Category: Police, Fire & Paramedics
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…
Charges laid in Iber Road marijuana dispensary robbery
(via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating the robberies of several marijuana dispensaries and charges have been laid in connection to three incidents. Year to date…
Stittsville marijuana dispensary temporarily closed after armed robbery
The Magna Terra marijuana dispensary on Iber Road is temporarily closed after an armed robbery on Saturday. Owner Franco Vigile confirmed to StittsvilleCentral.ca that four armed men broke into the shop, carrying…
17-year-old stabbed in Glen Cairn
UPDATE: Police are investigating a stabbing in Glen Cairn on Sunday night. One media report says it took place near John Young Elementary School / Rickey Place Park, while the initial report from…
Police seek witnesses to fatal crash at Fernbank-Eagleson Sunday
UPDATE, Oct 31: (via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal collision which occurred at 5:35 pm on October 30, at the intersection of Eagleson…
Police seek suspect in residential theft on Smoketree Crescent
(via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Break & Enter Unit is investigating a break & enter to a residential property and is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a…
9RUNRUN: Photos and tweets from today’s races
https://twitter.com/Kendra_OttFire/status/787275876652183552 On a beautiful fall morning, #9RunRun was great! But my knee is killing me. pic.twitter.com/LspwIG9CBg — Ben Wood (@bnjmnwood) October 15, 2016 Super race today @9RunRun 10K in the…
Stittsville man charged with child porn offenses
(via Ottawa Police) In late May of 2016 and early June of 2016, the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC) forwarded the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE)…
List of road closures for 9RUNRUN on Saturday, October 15
(Photo: Runners at the 2013 9 Run Run event.) With less than two weeks until race day, spots are nearly sold out for 9RUNRUN. Now entering its seventh year, 9RUNRUN has raised…