Ottawa Police Services Board

• Ottawa police budget survey criticisms are ‘legitimate,’ board chair says

  Ottawa Police Services Board chair Diane Deans said concerns that a recent budget survey was not representative of the city's population are 'legitimate.'

  Crime

  Oct 25
• Ottawa Police Services Board eyes 0% budget increase in 2022 — with caveats

  The Ottawa Police Services Board says in a report that it will try to limit its next budget ask to 2021 levels, but cited inflation and salaries as factors out of its control.

  Politics

  Sep 23
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• Ottawa finance committee OKs 3% tax hike in 2022 as community calls for police budget freeze

  Ottawa's municipal tax rate could rise three per cent in 2022 after a budget direction passed at the city's finance and economic development committee on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Jul 6
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• Ottawa police cancelling school resource officer program city-wide

  The Ottawa Police Service said it will be cancelling the school resource officer program across the city and reallocating the funds to other operations.

  Education

  Jun 28
• Ottawa police chief administrative officer dismissed without explanation from board

  The Ottawa Police Services Board has unanimously voted to dismiss the force's chief administrative officer Jeff Letourneau, according to a brief statement released Monday.

  Crime

  Apr 12
• Ottawa police chief bans officers from wearing ‘thin blue line’, other patches

  The "thin blue line" and other patches or modifications to Ottawa Police Service uniforms are now banned under a new policy from Chief Peter Sloly.

  News

  Feb 22
• Ottawa police move forward on mental health strategy after settling Abdi family lawsuit

  The family of Abdirahman Abdi has settled its civil action against the Ottawa Police Service in relation to the death of the 37-year-old Somali born man in 2016.

  Crime

  Jan 25
• Ottawa police board delegations describe broken trust after late-night protest removal

  Delegates chastised the Ottawa police's decision to remove a demonstration in a downtown intersection over the weekend at Monday's board meeting.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2020
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• Ottawa police planning new mental health response strategy in 2021 budget

  The Ottawa Police Service is looking to improve how it responds to mental health crises with a new three-year strategy.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2020
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• Ottawa police chief, board indicate support for reform, but stop short of defunding commitments

  Ottawa's chief of police acknowledged calls for systemic change in the local police service, but stopped short of committing to any defunding of the force.

  Politics

  Jun 23, 2020