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Three separate shooting investigations during the weekend: police seeking witnesses
Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 05:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 9:40am
(Ottawa) –The Guns and Gangs Unit is investigating three separate shootings incidents that occurred over the past weekend and is seeking the public’s assistance for information.
Saturday, July 25, at 11:40pm, shots were fired at a residence in the 1-100 block of Ritchie Street. There was no injuries reported, no one has been arrested.
Monday, July 27, at 00:20am, shots were fired at a residence in the Woodridge Crescent area. No injuries...
Looking for witnesses from a fatal collision on Hunt Club Road
Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2020 08:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, July 26th, 2020 at 12:57pm
(Ottawa)-The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision between an e-bike and a motor vehicle. The collision occurred on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 7:20pm, in the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Conroy Road.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision and did not speak with officers at the scene is asked to contact the Collision Investigation Unit at 613-236-1222 extension 2481.
Anonymous tips can be submitted...
Tips for preventing the theft of your vehicle - beware of signal amplification devices
Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 23, 2020 2:15pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service recently noticed a 42 Division of Toronto Police Service public advisory about a number of overnight vehicle thefts from driveways occurring in Toronto, where vehicles with a keyless entry system or FOB system are being targeted.
In these most recent thefts, the thieves are using a signal amplification device.
How this device works:
It is believed that thieves stand near the front door of a house, holding a...
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...
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