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The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), alongside the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and conducted a joint commercial vehicle safety blitz in Ottawa’s west end on July 13.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is reminding residents to be cautious when approached by door-to-door contractors offering unsolicited home repair services.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) continues its commitment to promoting public safety, consumer protection, and accountability within Ottawa’s towing and vehicle storage industry through proactive enforcement and compliance initiatives under the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act (TSSEA) and the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa (YSB), CHEO and the Kids Come First Health Team have launched a Youth-focused Mobile Crisis Response Team (YCRT) to provide coordinated community-based responses to youth experiencing mental health crises.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), along with its enforcement partners, continued the Market Safe Initiative in the ByWard Market and Downtown Rideau area on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11.

The Ottawa Police Service is looking to identify a suspect in relation to a suspicious incident last November.

On Friday, June 19, at approximately 3 p.m., a taxi driver was dispatched to the 1100 block of Meadowlands Drive for a pickup. Once on scene, the driver was assaulted by an unknown male passenger. The man then entered the taxi and stole cash before fleeing the area.

Investigators from the Guns and Gangs Unit are seeking information or witnesses to a recent shooting on Preston Street.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is investigating an early-morning home invasion and is seeking information from the public.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is reminding tow operators of a new provincial requirement to report when they remove a vehicle from a private residence or business property.