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Increased police presence in ByWard Market and Downtown Rideau areas - beaches and parks this weekend
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2021 07:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 10, 2021 11:17am
(Ottawa) — There will be an increased police presence in the ByWard Market and Downtown Rideau areas starting this evening - as well as at beaches and parks.
The increased police presence from Frontline Patrol and Neighbourhood Resource Teams (NRT), in conjunction with OC Transpo and City By-law partners, coincides with the Reopening Ontario Step 1 that includes a limit of 10 people for outdoor gatherings.
Officers will take a zero tolerance...
A stroll turned scary for a 12 year old when she became lost in the woods just before dark
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2021 06:30 AM
A stroll turned scary for a 12-year-old girl on May 15 when she became lost in the woods in Kanata.
She used a disconnected cell phone to call 911.
Police Communicator Celine Marchand answered her call around 9 pm, when it was just getting dark. “A lot of people don’t realize a phone without a sim card can dial 911,” she said.
The girl was frightened and upset, but Celine, who was hired by Ottawa Police in January 2021 told her, “I won’t hang up until you get home.” That helped calm her down.
Update on OPS’ Shooting Investigation and Violence Suppression
Posted on Friday, June 11, 2021 05:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 11, 2021 9:00am
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police has used a whole of Service approach to investigate and resolve the recent spike in violent crimes and shooting incidents impacting our community’s safety.
This includes the combined efforts of the following units: Guns and Gangs, Homicide, Drugs, Intelligence, Forensic Identification, Corporate Communications, OPSOC (Strategic Operations Centre)/Communications Centre, Neighbourhood Resource Teams, Crime Prevention...
Abducted 11 month child rescued after intense police search
Posted on Friday, June 04, 2021 09:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 4, 2021 1:45pm
(Ottawa) — An 11-month-old baby who was taken from her mother late Thursday night, in the area of Carling Avenue and Pinecrest Road, was found by members of the Ottawa Police Service Emergency Services Unit (ESU) this morning.
A major police investigation and operation was undertaken after the mother, who was visiting Ottawa from Nunavut, reported that another woman had taken the child at about 11:15 p.m. Thursday. The child required medical...
Suspect to identify following an assault on Richmond Road
Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2021 12:30 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:43pm
(Ottawa) — The West Criminal Investigations Section is looking for the public’s assistance to identify an individual involved in an unprovoked assault on two women with a knife this afternoon.
At approximately 12:20pm, a Frontline patrol officer responded to a call in the 800 block of Richmond Road about an attack at 12noon. The responding officer located two victims. One woman was unharmed and a second woman suffered non serious injuries.
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