report the matter to police on September 20.
The assailant is charged with hate-motivated assault/choking, aggravated assault, forcible...
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