Category: Police, Fire & Paramedics
Explosion and fire destroy four street sweepers on Faulkner Trail
(via Ottawa Fire) At around 4:00am on Friday, Ottawa Fire received multiple 911 calls of an explosion in a parking lot and flames visible at the intersection of Faulkner Trail…
Police look for owner of wrecked motorcycle at Abbott and Stittsville Main
UPDATE: An individual has been charged in relation to this incident. Emergency crews responded to collision between a motorcycle and a Toyota Camry at the intersection of Abbott Street and…
Schools issue warning after suspicious incident on Forest Creek Drive
UPDATE MAY 6: We asked Constable Phong Le (Ottawa Police) if police had any update. Here’s what he said: Police don’t believe there was an attempted abduction. It was a vehicle…
Police ask for public’s help after incident on OC Transpo route 262
(via Ottawa Police) UPDATE, 9:20pm: “The Ottawa Police Service wishes to advise that the male has been identified and the matter continues to be investigated.” The Ottawa Police Service West District…
There’s a city-wide open air fire ban in effect
(press release 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…
Police make arrest in connection with attempted robbery of senior
(Via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has laid charges in connection to an overnight robbery. On April 13, 2016, at approximately 11:15pm, a female in her 70’s…
Robbery charges laid following swarming at Eagleson and Hazeldean
(press release from the Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating a swarming that occurred overnight and has charged two young persons. On April 3, 2016, at…
Police investigate shooting on Richardson Side Road
(via Ottawa police) At approximately 3:45PM on the 3rd day of April, the Ottawa Police Service responded to a call for service about a disturbance inside a residence in the…
Police tweet shows aftermath of red light runner on Hazeldean
Posted today on Twitter by @OPSWestTraffic aka Ottawa Police Constable Tony Hagan. This happened Monday on Hazeldean at Edgewater, just east of Terry Fox. https://twitter.com/OPSWestTraffic/status/714470322783662080
Car accident at Richardson Side Road and Beavertail
(via Ottawa Police) The Ottawa Police Service is on scene in the 800 block of Beavertail Road at Richardson Side Road (west of Carp Road) investigating a single motor vehicle…
LIFE’S A DITCH: Ottawa Fire called to the rescue
Several accidents along Fallowfield Rd and Flewellyn Rd in #Stittsville. Please drive with caution. @OttawaFirePIO pic.twitter.com/zaHRVaVaQq — Todd Horricks (@ChiefHorricks) March 17, 2016 Ottawa Fire Services helped out with three cars…
Police looking for missing man last seen near Hazeldean, possibly armed
UPDATE, MARCH 8: The Ottawa Citizen has a more details about the events on Friday from a bank hold-up on Hazeldean Road to the police incident in Toronto that evening. UPDATE, SATURDAY,…
Gas line hit on Carp Road near Hazeldean
We’ve had a report of a gas leak on Carp Road near Hazeldean, where a new Goodlife gym is being constructed. Margarita Chen from KungFu Bistro says that gas for…
Fire department responds to gas leak at Canadian Tire Centre
A natural gas leak at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday morning delayed the start of a Disney On Ice show. Ottawa Fire say they responded to a call at 8:17am…
Stittsville’s Station 81 gets a new firetruck
You could say that the firefighters at Stittsville’s Station 81 are pumped after the delivery of an updated firetruck. The 2013 KME Kovatch Rescue Pump (pictured above at the station) officially…