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Marine officers make time for a huge fan with a special visit
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2020 08:45 AM
Thomas, like everyone, has been coping with the restrictions around Covid19.
“He usually goes to a special-needs day program in Westboro and he’s used to seeing all the people in our neighbourhood,” said his mother Perri, “so it’s been hard that the social interactions that mean so much to him have been taken away.”
On May 16, 2020, Thomas and his father took a walk to the Nepean Sailing Club launch to watch the boats go in and out of the water. To Thomas’ delight, the Ottawa Police Marine Unit...
Update: Drowning at the Prince of Wales Bridge, body recovered
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 10:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2:52pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is advising that a body was recovered near Lemieux Island, yesterday afternoon.
This afternoon, the coroner’s office has confirmed that it is the body of the 14 year old male who drowned on July 3rd.
The police investigation continues.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the youth.
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Two suspects from an Assault on Terry Fox Drive to be identified
Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 10:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2:15pm
(Ottawa)–The West Criminal Investigations Unit is requesting the public’s assistance to identify two male suspects in relation to an Assault with a weapon/pointing a firearm in the Kanata area on Canada Day.
On July 1, 2020, at approximately 11:40pm, two males in a purple minivan had a dispute with a pedestrian in the 400 block of Terry Fox Drive. The victim was assaulted and had a firearm pointed at him.
The first suspect was...
Marine Incident/Drowning at Britannia Beach
Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2020 05:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, July 5, 2020 1:56am
(Ottawa) – Ottawa Police Service frontline officers along with the Marine, Dive and Trails Unit responded to a marine incident/possible drowning at Britannia Beach at approximately 8:04pm yesterday evening.
A group of people were swimming in the Ottawa River. A 20 year old male member of this group was observed going under the water and he did not resurface.
Frontline officers, members of the Marine, Dive and Trails Unit, as well as our Ottawa...
Public assistance sought to identify bike theft suspect
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2020 10:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 3, 2020 2:00pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit is requesting the public’s assistance to identify a male suspect in relation to a series of bike theft reported in the Downtown core and Vanier area in June.
In one of these instances, on June 14th at approximately 5pm, a male suspect entered a parking garage located on the 1 to 100 block of Durham Private and stole a bicycle after cutting the lock securing it.
The suspect is described as a...
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