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Beware of a scam using the Ottawa Police main phone number and 9-1-1
Posted on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 11:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 3:15pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Fraud Unit is advising the community of recent scams involving phone numbers similar to the Ottawa Police Service, including 9-1-1 and our main phone number, 613-236-1222.
In one case, a fraudster claimed to be a police officer with Service Canada and told the victim that their Social Insurance Number (SIN) had been used in a scam. Money was requested from the victim to assist with an...
Officer returns to work after dog attack injury
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:00 AM
Six months after a dog attack, Constable Amanda Munro is back at work on light duties with plans to return to the road later this fall.
“I was lucky, I didn’t need surgery,” said Amanda, who received serious injuries to her left arm on March 1, 2019 while accompanying another agency to a residence in Vanier. She had no choice but to shoot the animal with her service firearm.
Amanda goes to physiotherapy twice a week to regain strength and mobility in her injured arm. It’s been a slow recovery,...
Robbery on Murray Street – suspect to identify
Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 09:15 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:25pm
(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect in a robbery that occurred on August 27, 2019 at 10:15pm in the 200 block of Murray Street.
Two male suspects met the victim who had agreed to sell a few items, and a dispute ensued.
One suspect began to punch the victim; and the second suspect brandished a knife and stabbed the victim. The suspects took the items and fled the area.
One...
How reporting the finding of tin can lids in a children’s park led to an arrest
Posted on Friday, September 20, 2019 10:45 AM
In August, east end investigators were alerted to someone repeatedly planting tin can lids in the sand at a children’s park in Heatherington. It was suspected this was being done with the intent to injure children playing at the park. Thanks to timely reporting, police caught and charged the person responsible before anyone was harmed.
On August 14, 2019 the City of Ottawa received complaints from residents about sharp tin can lids being placed in the sand at the base of slides, stairs and...
Officer recounts a year of recovery after tornado severely damages his house
Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:00 PM
This Saturday marks one year since four tornadoes touched down in the Ottawa area, with devastating effects in several neighbourhoods, including Dunrobin, Arlington Woods and Gatineau. For Ottawa Police Staff Sergeant Paul Wilson, he remembers it like it was yesterday.
A long-time resident of Dunrobin, Paul’s home was severely damaged on September 18, 2018, along with hundreds of other people.
A 30 year veteran of the Ottawa Police Service, this was the first time Paul was on the other side of an...
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