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RAW VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/03/31/why-do-sex-assaults-continue Eight women will be sexually assaulted in Ottawa today. It could be another librarian, attacked by a boy who pounces when the branch is nearly empty this evening. Perhaps he’ll jump on her desk, tying her up and threatening to crush her face if she fights back. She’ll be forced to crawl […]
MoreThrowing back beer while sitting next to a plain-clothed cop had some OC Transpo riders regretting their bravado — or stupidity — over the weekend as Ottawa police conducted another undercover blitz. St. Paddy’s Day or not, “you’re on the bus. You shouldn’t be drinking,” said acting Insp. Michel Marin. Teaming up with Transpo’s special […]
MoreBusiness is hurting for an east end bowling alley after several teens were arrested at a party thrown over March Break. “We’re flabbergasted by the negative swing … when we completely feel it was a complete success,” said Orléans Bowling co-owner Roch Henry. “I was there the entire time.” The ‘all age rave party’ held […]
MoreThe family of slain police officer Const. Steve Dery is expressing gratitude to all cops and firefighters who traveled to Ottawa for his funeral. “We would also like to thank our friends, colleagues, and people from everywhere for their words of encouragement and sympathy wishes,” father Gilles Dery wrote in an e-mail to the Sun. […]
MoreEmerald-clad revellers will keep first responders busy into Monday as they throw back pint after pint of matching suds. “I think everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Iain Pidcock. “It’s traditionally one of our busier weekends, because celebrations tend to involve a little bit more alcohol than normal.” Weekends generally yield […]
MoreBystander intervention will play a critical role in the prevention of sex assaults on city buses and other public spaces, says an activist and head of an anti-street harassment group. “This stuff happens in plain view of other people. Why are those people not doing anything about it?” said Hollaback! Ottawa director Julie Lalonde. “And […]
MoreParamedics, firefighters and police will be able to communicate with each other to swap data, images and high-definition video to and from vehicles in a pilot project at the University of Ottawa. “Speed is the No. 1 metric for first responders to evaluate how effective they are. Time is essential,” said electrical engineering and computer […]
MoreDonations in memory of Const. Steve Dery will be directed to help underprivileged children in rural Quebec. Dery worked in Kuujjuaq and Kangirsuk — Inuit villages in northern Nunavik — as a member of the Kativik Regional Police Force. He was killed in the line of duty March 2 while responding to a domestic disturbance. […]
MoreA 34-year-old Ottawa man accused of preying on young women riding city buses is facing 15 new charges in connection with a string of sexual assaults. “We have four victims that we have proceeded with charges,” said Ottawa police Staff Sgt. Angela McDade of the sexual assault/child abuse unit. The incidents were reported between Nov. […]
MoreA trio of boys in Eastern Ontario aspired to save lives. A trio of officers they became, fearlessly donning red or blue in rural Canada. A trio of policemen ambushed with bullets no badge could shield. A trio memorialized. Since 2007, at least three cops from the region — RCMP Const. Christopher John Worden, RCMP […]
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