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Update: Statement on Recent Hate-Motivated Incidents in Ottawa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday November 1, 2023  2:15 pm

To all Ottawa Residents:

In the past days and weeks several concerning hate-motivated criminal incidents including graffiti, vandalism, hate mail, threats and a potential threat to public safety (later deemed unfounded through investigation) have been reported to police.

These incidents have targeted Jewish and Muslim community members in Ottawa.

Hate speech, symbols and other hate-motivated incidents are unacceptable. Those incidents can...

NRT enforcement in ByWard and Lowertown areas targets social disorder and drug activity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 1 2023  10:15 am

(Ottawa) – Between October 16 and October 27th, the Ottawa Police Service Market, Centretown and Carlington Neighbourhood Resource Teams (NRTs) conducted an enforcement project in the ByWard and Lowertown areas targeting social disorder related issues as well as drug related activity.

Consequently, 21 individuals, ranging between 17 and 50 years old and residents of Ottawa, were arrested and a total of 62 criminal charges were laid,...

Charges laid in Mischief Hate Crime on Elgin Street

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 30, 2023   3:15 pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Hate and Bias Crime Unit has charged three individuals following a mischief to property incident in the 100 block of Elgin Street.

At approximately 8 pm on October 29, officers attended a parking garage following a 911 call of

three individuals spray painting antisemitic, anti-black, and anti-2SLGBTQQIA+ symbols on the walls.

The three individuals, two of which were young persons, were arrested on-scene.

Charges laid in vehicle theft; child inside unharmed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 30, 2023  2:00 pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigations Unit has charged a young person following the theft of a vehicle Friday evening in the 3000 block of Carling Avenue.

At approximately 6:30 pm, the owner of the vehicle left it idling in the parking lot of a restaurant as they went in to pick up their order. The owner left their 10-year-old child sleeping in the back seat at this time. A young person under the Youth Criminal...

Suspect to identify in Merivale Road Bank Robbery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, October 27, 2023  12:30 pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man involved in a bank robbery in the 1400 block of Merivale Road on October 21st 2023.

At 3:37 pm, a lone male entered the bank and demanded money from staff. The man attempted to break into a cash dispenser and stole money from a customer.

The suspect was described as a middle-aged white man, approximately 6’tall (183cm). (see photos)