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12 days of Christmas (giving)

This time of year, Ottawa Police Service (OPS) members get into the holiday spirit by supporting organizations and initiatives that benefit less fortunate members of our community, whether they are ill, struggling to make ends meet or are in need of companionship. Here’s a list of 12 events happening in December you can contribute to as well.

#1 Since 1998, OPS staff have been hosting a Christmas party at the Perley Rideau Vets hospital. Monies collected go towards Christmas trees, gifts and...

What did they do before policing? Military, national champion basketball player, mortgage broker and more!

Last week, our latest class of new recruits graduated from the Ontario Police College. Life experience is one of the most valuable assets of all new recruits.

In many cases, people go to school and begin to work, but struggle with their true purpose. Later, they discover and follow their true passion for policing as a means to help people and have an exciting career to boot! Many find their way to policing as a second or third career.

In this class we have ex-military, mortgage broker, special...

Armed robbery suspect to identify

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 03, 2019     12:00pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is looking for assistance from the public in identifying a male suspect involved in an armed robbery in the West End of Ottawa Tuesday, October 29th. 

Shortly before 5:00 a.m. a male suspect, armed with a handgun, entered a business in the 1500 block of Woodroffe Avenue. The suspect approached an employee, brandished the firearm and demanded cigarettes. The suspect was given a large...

Community-Police Award Recipient Cassidy

We recently held our annual Community-Police Awards ceremony and want to introduce you to the recipients this week.

In September 2019, Cassidy Lalonde was out for a walk when she came across a man who appeared to be unconscious, laying face down on the driveway of a nearby residence.

Cassidy approached the man and attempted to wake him but soon realized that he was showing no vital signs. She immediately called 911 and followed the CPR directions given by the Police Communicator. Cassidy...

Thomas G. Flanagan Scholarship Recipient Jijo

The former Ottawa Police Services Board established the Thomas G. Flanagan Scholarship as a means to assist racialized and Indigenous women who have expressed an interest in a policing career. The scholarship funds are derived from an endowment that was arranged upon the retirement in 1993 of the late Ottawa Chief of Police Thomas G. Flanagan in recognition of his accomplished policing career. Since 1993, this award has been presented annually to women to continue their post-secondary education...