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Release of the Ottawa Police 2019 Annual Report
Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:30 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 4:30pm
(Ottawa) — Today, the Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) 2019 Annual Report was released as part of the July 27, 2020 meeting of the Ottawa Police Services Board agenda.
“The annual report is a story about the Ottawa Police’s commitment to continuous improvement and making meaningful, needed change; about a police service that continues to demonstrate a willingness and ability to adapt to the constantly and, in some cases, exponentially shifting...
Officer reunites puppies with their mother
Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020 07:00 AM
In a situation taken straight from 101 Dalmatians, OPS Cst. Andrea Cohen worked doggedly this past weekend to ensure the safe return of six-week-old puppies to their mother.
On July 11 at about 2 pm, she was dispatched to assist another agency with a dispute of ownership of the puppies and enforce an order for them to be returned to the owner of the mother dog. When Cst. Cohen arrived, the woman at the residence claimed the puppies weren’t there, even though she could be charged with causing...
![Both Suspects to ID mail theft](https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/resources/en/resources/news/BothSuspectstoIDmailtheft.jpg)
Suspects to identify in Centretown mail theft incidents
Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020 05:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 17, 2020 9:45am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men suspected of numerous parcel and mail thefts from residential buildings in the Centretown area from March 31, 2020 to July 7, 2020.
The first suspect is described as a Black man, 35-40 years, approximately 5’9”-5’10” (175-178 cm), stocky build, short black hair, often wears a ball cap, eyeglasses, and a face mask. (See photos)
The second suspect is...
![NRT officers offered to escort George to the bank and back.](https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/resources/en/resources/news/BashfordandBadrancropped.jpg)
You can bank on your Neighbourhood Resource Team
Posted on Thursday, July 16, 2020 07:30 AM
George is living in Long Term Care and has been cooped up for almost four months due to Covid-19 restrictions. So it’s understandable that on June 30, a beautiful sunny day, he wanted to get outside. Although he has limited mobility, he wanted to walk to the bank a few blocks away.
Constables Dakota Bashford and Usama Badran, members of the OPS Neighbourhood Resource Team, were on foot patrol in the ByWard Market when they witnessed a tugging match between George and a staff member of the...
![Cst. Dakota Bashford was checking parking lots when he heard someone crying](https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/resources/en/resources/news/proactivepolicingblurred.jpg)
Proactive policing saves lives
Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 07:15 AM
*Warning some readers may find the following content about suicide disturbing
Another suicide was prevented, due to the proactive policing officers do between service calls.
On June 25 at about 11 pm, Cst. Dakota Bashford, a four-year veteran with the Ottawa Police Service was on patrol and checking parking lots in the downtown core when he heard a noise that sounded like a person crying. He shone his flashlight around, but saw nothing. Still hearing the sounds, he looked up and saw a woman about...