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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...
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...
Suspect to identify in Robertson Road retail Robbery
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2020 12:15 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 25, 2020 4:24pm
(Ottawa) — The Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a robbery in the 2100 block of Robertson Road on May 18th, 2020.
At approximately 9:01pm, a masked man entered a store and asked the clerk for the money in the cash register. The man threatened to go behind the counter. The man left with an undetermined amount of money removing his mask when he left the store. No one was injured.
The suspect is...
Safety tips to protect your house from a break and enter - ongoing investigation
Posted on Friday, May 22, 2020 11:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 22, 2020 3:32pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit has received several reports of daytime residential break and enters within the last week, in or nearby the Westboro area. These incidents have occurred while residents are home but are either outside or in another area of the house.
The Ottawa Police has been made aware that with these incidents, a suspicious man was seen either in a neighbour’s yard or trying to enter a neighbour’s home. When...
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