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(0)Hundreds charged in February for unsafe driving
Article online since March 11th 2010Police issued 218 tickets in February to motorists making unsafe lane changes and distracted drivers. Specifically, 119 tickets were issued to drivers making unsafe lane changes while the distracted driving initiative resulted in 99 charges. The distracted driving initiative is part of the...
Armed robbery at Orléans store
Article online since March 11th 2010Police are looking for two male suspects after an Orléans convenience store was robbed at gunpoint. Police say two males entered a Mac’s Milk at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 11 and assaulted the clerk. The suspects took lottery tickets and a laptop before fleeing toward Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard....
Lead-footed drivers beware – cops have you in their sights
Article online since February 25th 2010Ottawa police will be cracking down on heavy vehicles, motorists operating unsafe vehicles and speeders this March. The initiative is part of the city’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, which targets at least two traffic safety priorities each month. Police say that in 2008, 114 reportable...
Hundreds charged for tailgating, running stop signs
Article online since February 8th 2010Police laid 258 charges in January for drivers who ran stop signs or followed the vehicle in front too closely. Police say 46 tickets were issued for tailgating while stop-sign running resulted in 212 charges. Ottawa police have profiled and enforced two initiatives that target specific traffic...
Police now enforcing driver cell phone ban
Article online since February 1st 2010Drivers be warned, police are no longer simply educating motorists who drive while using their cell phone. Starting Monday, Feb. 1, police will start issuing tickets and fines for those caught behind the wheel using a handheld device. Ottawa police have been running an education and awareness...
Drivers, put your cell phones away
Police switching from education to enforcement next week
Article online since January 28th 2010Police will be focusing on putting a stop to distracted driving and unsafe lane changes on Ottawa roads in February as part of its monthly traffic awareness and enforcement program. Distracted driving is the focus of the program’s major public awareness campaign, entitled Distractions Impair!...
Serious collision in Orléans
Article online since January 20th 2010By Mac Christie The intersection of Orléans Blvd. and Jeanne d'Arc Rd. was the scene of a serious accident between a mini van and a delivery truck around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. Ottawa Police say there were minor injuries to at least one person, but they do not appear to be life-threatening. The...
Police nab speeders and drunk drivers over holidays
Article online since January 14th 2010Ottawa police laid nearly 1,500 charges in December for speeding and impaired driving. During four R.I.D.E. initiatives in December, police pulled over about 2,000 drivers. One driver was charged and seven received three-day license suspensions, police say. Meanwhile, 1,378 tickets were issued...
Navan abduction attempt sparks investigation
Article online since January 8th 2010Police are investigating after a man tried to abduct a young girl in Navan while she waited for her school bus yesterday morning. Around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, a man wearing a balaclava jumped out of a red truck at the intersection of Henn Drive and Loeper Street and told a 12-year-old girl...
Police target tailgaters and stop sign runners
Article online since January 5th 2010Tailgaters and stop sign runners beware, police have you in their sights this month. The City of Ottawa’s Integrated Road Safety Program is focusing on drivers that follow the vehicle ahead too closely and those that don’t obey stop signs. According to police, in 2007 tailgating caused...
Young offender charged after bank robbed
Article online since December 14th 2009A 16-year-old male has been charged in relation to a bank robbery on Montreal Road. Police say a male entered TD Canada Trust in the 1600 block of Montreal Road, near Blair Road, around 11 a.m. Dec. 12. He demanded money using a note. No weapons were seen, police say. The suspect fled before...
Second suspect arrested in connection with Orléans assault
Article online since December 11th 2009Police have charged a 17-year-old in connection to a robbery and assault on an Orléans online jewelry seller. The young offender, who cannot be named, is the second suspect to be charged in relation to the assault. On Aug. 17 around 9 p.m. police received a call about a woman being dragged...
Newest phone scam targets grandparents
Article online since December 10th 2009Ottawa police are warning residents about an ongoing scam targeting seniors in the Ottawa area. The scam involves someone contacting an elderly person and pretending to be a grandchild in trouble with police. The fraudster tells the victim he has been arrested by police outside Ottawa and needs...
Summer assault on online jewelry seller leads to arrest
Article online since December 4th 2009Police have arrested a man in connection to a robbery in the Avalon area that sent a 31-year-old woman to hospital with serious injuries. On Aug. 17 around 9 p.m. police received a call about a woman being dragged or thrown from a vehicle on Plainhill Drive. The victim, identified as Natalie...
Police looking for Blackburn Hamlet bank robber
Article online since November 27th 2009Ottawa police are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect wanted in relation to a robbery in Blackburn Hamlet. On Nov. 30 at 5:55 p.m. a lone male entered the Bank of Montreal branch on Innes Road in Blackburn Hamlet. Police say the suspect demanded money and fled with an undisclosed...
Second suspect sought in Orléans pharmacy robbery
Article online since November 12th 2009Police are asking the public’s help in locating an adult male believed to be involved in the robbery of an east end pharmacy. On Oct. 11 a lone male entered the Jean Coutu in the 2700 block of St. Joseph Blvd. He produced a note and demanded narcotics, police say. The suspect fled with an...
Eastbound 174 closed due to multiple-vehicle accident
Article online since November 11th 2009The eastbound Highway 174 was closed at Montreal Road this morning following a multi-vehicle accident. A police officer directing traffic at the scene at 11 a.m. guessed at least one eastbound lane should reopen within an hour once the vehicles involved in the collision were cleared. The...
Youth charged in Orléans pharmacy robbery
Article online since November 4th 2009A 16-year-old male has been charged in relation to a robbery and uttering threats following an Oct. 11 incident at the Jean Coutu pharmacy on St. Joseph Boulevard. Police arrested a suspect yesterday after a lone male passed a note and made off with prescription drugs three weeks ago in the...
Two arrested after Montreal Road gas station robbed
Article online since October 27th 2009Two males have been charged in relation to a robbery at a gas station by Montreal and Ogilvie roads. According to police, two male suspects entered a gas station in the 2100 block on Montreal Road on Thursday, Oct. 22. They demanded cash and cigarettes, police say. The suspects fled with an...
Orléans pharmacy robbed
Thief makes off with prescription drugs
Article online since October 22nd 2009Police are asking the public to help identify a suspect wanted in connection with a pharmacy robbery in Orléans. On Sunday, Oct. 11 at 7:10 p.m., a male entered the Jean Coutu on St. Joseph Boulevard. Police say he passed a note to the pharmacy counter demanding prescription drugs. The...
Six car crash on 174
Article online since October 17th 2009Highway 174 eastbound near Blair was reduced to one lane for about two hours Friday night after a driver caused a six car collision in an attempt to avoid a crash. The incident took place before 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 just east of Blair Road. According to police, a dodge pickup was travelling...
Man wanted in connection to east-end robbery
Article online since September 29th 2009Ottawa police are asking the public to help identify a man wanted in connection to a pharmacy robbery on Ogilvie Road. According to police, the robbery took place at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the 2300 block of Ogilvie Road. A lone male entered the pharmacy and...
Young offender charged in bank robberies
Article online since September 22nd 2009A 15-year-old female has been charged in connection to two bank robberies, one of which took place in the east end. Police say the first robbery occurred at a TD Canada Trust branch in the 300 block of Richmond Road. The second took place at a TD Canada Trust branch in the 1600 block of Montreal...
Head-on crash closes Mer Bleue Road
Article online since September 20th 2009Mer Bleue Road was closed for about an hour Sunday evening after a head-on crash involving an impaired driver. Around 7 p.m. a Ford vehicle travelling southbound on Mer Bleue crossed into on-coming traffic and struck a second vehicle. The driver of the Ford was taken to hospital as a precautionary...
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