Ottawa Police Watch

Ottawa police officer who stepped on man's neck ordered fired | CBC News

Const. Goran Beric, who was found guilty of assault and assault with a weapon after stepping on a man's neck in August 2021, has been given seven days to resign or he'll be fired.

Ottawa cop Charlene Abella released on bail after arrest for sex crimes

OPP officer pleads guilty to assault after violent arrest caught on camera

A longtime Ontario Provincial Police officer who was charged with assaulting a shirtless man nearly three years ago during an arrest for alleged trespassing, has pleaded guilty.

Ottawa police get 19.35% raise over 5 years under new labour deal | CBC News

Ottawa police officers are in for a significant raise and improved parental benefits after the city's police services board reached a new labour agreement with their union on Friday.

Deputy police chief looks to repair 'fractured' relationship between OPS, local Somalis | CBC News

Ottawa Police Deputy Chief Steve Bell says the force has made a number of changes since the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi, but more work needs to be done — including repairing the police service's...

Paramedic doesn't recall police telling him about blows to Abdi's head | CBC News

The Ottawa paramedic who treated Abdirahman Abdi in the aftermath of his violent altercation with two police officers says he doesn't recall police telling him about the head blows one of the...

OPS delaying body-worn camera rollout to 2026 at the earliest

Ottawa police secretly wiretapped 5 Black officers, lawsuit alleges | CBC News

Ottawa police secretly wiretapped five of its Somali officers and their family members for months, never laid charges, and refuses to tell them why, alleges a $2.5-million lawsuit filed by the...

If you don't think systemic racism exists in policing, this documentary will change your mind | CBC...

Duane Crichton, director of “Justice Denied,” said he had a moment of doubt about whether  he was the one to tell this story.

Police watchdog clears Ottawa officer who shot woman in Westboro

Evidence from Toronto police raid of rapper's condo tossed after judge rules officers were 'misle...

Gun charges fell apart last month when a judge found Toronto police officers used excessive force during a raid, questioned a man "in a vulnerable position" and were "misleading" to try to cover it...

Watchdog investigating after Ottawa police fire anti-riot weapon at hospitalized man

Ottawa cop granted conditional discharge after pleading guilty to assaulting 13-year-old boy at CHEO

No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules...

Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months of house arrest followed by 12 months of probation. He resigned from the Hamilton Police Service after a judge found him guilty of two counts of...