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Ottawa Ottawa Police Service Police Press Releases

Fentanyl Bust – Youth Arrested

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has charged a youth with several drug-related offences following an investigation. The ByWard Market Central Neighbourhood Resource Team (NRT) launched an investigation into a residence in the ByWard Market after receiving complaints from city partners about suspected illegal drug activity. During the investigation, officers identified one of the […]

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Ottawa Police Press Releases

Pervert Alert: Mohamed HABIB, 20, Charged — Police Say More Victims Likely

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service has arrested and charged an Ottawa resident with sexual offences following an investigation that began in early March 2026.    Mohamed HABIB, 20 years of age, has been charged by the OPS Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) with the following counts: HABIB is scheduled to appear in […]

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OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

Ryley MAJOR Facing Weapon Charges

(OTTAWA, ON) – An Ottawa resident is facing several Criminal Code (CC) charges following a firearms investigation. In February 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) initiated an intelligence-led firearms investigation relating to unauthorized possession of prohibited firearms. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, search warrants were executed by PGNG members on a […]

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OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

Pervert Alert: Omer YILDIRIM Was Arrested

(PEMBROKE, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment (UOV) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a male from Ottawa in connection with sexual related offences involving a child. On Saturday, March 21, 2026, UOV OPP officers received information that a child may have been lured over the internet for sexual purposes. As a result […]

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Caledon OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

Violent Home Invasion – Kevin PAREDES & Noah SCHARF-OMORRI

(CALEDON, ON) – Members from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate a home invasion in Caledon. On March 17, 2026, at approximately 1:50 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at a residence in the area of Mount Hope Road and Old Church Road, in the Town of […]

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London OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

5th Arrested In Murder Investigation – 2 Still Wanted

(CALEDON, ON) – A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Giovanni COSTA and two attempted murders of another individual in 2020 and 2021. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 p.m., York Regional Police were called to a shooting at a business on Steeles Avenue West in Vaughan. One individual […]

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OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

22 Year Old Facing Manslaughter Charge Following Overdose Death

An Ottawa resident has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a drug overdose death northwest of Ingleside. On Friday, October 28, 2022, officers with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Neville Road in South Stormont Township. A 20-year-old woman was found […]

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Hawkesbury OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

Ian MCLEOD – Drunk Driving

(HAWKESBURY, ON) – Members of the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a motorist for impaired driving. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, shortly before 4:30 p.m., officers were conducting a R.I.D.E program on County Road 19th in the township of Alfred-Plantagenet. Officers stopped a vehicle, an approved screening device was utilized, and the driver […]

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Quentin Kenneth BOVILLE Was Arrested Again

(Ottawa, ON) – The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad would like to advise the public that a Federal Offender who went unlawfully at large on February 8th, 2026, has been apprehended in Ottawa, ON. Quentin Kenneth BOVILLE was located and arrested by the ROPE Squad. BOVILLE is serving a 7 – year sentence for; The Provincial […]

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OPP Ottawa Police Press Releases

Jason ALBERT – Impaired Driving

(OTTAWA, ON) – Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa after stopping the vehicle to check on the driver’s licence status. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on February 13, OPP stopped a vehicle on Carling Avenue after receiving an alert from the […]