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Enforcement continues to address impaired driving
Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2024 10:44 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:45 am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Impaired Countermeasures Unit continues to see a consistent increase in impaired drivers on our roads.
Driving while impaired, more commonly known as “drinking and driving”, also includes driving under the influence of any drugs.
While cannabis is legal in Canada, consuming it and driving remains illegal. There is no circumstance where it is acceptable to consume cannabis or other drugs and get behind the...
Ottawa Police Service celebrates Police Week – May 12 to 18
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2024 03:20 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 6, 2024 3:22 pm
(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is thrilled to announce the upcoming annual Police Week community events, which will happen from May 12 to 18, 2024, city-wide.
Throughout the week, we invite you to come out and enjoy a free BBQ and meet your Community Police Officers! Play a game of soccer with our OPS Blues, basketball with our OPS Hoopstars, and play with our inflatable games from Party Time Inflatables, courtesy of the Capital...
Survey on the use of in-car cameras
Posted on Monday, May 06, 2024 01:29 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:30 pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is launching a new public survey to seek feedback on the introduction of in-car camera pilot project.
“Other police services across the province and the country are already using this technology, and we have heard from both our officers and the public that they want to see it deployed within our Service,” said project lead Inspector Iain Pidcock. “But we want to make sure that we are considering...
Update to the Banning Road Suspicious Incident
Posted on Sunday, May 05, 2024 11:55 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, May 5, 2024 11:55 am
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit would like to advise the public that the person involved in the suspicious incident on Banning Road has been identified.
The Ottawa Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter.
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Ottawa Police Frontline Traffic Enforcement
Posted on Friday, May 03, 2024 01:15 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 3, 2024 1:16 pm
(Ottawa) – Starting May 6th, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Frontline will adjust their approach to traffic enforcement throughout the City of Ottawa to align enforcement with the Service’s Community Policing Strategy and District Deployment Model Pilot.
As traffic enforcement needs can be different from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, our frontline officers will use community and City Councillor feedback to strategically deploy to...