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DNA order identifies armed robber from 2019

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,...

Suspects to identify in identity theft investigation

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,...

Officer rescues dog from hot car

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...

911 call catches car thief in the act

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...

Officer doing late night proactive patrol saves woman’s life

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...