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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), 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.

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 reminding tow operators of a new provincial requirement to report when they remove a vehicle from a private residence or business property.

The suspect is described as a Black man, in his late 20s to early 30s, approximately 5’9” to 6’2” tall, with a fit/muscular build, a gap in his teeth and shoulder-length styled locs. The suspect may also have a wandering eye. He spoke English with no noticeable accent and was wearing beige/light-coloured clothing and a headband.