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Officer rescues dog from hot car
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2020 01:15 PM
A concerned citizen called police after spotting a dog inside a truck in a parking lot on Carling Avenue this past Tuesday afternoon. At the time, the outdoor temperature was 32 degrees Celsius with a humidex of 38 degrees Celsius.
Cst. Lisa Beaucage, an officer with OPS for three years, attended. “The dog was in distress. She was lying on the floor under the passenger seat foot well, panting.”
One window was open about three inches and she noticed an empty water dish.
Cst. Beaucage was able to...
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911 call catches car thief in the act
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2020 09:45 AM
On May 20, a young woman heard noises outside her residence. She looked out the window to find a man in her car. The headlights were on and he was in the driver’s seat. She quickly called 911 and a dispatcher called for police.
When E Platoon officers arrived, they saw the man described by the complainant, in a car wearing a seatbelt and operating the windshield wipers. At first, the man didn’t notice the officers, so they surrounded the vehicle and ordered him to put his hands on the steering...
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Officer doing late night proactive patrol saves woman’s life
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 11:15 AM
During the early morning hours of May 21, an Ottawa Police Service (OPS) patrol Sergeant was driving through the high-tech business area in Kanata, ensuring everything was secure when he thought he saw something in a secluded area off Terry Fox Drive.
“I noticed what might be a vehicle a fair distance down the Richardson Side Road trail as I drove by, so I turned around to take a closer look,” said the officer, who has eighteen years' experience with the Ottawa Police Service.
He drove his...
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Officer first to house fire scene brings two women to safety
Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 11:45 AM
On May 2nd at about 10:35am, Cst. Steve Luchies was on patrol in the city’s west end when a 911 call about dark smoke in the area of Majestic Drive and Woodroffe Avenue came over the air.
“I could actually see the smoke from my location, so I advised Dispatch I would attend,” said Cst. Luchies, a 19-year member of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS).
He was the first emergency responder to arrive. “I could see which house the smoke was coming from, so I ran inside.”
He found an elderly woman with...
Marine, Dive and Trails continues public education and enforcement on the water
Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 08:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:20pm
Ottawa—This past weekend the Marine, Dive and Trails (MDT) Unit was on the Rideau River and the Ottawa River and stopped 105 boats, issued 23 Provincial Offence Notices (PON) and 34 Warnings, and one criminal charge of Impaired (Vessel).
“We ask boaters to respect established passenger limits, even more so in the pandemic reality,” said Staff Sergeant Marc-Andre Sheehy, responsible for the Marine, Dive and Trails Unit “We issued one PON...