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Missing 69-year-old located

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 2, 2023     10:05am

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service is advising that the missing 69-year-old has been located safe and sound.

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

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Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 1, 2023            3:18 pm

Missing 69-year-old to locate

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is requesting the...

Suspect identified in Carling Avenue Robbery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 31, 2023   2:30 pm

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is advising that the suspect has been arrested.

We wish to thank the public for their assistance.

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CONTACT:

Media Relations Section

Tel: 613-236-1222, ext. 5366

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 30, 2023   12:45 pm

Suspect to identify in Carling Avenue Robbery

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in...

Indecent acts in Barrhaven

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 31, 2023       12:10 pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigations Unit is advising of two indecent act incidents in Barrhaven this past month.

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at approximately 5 pm, an eleven-year-old girl was walking on a pathway in the 100 block of Sherway Drive when she observed a naked teenage white male in the nearby bushes.

The young girl did not believe she was seen by the male and returned home without incident.

On...

OPS members pitch in for massive one-day food drive

On May 13, Khalsa Aid Canada and the Ottawa Sikh Society gathered up 300 volunteers to collect what turned out to be one of the city’s largest one-day food drives.

Preparation for the event started in early March, with members of these two groups issuing a challenge to Ottawa Sikh Society Punjabi School children to see if they could gather the most donated food items. The goal was to gather enough food to prepare 10,000 meals.

And Ottawa’s youth responded.

Over the course of the next few months,...

Suspects to identify in Laurier Avenue East Robbery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 29, 2023   1:15 pm

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspects involved in a commercial robbery on April 14th in the 200 block of Laurier Ave East.

At approximately 2:30 am, a male and female suspect entered the store. The female suspect told the store clerk that she had a weapon and demanded money.

The two suspects fled the area on foot, with an undisclosed amount of money.

The clerk was not injured.