Police launch nuisance blitz
Posted Sep 4, 2011 05:48:09 AM.
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Ottawa police say they are gearing up to keep a close eye on neighbourhoods downtown as university and college students are moving into the city this weekend and will be partying for frosh week.
Sandy Hill and Lowertown will be the main focus of the nuisance blitz as there are both students and families living in these neighbourhoods.
Andy works at a 24-hour diner in the market and often serves people who are intoxicated after a night of partying. She said she questions the usefulness of the crack down.
“There probably will be more kids out and more people intoxicated around. I’m not sure what this crackdown is going to look like, but they should be more concerned for their safety and look at the bars who are serving them, that should probably be the focus.”
Roger also works at a 24-hour restaurant and said that though he understands the purpose of the police patrolling the market, the money spent on the nuisance-blitz could go towards something more practical.
“They need to put more money into ways for these people get home safe.”
During last September’s nuisance blitz almost 700 provincial and bylaw charges were issued in a two-day span.
The charges included noise offences, excessive drinking, underage drinking and drinking in public.
