Category: Police, Fire & Paramedics
City-wide open air fire ban in effect
(via Ottawa Fire Services) Ottawa Fire Services is placing a city-wide fire ban into effect immediately to prevent the rapid spread of fire due to grass and brush fires. This…
Fire on Fowler Street in Richmond displaces family of five
UPDATE: Neighbours have set up a fundraising page to help the family displaced by the fire: “The Purdy family from Richmond ON suffered a devastating loss yesterday when a fire…
Police operation at Sacred Heart on Friday evening
Police vehicles including vans and a trailer, along with an ambulance, were on the scene at Sacred Heart High School from late Friday afternoon into the evening. The photo above was…
Police search for teen last seen in Stittsville
(Our policy at StittsvilleCentral.ca for missing persons cases involving minors is to remove personal details from our web site and social media once police have successfully located the individual. The…
Multiple charges and arrests after raids at Magna Terra marijuana shops
(Inside Magna Terra on Iber Road. File photo.) The owner of the Magna Terra marijuana dispensary chain is among seven arrested and charged after police raids on his two Ottawa…
LINKED: Iber Road marijuana dispensary raided by police
Jacquie Miller reports in the Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa police raided two more marijuana dispensaries Tuesday, this time targeting a locally owned chain that was the first to open shop in…
Police conduct enforcement blitz on snowmobile trails
(via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service, Safer Roads Ottawa and Ottawa Fire Services remind snowmobilers of the importance of making smart choices, like riding sober, avoiding lakes and rivers…
Another collision at Eagleson and Fallowfield
12:50 MVC Fallowfield: Car M26 abdominal & leg injury. Truck M57 facial & chest injury, patients serious & stable to Trauma Center #ottnews pic.twitter.com/GPKVrBmUzC — Ottawa Paramedic Svc | Service…
SWAT team responds to “public safety concern”; one man arrested
UPDATE, FEB 1: The Ottawa Citizen reports: “…a barricaded man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot his roommates. Police believe the man was intoxicated and had access.” UPDATE, 10:00pm:…
Fallowfield closed west of Eagleson after collision
UPDATE: Police now say one man is dead following the collision. 2 vehicle MVC on Fallowfield Rd. West of Eagleson. 3 injured, 1 fatally. Fallowfield west of Eagleson is closed…
Police adjust front desk hours at Huntmar station
(via Ottawa Police) On January 23, 2017, the Ottawa Police Service will be adjusting the hours at the Elgin, Huntmar, and 10th Line Front Desks so they are the same…
Ottawa Police to hold info sessions about new community policing strategy
(via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is hosting a series of public information sessions for residents to learn more about changes to its service delivery model. These changes…
Woman hit by snowplow in McDonald’s parking lot
(via Ottawa Paramedics) Paramedics responded to a call for pedestrian struck by a snowplough that occurred in the parking lot of a commercial shopping area on Stittsville Main. The Ottawa…
Garage fire on Wintergreen Drive
Via Ottawa Fire: “Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call reporting fire in an attached garage at a single detached residence at 31 Wintergreen Drive on December 12 at 7:35pm. …
Late-night dog walk leads to arrest in Fairwinds vehicle thefts
(PHOTO: Michael Sinclair and Jacob, his 8-year-old German Shepherd, sniffing out crime in their neighbourhood.) Two people have been arrested in connection to a series of thefts from vehicles in…