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East-end man charged with child pornography offences

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 5, 2024  2:45 pm 

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has arrested and charged an Ottawa man following a joint investigation with Homeland Security Investigations, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police National Child Exploitation Crime Centre (RCMP NCECC) and the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) that begun in 2022.

Yesterday, the ICE Unit, with the assistance of the Forensic...

Additional photos: Suspect to identify in an assault in Barrhaven

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 5, 2024       1:15 pm 

(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigative Section is seeking public assistance to identify a suspect responsible for an assault in Barrhaven in the 100 block of Marketplace Avenue.

At approximately 7:40 pm on August 24th, the suspect assaulted the victim, leaving the victim with minor injuries.

The suspect is described as a white male, between 5’10” (178 cm) and 6’0” (183 cm) tall, with a medium build. At the...

Residents Matter Enforcement Initiative Results: August 30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 4, 2024            3:45 pm

(Ottawa) — Members of the Ottawa Police Service Traffic Escort & Enforcement Unit and frontline patrol officers were out on Friday, August 30th, as part of the Residents Matter (#ResidentsMatter) late-night traffic enforcement initiative.

Officers were deployed to the Kanata, Barrhaven and Riverside South areas. In total, 65 provincial offence notices (PONs) were issued during Friday’s enforcement incl. Among the PONs issued,...

Serious collision in Constance Bay, police seeking witnesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 4, 2024   2:11 pm

(Ottawa) —The Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Unit investigators are seeking witnesses to a collision that occurred on Sunday September 1st in Constance Bay, that resulted in life-threatening injuries.

At approximately 11:00pm, a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) was involved in a single vehicle collision in the 200 block of Baillie Avenue.

A 16-year-old passenger suffered life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition.

Ford Mustang linked to 2021 homicide investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 4, 2024,   1:35 pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Homicide Unit is seeking assistance in identifying a person on interest in the 2021 homicide of 40-year-old Leo Santostefano.

On June 4th, 2024, patrol officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop with a black Ford Mustang in the area of Greenbank Road and Hunt Club Road.  As officers approached the vehicle to further investigate, the vehicle fled by u-turning and proceeding east on Hunt Club Road....