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Vietnamese Refugee to Ottawa Police Officer: Constable Phong Le remembers the act of kindness that inspired him to pursue a career serving his community
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 07:00 AM
My mom, sister and I were part of the boat people who came to Canada from Vietnam in 1979. We were just three of the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing communism to Thailand in search for a better life. Project 4000 was championed by former Ottawa Mayor Marion Dewar.
My mother wanted to give my sister and I a better life, fearing the unknown of communism. We had to leave my father behind. He and my grandfather were prisoners of war for 13 years. I was six years old. The last words my...
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Officer learned his caring nature and duty of care from his mother
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2021 07:45 AM
Cst. Jean-Alex de Sève Bergeron grew up on a farm in the village of St. Claude, Québec. His father taught at l’Université de Sherbrooke and his mother gave up a promising teaching career to raise her sons.
“In addition to looking after us, she also ran the farm,” said Jean-Alex, who’s been a police officer for five years, three of them with the Ottawa Police Service. “She made it look easy, and she did it all with patience and kindness.”
His mother instilled in him the calling to serve one’s...
Drowning Prevention: Residents are Reminded of the Dangers of Open Water
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2021 06:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:30am
Ottawa— The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service and their Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition (ODPC) partners are urging all residents to practice water safety when they are on, in or near water this season.
Tragically, there were seven drownings on local waterways in 2020. The pandemic, coupled with a combination of warm weather and people being near unfamiliar waters, were possible factors in those...
Man still wanted in relation to February Dalhousie Street Shooting
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2021 10:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 30, 2021 2:07pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Guns and Gangs Unit is still seeking public assistance to locate a wanted man in relation to the shooting incident in the 400 block of Dalhousie Street on February 11th, 2021.
Jama ROBLE, 30 years old, of Ottawa is described as a black man, 6’1 (185cm), 214 lbs (97kg), with black hair (see photo).
ROBLE is considered armed and dangerous. If you see him, do not approach and call 9-11 immediately.
Anyone with...
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Seven-year-old girl is youngest officer ever sworn in by Ottawa Police Service
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2021 05:00 AM
Officers made a young girl’s dream come true when they swore her in as a ‘police officer for a day’ on April 4.
Marnie Geniole was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2016. After several operations, including three stem cell transplants that required several months in hospital at Sick Kids in Toronto and CHEO in Ottawa, she was cancer-free in 2018.
More than anything, Marnie wants to be a police officer when she grows up.
“She picked a police officer uniform for her Halloween costume last year,” said...