Police Beat

When a suspect fled from police during a traffic stop near Conroy and Johnston roads, an officer borrowed a bike from a cyclist at the scene in an attempt to catch up with the man.

A 74-year-old Chelsea man was struck near the intersection with Ditchfield Street around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23.

The new initiative aims to increase enforcement for violations such as speeding in school zones and failing to stop for school buses.

Ottawa police and bylaw will have an increased presence this weekend, especially in Sandy Hill, the ByWard Market, Old Ottawa South, near Carleton University and near Algonquin College.

The charges, which have not yet been tested in court, come after a 16-month-long police investigation into the infant's death in October 2021. 

Police said the tankless water heaters were stolen from homes under construction on Blossom Pass Terrace.

The Special Investigations Unit is called in whenever civilians are injured or killed during an interaction with the police, as well as to investigate allegations against police of sexual assault or when an officer discharges a firearm at a person. 

A 28-year-old woman showed up at the Ottawa Hospital General Campus with a gunshot wound around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 5.

Police were called to The Ottawa Hospital on Sunday morning, where a 28-year-old woman suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

After a 16-month investigation, both people in their 30s are charged in connection with the death of an infant in 2021.