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Ottawa Police Service Deploying All Available Officers to Enforce Neighbourhood Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Saturday, February 12, 2022   11:25am

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service continues to deploy all available resources to put an end to the unlawful demonstration in the downtown core, respond to calls for service, and improve neighbourhood safety.

Overnight, demonstrators exhibited aggressive behaviour towards law enforcement including refusing to follow directions, overwhelming officers, and otherwise subverting enforcement efforts.

All available officers were deployed last...

Ottawa Police Service Works to Reduce Occupation Footprint -- 1,775 Tickets Issued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Thursday, February 10, 2022   3:15pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service and its partners are continuing to work to put an end to the unlawful demonstrations in the downtown core, respond to calls for service, and improve neighbourhood safety.

Yesterday, the Ottawa Police Service provided a message to demonstrators highlighting that it is a criminal offence to obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property.

We continue to advise...

Child and youth safety at Ottawa demonstrations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 9, 2022     12:45pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), in collaboration with The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO), will work to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and youth at the current demonstration in the downtown core.

Ottawa police officers are aware of concerns about child and youth attendance at the demonstration.

Police have a role to play in observing any potential dangers and will report them immediately to CASO. In...

Enforcement of Court Order in Downtown Core

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 8, 2022        6:34pm 

(Ottawa) – On February 7, 2022, Justice McLean of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted a temporary injunction restraining any person, who has notice of the court order, from using air horns or train horns, other than those on a motor vehicle of a municipal fire department.

This order applies to the downtown core in the City of Ottawa which is defined as any streets north of Highway 417 (Queensway). The injunction has been...

Ottawa Police Service Makes 23 Arrests in Relation to Demonstration – 1,300 Tickets Issued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 8, 2022       4:15pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service and its partners are continuing to work to put an end to the unlawful demonstrations in the downtown core, respond to calls for service, and improve neighbourhood safety.

We continue to advise demonstrators not to enter Ottawa, and to go home.

As of 12:00 PM EST, the Ottawa Police Service can report:

Enforcement and Charges Laid 

• Police have responded to over 850 calls for service in relation to the...