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Operation .08 results in over 750 interactions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 27, 2023   10:00 am

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), alongside local partners have hit the roads and waterways addressing impaired driving.

This past weekend, OPS, OPP, RCMP, Military Police and MADD set up several checkpoints throughout the city, with a zero-tolerance approach to impaired drivers. These checkpoints included roadways and on the water with our Marine Dive and Trail (MDT) Unit.

In a three-day period, officers interacted with over 750...

Ottawa Police Services Board Appoints Patricia Ferguson and Paul Burnett as Permanent Deputy Chiefs

A message from the Ottawa Police Services Board 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  26 June 2023

Ottawa—The Ottawa Police Services Board is pleased to announce that Patricia (Trish) Ferguson and Paul Burnett have been appointed as permanent Deputy Chiefs (DC) of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS). Both DC Ferguson and DC Burnett were in acting deputy roles prior to their appointment.

The Board launched a nation-wide recruitment process for two deputy chiefs in February of this year, supported by executive search...

Ottawa Police Service 2022 Annual Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 26, 2023    11:51 a.m.

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has issued its 2022 Annual Report, which, along with Ward data maps, is now available on our website at ottawapolice.ca.

The Annual Report highlights the work OPS members are doing to serve and protect the residents of Ottawa, providing an overview of the number of calls for service, police response times, initiatives to support victims of crime and modernize policing. 

“A common theme that I hear from...

Suspect identified in Grovehurst Park Sexual Assaults

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, June 25, 2023 9:25 am  

(Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Unit is advising that the suspect has been identified.

The investigation continues.

We wish to thank the public and media for their assistance.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, June 24, 2023 12:46 pm  

Suspect to identify in Grovehurst Park Sexual Assaults

(Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police...

Man charged with sexual assault offences, police seeking other victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 23, 2023   9:36 am

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Unit has charged a man following an investigation into serious sexual assault offences.

In April, investigators received a complaint about a man making sexual invitations and sexual attempts involving minors online.

The police investigation unveiled other similar incidents, believed to have occurred since 2010, involving victims in and outside the Ottawa area, including...