Ottawa Crime

• Sex assault complaint against on-duty Ottawa police officer under watchdog probe

  The Special Investigations Unit says the Ottawa Police Service contacted it on July 24 after receiving a sexual assault complaint.

  Crime

  Jul 29
  
• Ottawa police rescue woman held hostage for more than 14 hours

  A more than 14-hour hostage-taking incident in Ottawa ended Thursday night after tactical officers rescued a woman and arrested a suspect.

  Crime

  Jul 3
  
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• Man wanted in Ottawa after allegedly removing woman’s hijab: police

  Ottawa police say the man approached a woman unprovoked and forcibly removed her hijab before throwing an umbrella at her. She was uninjured.

  Crime

  Jun 21
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• Ottawa police lay more than 140 charges in major organized crime probe

  After an extensive 18-month investigation, Ottawa police says it has wrapped up an operation targeting a violent criminal network that was distributing illegal narcotics in Ottawa.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2024
• Ottawa police call woman’s death a ‘femicide’ in 1st for department

  Police said the death of Jennifer Zabarylo, an employee of the Royal Canadian Navy, is being considered a 'femicide' as it 'occurred in the context of intimate partner violence.'

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2024
• Charge laid against Ottawa landscaping manager in 2023 electrocution of employee

  The charge is related to the workplace death of a 20-year-old employee in the city's south end last spring.

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2024
• Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant could be in Kingston, Belleville: OPP

  Terry Cheverie is known to frequent Ottawa, Belleville, Kingston, Oshawa and Toronto, police say.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
• Ottawa mass killing suspect held in protective custody, lawyer says

  The 19-year-old man accused of killing six people in a suburban Ottawa row house last week has been placed in protective custody, his lawyer said Thursday.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2024
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• ‘He blocked us’: Man accused in Ottawa homicide changed recently, family says

  The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in what police call one of the worst mass killings in Ottawa’s recent history has family in the city who say his behaviour changed.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2024
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• Youngest victim of ‘senseless’ Ottawa killings was just months old. What we know

  Ottawa Police Service says the homicide unit has been called in after six people, including children, were found dead at a home on Berrigan Drive in Barrhaven on Wednesday night.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2024