Public safety warning: High-Risk Offender now living in the Rideau-Vanier area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 12, 2025  1:00 p.m.

(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) would like to inform the public that 64-year-old Christopher WATTS, who has been deemed a high-risk offender since 2015, is now living in the Rideau-Vanier area.

The OPS believes that WATTS poses a risk to the community, particularly women, including those under 18 years of age.

WATTS must abide by a Long-Term Supervision Order (LTSO) and a probation order with several conditions, including:

• Not to be within 50 metres of places where children under the age of 18 are likely to congregate, such as elementary and secondary schools, parks, swimming pools and recreational centres unless accompanied by an adult previously approved in writing by his parole supervisor;
• Not to be in the presence of any female children under the age of 18 unless supervised by a responsible adult who knows his criminal history and has been previously approved in writing by his parole supervisor;
• Not to consume, purchase or possess drugs other than prescribed medication taken as prescribed and over-the-counter drugs taken as recommended by the manufacturer;
• Not to consume, possess or purchase alcohol.

The OPS's High-Risk Offender Management Unit deemed WATTS poses a high risk of reoffending or breaching his terms. WATTS will be monitored by the Correctional Services of Canada and the OPS High-Risk Offender Management Unit.

Anyone who is aware of potential breaches to WATTS’s conditions should not approach him, but rather, contact the Ottawa Police Service High-Risk Offender Management Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 4395  / [email protected] or 9-1-1 in case of an emergency.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.

After careful deliberation and with due consideration to the privacy concerns engaged, the Ottawa Police Service is issuing this notice in the interests of public safety. This public safety warning is being released under the authority of Regulation 412/23 made under the Community Safety and Policing Act, which allows for the release of personal information about an individual if it is reasonably believed that the individual poses a significant risk of harm to other persons or property and it is reasonably believed that such disclosure would reduce that risk.

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