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Media Contacts

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                             Cst. Jean Paul Vincelette           Cst. Katherine Larouche            

The Media Relations Section can be contacted at 613-236-1222, ext. 5366

Welcome to the Media Room
The Media Relations Section plays a key role within the Police Service in terms of building and maintaining the public's understanding and support of our services. Our goal is to provide timely and accurate information to the public, via the media. This is done by issuing news releases, holding news conferences, responding to media inquiries and arranging interviews with our officers and personnel.

In 2006, the Media Relations Section was restructured to reflect the increased demands on the Ottawa Police Service for media relations and the evolution of the news business.

Media Relations spokespersons:

Cst Jean Paul Vincelette has been a police officer since September 1988. He first started his career with the Ontario Provincial Police in Noelville Ontario near Sudbury. He transferred to the Manotick OPP detachment in 1993 and in 1998 transferred to the Ottawa Police Service where he continued his career as a Community Policing officer for 3 years, School Resource officer for 5 years, Recruitment officer for 1 year and patrol officer. He joined the Media Relations Section in April 2008. Cst Vincelette has made a passion of his to bring a human side to policing and he intends to continue in this path within his new role as a media relation officer for the Ottawa Police Service.

"Criticism will always be part of our job; justified criticism can be avoided with honesty, integrity and a strong will to do the right thing." - Jean Paul Vincelette

Cst. Katherine Larouche has been with the Ottawa Police Service since 1989 and has worked in several sections within the Service, including Patrol, Traffic Enforcement/Escort, Drug Unit and Criminal Intelligence Section. She joined the Media Relations Section in April 2010. Kathy looks forward to a new and challenging aspect of policing as she applies her diverse experience to her new position as Media Relations Officer.