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Ottawa Police Service celebrates Police Week – May 12 to 18

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...

Ottawa Police Frontline Traffic Enforcement

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...

Fatal Collision on Mitch Owens Road: police seeking witnesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 29, 2024            11:20 am 

(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigations Unit is seeking witnesses to a fatal collision that occurred yesterday, April 28th.

At approximately 10:30 pm, officers were called to Mitch Owens Road near Albion Road in response to a single motor vehicle collision.

One person was pronounced deceased at the scene and three other occupants were transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Investigators would like...

Fatal Collision on 8th Line Road: police seeking witnesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, April 28, 2024   2:00pm 

(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigations Unit is seeking witnesses to a fatal collision that occurred this morning.

At approximately 2:37 AM, officers were called to 8th Line Road near Walker Road in response to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.

Investigators would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the fatal collision, witnessed a pedestrian walking on 8th Line Road between Van Rens Street and...

Community Policing Strategy and District Deployment Model City Council Technical Briefing, Tuesday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Friday, April 26, 2024   3:20 pm

(Ottawa) – On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 4:00-5:30 pm, the Ottawa Police Service Board and the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) will host a joint technical briefing to provide Ottawa City Council with information on the Service’s new Community Policing Strategy and District Deployment Model, which has a targeted soft launch in early May.

The technical briefing will consist of a presentation and an opportunity for City Council to ask the Service...