Ottawa Police Service

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. ...

Ottawa Public Health (OPH), in partnership with Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, and the Ottawa Hospital, are encouraging residents to stay safe while celebrating Halloween this weekend.  Every year on Halloween, Ottawa sees a spike of alcohol and drug-related emergency room visits. ...

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. ...

The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on motorcycle safety and unsafe vehicles and heavy trucks during the month of May. Motorcycle Safety Between 2009 and 2013, there were 790 collisions involving motorcycles resulting in 542 ...

The City of Ottawa is warning residents to be vigilant of door-to-door salespeople making false claims about the quality of City drinking water. The City has received complaints from residents who have been contacted by vendors selling water-filtration or treatment systems and providing incorrect information about water quality. ...

Official Signing of Community-based Violence/Threat Risk Assessment Protocol December 11, 2014 8:45 a.m. 1645 Woodroffe Avenue-Confederation Education Centre Four regional school boards, Ottawa Police Service and community partners will officially sign the Community/Violence/Threat Risk Assessment Protocol on ...