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Charges laid in a hate-related assault and mischief

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 14, 2025  1:11 p.m.

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Hate and Bias Crime Unit has charged a 31-year-old Ottawa woman following an April 11th assault on an OC Transpo bus. 

At approximately 11:50 a.m., the woman assaulted another passenger by pulling off the passenger’s hijab.

The woman has been charged with:

• Assault
• Mischief interfering with lawful enjoyment – 2 counts
• Breach of Probation

The woman was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court...

Warning: OPS and OPP Alert Public to New Scam Targeting Seniors with Fake Gold Investment Schemes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 14th, 2025            12:25 p.m.

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning the public about a new scam where criminals are tricking elderly people into buying and shipping large amounts of gold to avoid financial loss.

The OPS has received reports from two elderly victims who were scammed into buying over $500,000 worth of gold each, which the suspects arrange to pick up from the victim at their residence. The...

Charge upgraded in homicide on Lady Slipper Way

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 14, 2025   11:17 a.m. 

(Ottawa)—On April 9, 2025, charges in the homicide of Jennifer Zabarylo were upgraded to first-degree murder.

As evidence will be presented before the courts, the Homicide Unit is unable to provide additional details about why these charges were upgraded.

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Man charged for two break-and-enters in Centretown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 14, 2025   9:44 a.m.

(Ottawa) — A man was arrested this weekend when police responded to a break-in at a commercial business in the 0-100 block of Arlington Avenue early Sunday morning, April 13.

Investigators believe the same individual is responsible for an additional break and enter at another commercial business in the 400 block of Gladstone Ave.

An Ottawa man in his 30s was charged with break-and-enter. Additional charges may be laid. 

He will appear in...