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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 6, 2020       12:15 pm (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service has arrested and charged one of its members in relation to a domestic incident. The male officer, a constable, has been arrested and charged criminally with possession of a weapon for committing an offence and uttering threats to cause death. The Ottawa Police releases information when officers are charged to ensure transparency of the...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:15am  (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service and their Ottawa Drowning Prevention Coalition partners are urging all residents to practice water safety when they are on, in or near water this summer. 
Tragically, there have been five drownings on local waterways this summer. The combination of warm weather and people being near unfamiliar waters are considered possible...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 4:05pm  
(Ottawa) –The Ottawa Police Service informs that Xinshi Wang has been located safe and sound.    Thank you for your assistance. 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 3:45pm (Ottawa) – Today, Ottawa Police Service Frontline officers located a wanted man in relation to a commercial Break and Enter that occurred on July 28, 2020 in the 500 block of Cumberland Street.
At approximately 11:00 pm, a man wearing a t-shirt wrapped around his head smashed a window to gain access to an office located in the complex. He then left with stolen property.
The Break and Enter Unit has charged...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 5, 2020   2:00pm  
(Ottawa) – Frontline Officers responded to three armed robberies downtown last night. 
At approximately 7:45 pm, a man, wearing a bandana that covered his face, entered a business in the 100 block of Montreal Road. He brandished a knife and demanded money from the employee. The employee was unable to access money and the suspect left. No one was injured. 
At approximately 7:55pm,...
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