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Ottawa Police - Statement from Chief Bordeleau regarding draft street check regulations

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. ...

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Leave the Phone Alone traffic safety blitz results in 89 tickets

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. ...