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Riverside South coyote update
Posted on Friday, June 12, 2020 07:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 12, 2020 11:20am
(Ottawa) – Since Friday, June 5, City By-law and Regulatory Services (BLRS) and the Ottawa Police Service received numerous calls in regards to coyote sightings and aggressive coyote interactions in the Riverside South area. Since then, Ottawa Police officers have been doing proactive patrols in the area in order to protect the public.
Early this morning, a coyote was spotted prowling around houses near Shoreline Drive and Wild Shore Crescent...
Suspects to identify in Beavertail Road Assault
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:30 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:34pm
(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police is seeking the public’s assistance to identify three men responsible for an Assault in the 500 block of Beavertail Road on June 8th.
At approximately 1:30pm, three men were observed trespassing on a property by the owner. The male victim approached the men and asked them to leave.
At that time, the three men attacked the victim without provocation. They struck him with fist and feet and also used a rock. ...
Drug seized and young man charged following an overdose call on Ramsey Crescent
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:00 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:13pm
(Ottawa)—Last evening, the Ottawa Police received a call about a man who possibly had an overdose in the 1000 block of Ramsay Crescent.
Frontline officers attended and canvassed the area to locate the victim, and came upon a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Their investigation revealed that one of the occupants was in possession of large quantity of white pills presumed to be Alprazolam (Xanax). The drugs seized are to be submitted to...
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DNA order identifies armed robber from 2019
Posted on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 11:30 AM
In March, an Ottawa judge ordered a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sample be taken from a man after he was found guilty of robbery.
Special Constable Kevin Fahey from the Ottawa Police Service Court Security Section took the sample and sent it to the RCMP to run through the National DNA Data Bank for matches to other crimes.
The National DNA Data Bank, created in 1998 under the DNA Identification Act and managed by the RCMP, stores DNA profiles of known offenders convicted of designated crimes,...
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Suspects to identify in identity theft investigation
Posted on Wednesday, June 03, 2020 09:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:30pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Fraud Unit is requesting the public’s assistance to identify two men in relation to an identity theft investigation.
The victim’s name was used to apply for a credit card online. Between April 2 and 5, 2020, two men used the issued card to purchase items in the 500 block of Ogilvie Road and on Du Plateau Boulevard in Gatineau (Québec).
The first suspect is described as dark-skinned man, muscular build,...