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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan available for public comment

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 27, 2020   5:05pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is pleased to release its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan – complete with ten priority action items for 2020.

 “At our fifth Annual Human Rights Learning Forum last month, I made a commitment to community and police members that we would continue our leadership and partnership work on EDI and release a strategic action plan in January 2020,” said Chief Peter Sloly.  “It will be the...

Ottawa Police Service reintroduces its Hate Crime Section

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 23, 2020   4:30pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has reintroduced a section specifically focused on Hate Crimes, which will further enhance changes it made to its online reporting system that make it easier for residents to report hate-motivated incidents.

The OPS has always had officers trained and focused on hate crime investigations but this decision adds more resources and centralizes this important investigative section.

“As a result of...

Update: suspects identified in Moodie Dr break and enter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 23, 2020,   3:00 pm 

(Ottawa) ––The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit would like to thank to public for their assistance in identifying the suspects in this break and enter. 

The investigation remains ongoing. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 22, 2020,   9:40 am 

Suspects to identify in Moodie Dr break and enter

(Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service Break...

Man charged with Indecent act and Voyeurism offences - SACA seeking further victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 23, 2020   1:00pm

(Ottawa) –Today, the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) charged Christopher NELMS, 43 years old of Ottawa with one count of Indecent act and one count of Voyeurism. 

On May 27th, 2019, in a commercial business located in the 400 block of Earl Grey Dr in Kanata, two women noticed that a man was staring at them in a suspicious manner, and they reported the incident to police. The investigation revealed that the...

Chief Sloly announces new OPS accelerated hiring plan for Board approval

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 22, 2020     6:15pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has proposed an accelerated hiring plan that will see 100 new officers added to the Service in 2020, Chief Peter Sloly announced today.

The plan advances the forecast 2021-2022 police officer hiring as well as a portion of 2023 hiring. The accelerated hiring plan will enable the OPS to hire officers more rapidly and deploy them more effectively to priority policing areas like neighbourhood...