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_ (Ottawa Police) _ The Ottawa Police, in partnership with RCMP, Gatineau Police and OPP will conduct a one day enforcement blitz targeting cell phone use by drivers in the National Capital Region on March 22 . “For everyone’s safety, we want drivers to focus on their driving,” said Sgt. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police Service) _ The violence that has resulted in the murder of five young men in 2016 is a heartbreaking cause for concern for our entire community. It has left families grieving and a community searching for answers on how to prevent these crimes. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police Service) _ The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on distracted driving and unsafe lane changes during the month of March. ** Distracted Driving: ** Between 2010 and 2014, there were 25,565 collisions resulting in 6,928 injuries and 18 fatalities. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police) _ With students returning from winter holiday break, the Ottawa Police Traffic sections, assisted by School Resource Officers, conducted city-wide proactive traffic enforcement blitzes in school zones. The two-day enforcement campaign, which took place January 13th and 14th , focused on traffic safety in and around school zones. ...

Effective January 8, 2016 , the Front Desks at 245 Greenbank Road and 4561 Bank Street will be closed. “The change is the result of an in depth workload analysis, health and safety considerations and the repurposing of both buildings. ...

The Ottawa Police Service would like to announce a change of service hours over the holidays – from December 24, 2015 to January 1, 2016 – with Front Desk Services at the police stations located at 3343 St-Joseph Boulevard (Orleans), 245 Greenbank Road (Nepean), 211 Huntmar Drive (Kanata) and 4561 Bank Street (Gloucester). ...

The Ottawa Police Service would like to advise the public on the rash of thefts in vehicles in where suspects are either opening unlocked car doors or breaking windows. Since October 1, 2015, there have been 488 reported thefts from vehicles throughout the City. ...

Yesterday, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services released draft street check regulations . The draft regulations are complex and contain significant new requirements for police services. They prohibit the random and arbitrary collection of identifying information by police; and establish clear new rules for voluntary police-public interactions where identifying information is collected by officers. ...

As part of the Leave the Phone Alone distracted driving enforcement campaign, officers from the Ottawa Police Service Traffic Unit conducted a city wide enforcement blitz yesterday morning, targeting drivers using cell phones. In total, 39 Provincial Offence Notices (PON) were issued for handheld communication device 37 PON for other offences and 33 other warning PON. ...

Three men will be charged after acts of vandalism and mischief on the Airport Parkway that targeted at least two taxi cabs. On September 8th the Ottawa Police Service received multiple reports of vandalism in the area of the Airport Parkway, including an event captured in a video posted to YouTube. ...