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Police team work helps nab joy riders endangering public safety
Posted on Monday, February 03, 2020 09:30 AM
Just after 9:30 am on January 30, Ottawa Police were looking for a vehicle that was the subject of a traffic complaint on Portobello Blvd in the east end.
The officer tried to pull the vehicle over but the driver refused to stop and they became engaged in a pursuit.
When the suspect’s vehicle reached high speeds on Innes Road, the police pursuit was called off to minimize danger to the public.
A second officer joined in the search from a different direction and found the vehicle had driven into a...
Suspect to identify in commercial break and enter on Bank Street
Posted on Monday, February 03, 2020 07:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 3, 2020 12:20pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Break and Enter Unit is seeking the public’s help to identify the suspect of a break and enter that occurred in the 600 block of Bank Street on January 21, 2020.
At approximately 4:30am, a male suspect shattered a side window on a commercial building, entered and took property. He then fled the area with the stolen property.
The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, 45-55 years old, medium build....
Four-legged kid has baaaad day
Posted on Monday, February 03, 2020 06:15 AM
Police were called to a rural address in the west end early evening on January 27 when a resident heard what he believed was a child calling for help. All the complainant could say was the sound was coming from a wooded area in the north end of his property.
Officers searched in the dark but didn’t hear anything, nor did they find a child in distress. They went to check with neighbouring houses and at one residence, spoke with a woman who could account for all three of her children.
Her husband...
Father and son serve a combined total of 67 years with Ottawa Police
Posted on Friday, January 31, 2020 10:00 AM
Constable Dean Baker received his retirement badge today from Chief Peter Sloly, presented to him by his father, Merv, who retired from the Ottawa Police Service in 1994.
Constable Baker started as a Special Constable and over the course of his career worked in patrol, traffic escort and the courthouse. It was a special moment to have his father present today when he received his retirement badge.
Merv Baker grew up in Ottawa as one of four kids living in LeBreton Flats on Ottawa Street. When he...
Hate-motivated incident at National Holocaust Monument, suspect photos available
Posted on Friday, January 31, 2020 05:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:47am
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Hate Crime Section is releasing photos of the suspect involved in a hate-motivated incident at the National Holocaust Monument on Booth Street.
The incident was reported to police on January 29th at approx. 4:00pm. In a tweet that evening, Ottawa Police announced that ‘police are investigating an incident involving the defacing of the National Holocaust Monument on Booth Street and treating this matter seriously...