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Ottawa Public Health officials insist steps are being taken to clean up discarded drug paraphernalia after dirty needles were recently dumped in a Byward Market restaurant toilet and a six-year-old boy was pricked in Carlington. “Every time we talk to someone who’s using drugs, we counsel them about safe disposal of their equipment,” said associate […]
MoreA two-day prostitution sweep netted 18 arrests in Lowertown and Vanier, but Ottawa Police say it’s not an issue specific to downtown neighbourhoods. “We find prostitution across the city,” said Insp. Uday Jaswal. “A lot of it is driven by poverty, addiction.” Police arrested 18 women Wednesday and Thursday, laying 44 charges. Prostitution isn’t illegal, […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/26/17419326.html#/news/ottawa/2011/02/26/pf-17419326.html Three people are in custody after two men were shot and stabbed during an early morning brawl in Vanier Saturday — part of a growing trend of gun violence in the city. “Definitely, there’s a lot more people turning to firearms,” said Det. Chris O’Brien of the guns and gangs unit. Cops […]
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