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RCMP News - Canadian police chiefs meet virtually to discuss key policing issues
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2020 11:45 AM
National News Release – RCMP
September 18, 2020
Police leaders from provincial, municipal and First Nations police services across the country came together yesterday to discuss working collectively to tackle key issues facing the Canadian policing community.
The forum was launched by the RCMP Commissioner to seek the support of leaders from within the policing community to engage in an ongoing series of discussions on a variety of important issues, including systemic racism and discrimination,...
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Project #NoiseMaker makes inroads with stunt drivers and excessive noise
Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2020 09:15 AM
With Covid-19 restrictions, more people stayed home this summer, only to find their neighbourhoods disturbed by stunt driving and noisy mufflers.
“We heard from a lot of residents and quickly concluded this is a city-wide problem,” said Acting Inspector Marc-Andre Sheehy, who is responsible for the Ottawa Police Traffic Unit.
Police started an education, awareness and enforcement campaign called Project #NoiseMaker, bringing in partners from Ottawa Bylaw Services, OPP, Sûreté du Québec and...
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Three new witnesses to identify in Ashton Dickson Homicide investigation – Reward of up to $75,000
Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 04:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:30am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit has released new images of three new witnesses in relation to the 2017 homicide of Ashton Dickson homicide. Investigators are seeking assistance in identifying and speaking with the three women that may have important information.
“We ask these individuals to come forward and provide us with information about what they know about that night,” said Staff Sgt. Bruce Pirt of the Homicide...
Seeking to identify persons of interest in St-Laurent Boulevard stabbing
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2020 11:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 14, 2020 3:25pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police’s East Criminal Investigation Section is seeking the public’s help to identify two persons of interest regarding a stabbing which occurred on September 12, 2020 at 6:46 am in the 1900 block of St-Laurent Boulevard.
A 26 year old Ottawa man suffered injuries after he was stabbed in an apartment at the above stated location. He is now in stable condition.
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying...
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Increased signage to be posted across the City to prevent drownings
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2020 12:00 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, September 11, 2020 4:10pm
(Ottawa) – Tragically, five lives have been lost to preventable open-water drownings so far this summer in Ottawa.
In most of these cases, a major contributing factor was the fact that the victims adventured themselves in unknown waters with little to no knowledge of river water hydrodynamics without wearing proper personal flotation devices (PFD).
To increase awareness of the dangers of swimming and boating in open water, the Ottawa...