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Charges laid in the murder of John Ndayishimiye

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, November 4, 2022        3:50 pm

(Ottawa) – The Homicide Unit has charged one adult and one young person with first-degree murder in the December 6th, 2021, shooting death of John Ndayishimiye on Elmira Drive. The two are facing further charges of attempted murder in the shooting of a second victim in the same incident.

The accused adult is Noel PEREZ, 26, of Ottawa.

A third person, Hantel HERSI, age 23, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and...

Investigators seeking witnesses to pedestrian collision on Merivale Road

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 3, 2022   12:25 pm 

(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service Collision Unit Investigators are seeking witnesses to a fatal pedestrian-vehicle collision that occurred the evening of November 2, 2022 near the intersection of Merivale Rd and Thames St. 

The incident occurred at about 6:44 pm, when a man crossing Merivale Road was struck by a Toyota Corolla.  The impact sent the pedestrian into the path of a second vehicle, a Honda Civic. The 70-year-old man was...

Frontline Patrol Officers charge 10 Drivers with Impaired Operation Overnight

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday October 30, 2022  3 pm

(Ottawa) – Overnight, Frontline Patrol Officers charged 10 drivers with impaired operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Eight of the incidents occurred in downtown Ottawa and two in the city’s west end.

Some of the arrests were the result of collisions, other impaired drivers were stopped because alert members of the public called police.

Road safety is a priority of the Ottawa Police Service and impaired drivers put all road users at...

Search Warrant Leads to Arrest in Child Pornography Investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 27, 2022  1:30 pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has arrested a man in connection to a child pornography investigation.

On October 26, the Ottawa Police Service ICE Unit arrested 67-year-old Dennis WOOD for unlawful possession of child pornography. A search warrant was executed at a residence in Ottawa where the accused resided. He is being charged with unlawful possession of child pornography x 2 as well as...

Three adults charged with Auto Theft-related offences in the Kanata South area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 26, 2022   1:15 pm  

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigations Unit charged three men with several auto theft-related offences in relation to an incident on October 25.

At about 4:50 am patrol officers were called to the area of Gowrie Street and Barra Avenue regarding a suspicious incident. A witness observed a man disconnecting a trailer from a vehicle. A short time later a similar vehicle was observed by police travelling...