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(Via Ottawa Police Services Board) The Ottawa Police Services Board wishes to advise the community that Mr. Peter Sloly, the new Chief of the Ottawa Police Service, will officially take on his new role effective October 28, 2019. He will be sworn-in privately on October 28 so he can begin his duties immediately however a more formal and public swearing-in, called the change of command ceremony, will take place at a later date, that is yet to be determined. ...

Charles Bordeleau, chief of Ottawa police, at a press conference in January 2019. (Screenshot via CBC News) (Via the Ottawa Police Services Board) At the monthly meeting of the Ottawa Police Services Board on January 28, 2019, Police Chief Charles Bordeleau announced his retirement effective May 4, 2019. ...

The Ottawa Redblacks say they dropped defensive back Teague Sherman from the team because he has been charged with sexual assault. The team announced Sherman’s release from the team over the weekend and confirmed on Wednesday the reason in a tweet. ...

[caption id=“attachment_70096” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Metrolinx has been giving police access to Presto travel records, sometimes without a warrant. (Metrolinx)[/caption] The apparent ability of police to access Presto user travel records is just another example of how increasingly difficult it is to avoid having your movements tracked in today’s society, a privacy advocate said Friday. ...

The City of Ottawa is served by a confusing array of police forces. The general city is patrolled by Ottawa police. The highways by OPP. And on federal lands, such as Parliament Hill or anything owned by the National Capital Commission, it’s the RCMP (plus military police who congregate around military or National Defence buildings. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa)— Starting today, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is pleased to provide the option of reporting hate crimes using our online reporting system. “Our community partners have requested this and I’m pleased to see it being implemented,” said Chief Charles Bordeleau. ...

_ (press release) _ Today, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) tabled the 2017 Draft Operating and Capital Budge t with the Ottawa Police Services Board.  The projected 2017 net operating budget for the OPS will be $285.9 million on a gross operating budget of $320. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa)-The results of the Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project (TSRDCP) were released today by the York University Research Team. The studyhttps://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news-and-community/Traffic-Stop-Race-Data-Collection-ProjectTSRDCP.asp examines the relationship between race, sex, age and traffic stops conducted by the Ottawa Police Service between June 27, 2013 and June 26, 2015. ...

[caption id=“attachment_54454” align=“alignright” width=“385”] Thomas G. Flanagan (Ottawa Police)[/caption] _ (press release) _ (Ottawa)—In recognition of Persons Day, the Ottawa Police Service is releasing the criteria for the 2016 Thomas G. Flanagan S.C. Scholarship award on Wednesday October 19th, 2016. Persons Day marks the day in 1929 when the British Privy Council formally declared women persons under the law. ...

Every time there is a serious injury, death or allegation of sexual assault in an incident involving police, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is called in. That is exactly what happened Sunday, when a man was seriously injured while being arrested by Ottawa Police outside a Hintonburg apartment complex. ...