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Officers’ good sense leads to an unexpected discovery

This past weekend, officers did their best to bring kindness and compassion to a tragic situation. They were called to a home in the east end where a woman collapsed after knocking on a stranger’s door. When officers arrived, Constables Gurprit Dhaliwal, Cristian Malurica and Shawn Jones tried to resuscitate the woman; but sadly, she passed away from an apparent heart attack in hospital.

While one officer attended the hospital, the other two officers kept investigating to determine how the woman...

Officer’s quick actions saves man’s life from overdose

Purple fentanyl and other dangerous drugs continue to fuel overdoses in our community.

Last evening at about 5 pm Cst. Andrea Cohen and Sgt. Ian Matyas were on duty when they received a medical call at a business on Bank Street.

As the first emergency responders to arrive, they found a 41-year-old man on the bathroom floor, unconscious, with labored breathing. He appeared to be suffering a drug overdose.

Cst. Cohen administered two doses of Narcan and then both officers started CPR. The man...

Elderly Driver gets roadside assistance from officers

When 77 year old Tim Fauquier dropped his wife at her salon appointment in New Edinburgh last Saturday afternoon, the last thing he expected to happen was that a police officer would be changing his tire.

“I had just gone through the traffic circle at the Governor General’s residence when I heard a pop, pop, pop sound,” said Mr. Fauquier.

The retired overseas fraud investigator put his hazard lights on and waited for roadside assistance.

Given his location in front of 24 Sussex, Ottawa Police...