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2019 Community/Police Awards Recipients announced - Ceremony this evening
Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2019 10:30 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 3:40pm
(Ottawa)–This evening, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly and Ottawa Police Services Board Acting Chair L.A. (Sandy) Smallwood will host the 2019 Community Police Awards Ceremony.
The awards being presented are as follows: Certificate of Merit, Certificate of Valour, Thomas G. Flanagan, S.C. Scholarship and a Special Recognition Award.
The Certificate of Merit will be presented to the following nine members of the community who, in an...
7 things you should know in case of a missing person
Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2019 04:30 AM
by Constable Linda Nethercott
I’m Constable Linda Nethercott and I work in the Missing Persons Section at Ottawa Police Service.
Missing persons cases can be understandably emotional; families and friends are worried about their loved one and concerned for their safety and well-being.
What is involved in an investigation? First of all, I want to clarify, you do not have to wait 24 hours to report someone missing.
It should also be noted that not all missing persons cases are made public for various...

Officer’s quick actions saves man’s life from overdose
Posted on Monday, November 04, 2019 08:45 AM
Purple fentanyl and other dangerous drugs continue to fuel overdoses in our community.
Last evening at about 5 pm Cst. Andrea Cohen and Sgt. Ian Matyas were on duty when they received a medical call at a business on Bank Street.
As the first emergency responders to arrive, they found a 41-year-old man on the bathroom floor, unconscious, with labored breathing. He appeared to be suffering a drug overdose.
Cst. Cohen administered two doses of Narcan and then both officers started CPR. The man...

Elderly Driver gets roadside assistance from officers
Posted on Friday, November 01, 2019 08:15 AM
When 77 year old Tim Fauquier dropped his wife at her salon appointment in New Edinburgh last Saturday afternoon, the last thing he expected to happen was that a police officer would be changing his tire.
“I had just gone through the traffic circle at the Governor General’s residence when I heard a pop, pop, pop sound,” said Mr. Fauquier.
The retired overseas fraud investigator put his hazard lights on and waited for roadside assistance.
Given his location in front of 24 Sussex, Ottawa Police...

Officer in the right place at the right time saves man’s life
Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:45 AM
Cst. Chris Powers, a 3-year veteran of the Ottawa Police Service, was stopped in a line of traffic at the intersection of Montreal Road and the Aviation Parkway on October 25th at about 2:40 p.m. when another motorist flagged him about a male possibly asleep in his vehicle in a live lane of traffic.
The officer pulled over to check on the man, who was a few cars behind him. He found him slumped over in the driver’s seat. He was unresponsive and when Cst. Powers checked for a pulse, he didn’t...