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Murray Street shooting investigation: seeking witnesses
Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 07:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 11:10am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Guns and Gangs Unit is investigating a targeted shooting.
At approximately 11:05pm on March 15th, frontline patrol officers responded to a call about a shooting in the 300 block of Murray Street. No one was injured.
Investigators would like to speak with anyone who may have information about this incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Guns and Gangs Unit at...
Seeking witnesses in Baseline Road fatal collision investigation
Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 07:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:30am
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Baseline Rd near Rockway Crescent, March 11.
At approximately 3:30pm, Frontline patrol responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a 2006 blue Toyota SUV. The driver of the vehicle, a 85 year old man, and the passenger, a 80 year old woman, were transported to the hospital with injuries not deemed...
Cst. Andrea Cohen
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021 11:15 AM
I have always wanted to help people. I took the Child and Youth Worker program, but realized I wanted to help all people. I always wanted to be a police officer, but I knew there was tons of competition. Several events happened that told me I had to try. When I won an Ottawa Police Service (OPS) baseball cap at a Pride event, I figured it was a sign! I took Police Foundations at Algonquin College and applied after graduation. I was hired a year later. In order to help people, it’s important...
Constable Charlene Abella
Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:15 AM
I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, one of four girls. I’m the first person in my family to choose a policing career. After graduating from Police Foundations at Mohawk College, I wanted to learn the theoretical side of policing. I enrolled in Criminology at Carleton University with minor studies in psychology. I fell in love with Ottawa and the people and I knew this is where I wanted to live and work. I’m from a tight-knit family, so my mom and dad found it hard when I decided to stay in Ottawa,...
Gone are the days when a woman had to choose between a career and a family
Posted on Monday, March 08, 2021 07:45 AM
A/Sgt. Christie Cacchione
An officer came to my class as part of a VIP program in the 90’s. She talked about the usual things police speak to students about: safety, drugs and bullying. I was impressed with how she spoke to us and the presence she had in her uniform. She clearly cared about her community. I thought, that’s what I want to do. I worked hard to make myself a competitive candidate. I was on the high school honour roll, I volunteered at the Ottawa Mission, I graduated with honours...
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