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Recruit Spotlight: Patrick Nolet
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 02:53 PM
I'm originally from a small town in northern Ontario.
I moved to Ottawa to pursue post-secondary education in French and fell in love with the city.
While in college, I learned a lot about the Ottawa Police and felt as though I could make a difference in my community as a police officer.
To prepare myself for this career, I continued my studies in Vancouver and Australia before returning to Ottawa. For nearly four years, I worked in a homeless shelter and volunteered with at-risk youth coaching...
Clarence Street arson: Can you identify this person?
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 12:07 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 12:05 p.m.
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is asking for assistance to identify a suspect in an arson that occurred in the 200 block of Clarence Street.
On April 7 at approximately 11:30 p.m., an individual lit a pile of cardboard on fire near a residence while the owners were home.
The suspect is described as White with bob-style dark hair and wearing all black winter clothing.
Anyone with information about this person or incident is asked to...
Three men charged in high-value perfume theft in Barrhaven
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 09:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 9:30 a.m.
(Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has charged three men in connection with a high-value perfume theft that occurred on Monday, March 17, 2025, on Strandherd Drive.
At approximately 10:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of a theft in progress at a business in the 3100 block of Strandherd Drive. Upon arrival, the suspects had already fled the scene.
The case was investigated by the West Criminal Investigations Section....
Cst. Naziri Partners with Local Foundation to Help New Mom
Posted on Monday, April 14, 2025 04:51 PM
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) serves the community every single day seeing firsthand where help is needed.
The Capital Prosperity Foundation partnered with OPS to identify families in need that they can impact through their foundation by providing food, furniture, household necessities and more.
When Cst. Walid Naziri responded to a call where he identified a family in need, he quickly turned to CPF for help. “We attended a residence where a mother resides with her 3-year-old child and 1...
Recruit Spotlight: Mihir Samak
Posted on Monday, April 14, 2025 03:39 PM
I was born and raised in Pune, India.
I hold a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology. During my undergraduate studies, I completed a two-year basic military training program with the National Cadet Corps, sparking my long-standing passion for a career in uniform.
After graduating in 2014, I began my career as a software engineer. In 2016, I moved to Canada to pursue a master's degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Ottawa, specializing in biophysics. During my time at...
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