Issued June 2006

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Issued June 2006

Issued June 2006
1 Staff Sergeant Monique Perras and
Inspector Mike Sanford comfort a family
member at the crime scene of a triple
homicide. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick,
courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
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About this Report
Acknowledgements
The 2005 Activity Report provides a snapshot of police
activities, major initiatives and crime statistics for the
period of January 1 to December 31, 2005. It also sums
up the Ottawa Police Service’s efforts toward meeting the
objectives set out in its business plan.
Managing editor:
Natalya Kuziak,
Corporate Planning
This document is available in print in a limited quantity, but
it is widely available in PDF format on CD ROM and on
our Web site at ottawapolice.ca. Please visit our site for additional information on our organization or contact the Corporate
Planning Section by e-mail at info@ottawapolice.ca. Specific inquiries
about information contained in this publication can be directed to
Natalya Kuziak, Corporate Planning Section, (613) 236-1222,
ext. 5656, or via e-mail at info@ottawapolice.ca.
Copy editor:
Eric Torunski
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are Copyright ©2006, Ottawa Police Service. All rights reserved.
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of police activities
Our Vision
A partnership within the community that
reflects its values and makeup, while being
committed to information and intelligence
sharing and integration, to ensure that
people’s rights, lives, communities and
property are secure.
Our Mission
The Ottawa Police Service is dedicated to:
• working cooperatively with the members of
our community; and
• supporting our members personally and
professionally.
Message from the Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Message from the Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Highlights of 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Celebrating Our Past, Our Future . . . . . . 4
Keeping Communities
Safe Across Ottawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Crime Fighting, Emergency
Response and Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . 9
Serving Our Community . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Improving Our Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Employer of Choice for All . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pride in Our People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Annual Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Our Values
Crime Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Ottawa Police Service believes in:
Crimes of Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
• being an integral part of our community;
Property Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
• providing quality services in an equitable
and accessible manner;
Traffic Offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
• working together to find solutions;
• the importance of respect for the
Rule of Law;
Calls for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Response Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Professional Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
About the Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
• openness and accountability;
2005 Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
• valuing the contributions of all
our members;
2005 Staff Complement
and Fast Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
• the safety of our members;
Available on Our Web Site . . . . . . . . . . 38
• providing our members with the supports
necessary to do their job;
• maintaining the highest ethical and
professional standards; and
• being a diverse and non-discriminatory
police service.
Various OPS posters of mission and value statements
2 0 0 5 A C T I V I T Y R E P O RT C E L E B R AT I N G 150 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
provides a snapshot
• the safety and security of our community;
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A FOCUS
o n t h e 1 5 0 th a n d G o v e r n a n c e
As Chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, I welcome
this opportunity to comment on some of the achievements
and highlights of the Board and Police Service in 2005.
2 0 0 5 A C T I V I T Y R E P O RT W O R K I N G T O G E T H E R F O R A S A F E R C O M M U N I T Y
The year marked a special time in our city’s history—
the 150th Anniversary of policing. Police Services Board
members joined the Service in its yearlong celebration
and attended many special functions. We were also able to
feature the 150th Anniversary theme when we hosted the
annual conference of the Canadian Association of Police
Boards in August.
During the year, the Board embraced several opportunities for improvement, particularly in governance practices.
Early in 2005, the Board enacted changes to its policies
recommended by an inspection of its policies and practices by the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and
Correctional Services. In December, the Board welcomed
a report on its governance practices from the City’s Auditor
General—an audit conducted upon invitation by the Board.
We look forward to implementing the recommendations.
As part of the Board’s commitment to maintain an open
dialogue with the community, community meetings were
held in Stittsville and Hintonburg in 2005, in addition to
regular monthly meetings held at Ottawa City Hall. A meeting
in the south urban growth area was rescheduled for 2006.
We remain committed to finding out what concerns residents
have about crime and policing, and will continue to reach
out to community members.
Equally important, on behalf of the Board members, sincere
thanks to all of our uniformed and civilian staff for their
professionalism, caring and commitment to ensuring we
have a safe community in which to live and work. We have
a police service that is a leader in this country and in
which we can all be very proud.
Please be assured that the Ottawa Police Services Board
will continue to ensure that residents and visitors to this
city are served by a police service that is held to the highest
standards, and that the dedicated members of the organization have the support they need.
Sincerely,
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry
Chair, Ottawa Police Services Board
2005 Ottawa Police Services Board
Councillor Michel Bellemare, Board Member
Mayor Bob Chiarelli, Board Member
Des Doran, Board Member, Provincial Appointee
Councillor Eli El-Chantiry, Chair
Diane Guilmet-Harris, Board Member, Provincial Appointee
Henry Jensen, Vice Chair, Board Member, Provincial Appointee
Danielle Morin, Board Member, Citizen appointed by City Council
Wendy Fedec, Executive Director
Lynn Kennedy, Administrative Assistant
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1 From left to right: Wendy Fedec, Henry Jensen,
Diane Guilmet-Harris, Eli El-Chantiry,
Bob Chiarelli, Michel Bellemare, Danielle Morin
and Des Doran. Photo by Shy Ing.
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In September, we said farewell to former City Councillor
Herb Kreling, a dedicated and hard-working member of
the Board for eight years, almost seven of which he served
as Chair. We were pleased to welcome Mayor Bob Chiarelli
to the Board in October. I would like to thank all my
Board colleagues for their valuable contributions and
diligent efforts throughout the year.
Contact Information:
110 Laurier Street West, Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: (613) 560-1270 Fax: (613) 580-2728
lynn.kennedy@ottawa.ca ottawapolice.ca
A Focus on the 150th and Governance
Photo by Shy Ing
I am pleased to present this 2005 Activity Report, outlining the activities and
achievements of the Ottawa Police Service. It was truly a picture-worthy year highlighted by our celebration of 150 years of policing in Ottawa. In addition to
increasing awareness about policing and our organization, we were able to raise
a combined total of over $170,000 for three local charities.
Without a doubt, our members and volunteers did an
outstanding job on 150th Anniversary-related initiatives, as
well as hosting the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
100th Anniversary Conference in August. The men and
women of the Ottawa Police Service also continued to shine
in the day-to-day work to achieve our organization’s goals
and fulfill our core responsibilities—responding to emergencies, enforcing the laws, investigating crime,
maintaining public order and assisting victims.
On a sad note, September saw the passing of Superintendent
Patrick Hayes. This well-respected community role model
will be sorely missed.
For the most part, 2005 was a very good year. And this
publication is filled with snapshots of individual and team
efforts to make Ottawa a better place—what better tribute
to our 150th year of service to the community.
With regard to investigating crime, the Ottawa Police Service
resolved some high profile cases in 2005, including the 2003
murder of Ardeth Wood. The 11 homicides investigated
through the year brought new challenges that were met
with resolve. And despite the apparent focus on violence,
the violent crime rate decreased for the second year in a
row—by six percent in 2005. I’m glad to report that, overall,
crime rates are down and Ottawa remains a very safe city.
Sincerely,
Vince Bevan
Chief of Police
OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE EXECUTIVE
Larry Hill
Sue O’Sullivan Debra Frazer
Deputy Chief,
Patrol Operations
Deputy Chief,
Operations Support
Director General
One highlight involved the launch of E-Ticketing. The
Ottawa Police Service is the first in Canada to develop
this technology. More importantly, it responds directly
to the community’s number one identified priority—traffic
enforcement. Using technology to improve service has and
will continue to be the hallmark of this police service.
To help keep our city secure, I welcomed the November
announcement of funding for 95 new police officers under
an Ontario Government cost-sharing initiative called the
Safer Communities—1,000 Officers Partnership Program.
It will help us achieve meaningful results. While it puts
increased pressure on our outreach recruitment efforts,
our goal remains being the Employer of Choice for All.
Photos by Michael Houston
outlining the activities and achievements of the Ottawa Police Service
A SNAPSHOT IN TIME
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Celebrating Our Past, Our Future
A year of celebration, 2005 marked the 150th Anniversary of policing in Ottawa and
area. The many special events and activities included the kickoff, the Members’
Reception, Police Week, the Harley-Davidson Raffle, the Bytown and Nepean Museum
Exhibitions, the Tattoo, the multi-award winning Commemorative DVD, the Gala, the
School Resource Officers’ 150th Anniversary Youth Art Contest, to name a few.
In short, the celebration was successful on all accounts.
What may be less obvious is how the work done on the
150th Anniversary celebrations will change the lives of
others—in total, over $170,000 was raised for three local
charities, including over $130,000 for the Boys and Girls
Club of Ottawa. A long-standing Ottawa Police partner,
the Boys and Girls Club serves over 5,000 kids in seven
facilities across Ottawa—it offers youth opportunities to
develop the skills, knowledge and values they need to
become fulfilled individuals.
Ottawa Police Credit Union, as well as the additional 40 or
so organizations that helped make our 150th celebrations
and the impressive donations possible. We are proud to
have worked with like-minded organizations that recognize the importance of being part of the community.
A sincere thank-you to all who contributed and all
who participated.
An additional $31,000 raised as a direct result of the
Harley-Davidson Raffle went to the Ride for Dad-Ottawa
(fight against prostate cancer) and just over $10,000 in
proceeds from the 150th Anniversary Tattoo was donated
to the CHEO Foundation.
The celebrations would not have been possible without
the support of others. Thank you to our Core Partner, the
Ottawa Police Association, to our high-level corporate
partners: Microsoft Canada, MBNA Canada and the
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1 Cutting the cake at the 150th Anniversary
Kickoff. Photo by Clint Eastop.
2 David Czarnowski, a grade six student at
St. Catherine Catholic School, was a finalist
in our 150th Anniversary Art Contest.
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the celebration was successful on all accounts
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2005
3 The New RO interviews Chief Vince Bevan
at the Open House. Photo by Clint Eastop.
4 Motorcycle display at the Open House.
Photo by Clint Eastop.
5 A demonstration by the Canine and
Tactical Units at the 150th Anniversary
Ottawa Police Tattoo. Photo by
Clint Eastop.
6 The 150th Anniversary Ottawa Police
Tattoo on June 25. Photo by Clint Eastop.
7 Harold Beamish won the grand prize
in the 150th Anniversary charity raffle.
Photo by Shy Ing.
8 Cst. Art Wong and Sgt. Kim Cooper with
a 150th display of unique police artifacts
at Heritage Day. Photo by Clint Eastop.
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Keeping
Communities Safe
Across Ottawa
Central East
Central West
The Ottawa Police jurisdiction is divided into three
divisions: East, Central and West, each composed of
Platoons and District Teams. Our 495 Platoon officers
deliver first response (or emergency response) in both
urban and rural areas. District Teams, representing
209 officers, provide a wide range of services focusing
on neighbourhood needs, and include District
Investigators, School Resource Officers, Traffic
Enforcement Officers, Neighbourhood Officers
and Community Police Centre Officers.
West Division
• In early 2005, the police worked very closely with
west-end communities such as Michelle Heights
and Bayshore areas to deal with a series of assaults,
robberies, swarmings and youth violence that
occurred in late 2004. Some of the solutions involved
increased monitoring and enforcement by Neighbourhood
Officers, and partnering with the Pinecrest Queensway
Community Health Centre to work with at-risk youth
in the Building Relationships Committee.
• Along with the hard work of many community members and the volunteers working at West Division
Community Police Centres, the efforts of Constables
Steve Cattrall, Bonita Godin and Tina Read helped
establish two new Neighbourhood Watch programs
in the Michelle Heights area.
• As a result of the emphasis on youth violence in the
West end, community member Farah Hassan established the Ottawa West Somali Volunteer Group in
May to work with police to help resolve issues in the
community. West Division officers meet with the group
regularly to deal with specific problems or individual
incidents on a case-by-case basis. Mr. Hassan has
also joined the Community-Police Action
Committee (COMPAC).
• Staff Sergeant Al Spadaccini led a team of West
Division District Investigators in Project Break-In
that focused on key break-in suspects. With the
arrest of five suspects in the first half of the year,
break and enters in the Division were reduced by
33 percent.
• West District police officers worked with City By-Law
Services, the Liquor License Board and others to address
repeat calls for service and community complaints
about noise, assaults, drugs and other disturbances
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at a local bar. As a result of numerous provincial
charges, the bar had its liquor licence revoked in
the fall of 2005 and is now closed.
• In November, the Special Operations Team, Tactical Unit
and West Division Patrol Officers set up surveillance
and arrested a suspect wanted for possession of
restricted firearms. A rifle, handguns, a bullet-proof
vest and US$41,380 were seized. The suspect faces
multiple charges.
• Detectives John Ferguson and Kevin Jacobs and
Constables Alex Kay and Trevor Hart tracked down
and arrested an axe-wielding suspect in a commercial
break and enter.
• Constables Johanne Marelic, Grant Cotie and Blake
Keays helped protect a young boy who was being
approached by an older man on a regular basis on the
boy’s way to school. Upon learning of the incidents, the
three officers took the initiative to do some surveillance
that resulted in an arrest.
• Sergeant John Medeiros, Constable Stephanie Guilbeault
and Louise Logue of the Youth Unit delivered a particularly well-attended Parent Information Session in
Barrhaven in February to answer questions about
drugs, youth crime and gang-related issues. Over
70 such parent information sessions were delivered
in Ottawa in 2005.
• In February, Detectives Dave Stewart and Randy Stockdale
tracked down a man, arrested him and charged him
with assaulting a four-month-old child. The assault had
occurred in 2003, and the detectives made it their quest
to bring him to justice. The suspect was also wanted for a
hit and run collision.
1 Cst. Chris Partridge briefs
volunteers during the search
for Jennifer Teague in
Barrhaven. Photo by Sean
Kilpatrick, courtesy of the
Ottawa Sun.
2 Officers investigate a murder
scene in West Carleton. Photo
by Sean Kilpatrick, courtesy
of the Ottawa Sun.
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Central Division
• From January to March, Central West officers and the
Drug Unit ran Project Angle Iron that resulted in the
seizure of $60,000 in drugs, over $20,000 in cash and
several firearms. Eight search warrants were executed
and 144 charges were laid involving 30 people.
• In February, Central West District officers, Councillor
Shawn Little, City partners and members of the
Hintonburg community established the Hintonburg
Safety Partnership to develop strategies and solutions
to neighbourhood problems.
• In August, Central East District officers, along with
Councillor Georges Bédard, initiated two education
and consultation efforts—one addressed noise and
inappropriate behaviour in the residential areas near
the University of Ottawa, and the second was an information
session for 140 local bar owners and restaurateurs on
managing patron behaviour, particularly with regard to
alcohol consumption.
• On August 21, Constables Doug Mirau and Ron
McCarthy of Central West District saved a life using
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and a defibrillator.
• In April, Constables Marc-André Sheehy, Anne Menard
and Paramjit Singh forced their way into an apartment
and pulled a suicidal woman to safety after she
attempted to jump off her balcony.
• In Central East District, the Ottawa Police partnered
with Operation Go Home to break down the barriers
between street youth and the police. A Canadian first,
the initiative resulted in a 90 percent decrease in police
interventions with loiterers.
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• In July, the Ottawa Police Service and the provincial
Ministries of Transportation, Environment and Finance
participated in a joint heavy truck enforcement campaign. Acting Sergeant Paul St. Laurent organized the
campaign on behalf of the Ottawa Police. Thirty-nine
provincial statute charges were laid and seven trucks
were taken out of service for various offences.
• In June and July, Central East District officers partnered with City officials (Councillor Georges Bédard
and representatives from Property Standards, the
Health Department, Fire Services, By-Law Services
and the Rooming House Committee) to convert a
number of crack houses in the Sandy Hill,
Lowertown and Vanier areas back into safe
apartment complexes. Since then, the partners
have formed the Problem Property Task Force.
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3 Sgt. Kal Ghadban accompanies Tom Sidney, Erica Tomkinson
and Jonathon Byers of Operation Go Home to help street
kids find their way off the streets. Photo by Geoff Robins,
courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
4 Officers investigate a fire scene on Gladstone Avenue.
Photo by Pat McGrath, courtesy of the Ottawa Citizen.
• Created in May and led by Sergeant Chris McGuinness,
the Central West District Prostitution Task Force laid
52 Communication for the Purpose of Prostitution
charges and charged 85 johns (60 of which were
diverted to John School), in addition to multiple related
criminal and drug charges throughout the year.
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• Central West District ran a number of successful
enforcement initiatives including: Project Elgin
Street that resulted in 318 charges, mainly for public
intoxication; Project Hammer that focused on breach of
probation and resulted in 41 charges; eleven Reduce
Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) programs; and
Project Patio that saw 32 charges being laid for consuming
alcohol in public parks.
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• Staff Sergeant Paul Johnston and the team of Central
East District officers were recognized by the Rideau
Business Improvement Association for increased
enforcement and patrol efforts. The 2005 Byward
Market Ambassador Program year-end report stated
that drug use in public, alcohol consumption in public
and loitering all decreased as a result.
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1 Police search for clues in an area where a body
was found. Photo by Tony Caldwell, courtesy of
the Ottawa Sun.
2 Assisted by Constables Marc-André Sheehy and
Paul Hart, Cst. Brent MacIntyre gets ready to
dive for a drowned male on the Ottawa River
east of Trim Road in August.
East Division
• In early 2005, East Division began investigating a number of commercial break and enters focusing on thefts
of cigarettes. A pattern of similar crimes was identified
across the city and the investigation soon became a
Service-wide cooperative effort. On March 29, the
Air Services Unit and a surveillance team followed
three suspects as they broke into a gas bar and stole
cigarettes. The suspects were arrested, charged and
linked to an additional 45 break and enter offences
across the city.
• East Division investigators received a tip and executed a
search warrant on September 8, arresting two people for
possession of over $300,000 of stolen property that was
linked to 23 commercial break and enters.
• As part of Project Race (targeting street racing of motorcycles and cars), a September initiative involved a total of
23 officers in marked cars, unmarked cars, on police motorcycles and in the Police airplane. It resulted in a total of
255 traffic tickets for various offences. Two other initiatives
were held in June and in August to target motorcycle racing.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Paul
Hébert started his secondment with the Ottawa
Police Service on May 16, 2005—another example
of the excellent working relationship between the
two organizations.
• The Graffiti Management Pilot Project began in March
in Orleans, north of Regional Road 174. Led by
Constable Walter Duhme, the project adopted the City’s
“4E” model of eradication, empowerment, education
and enforcement. By the end of the pilot in October, ten
individuals were identified and processed for graffitirelated mischief and all stakeholders noted a significant
reduction in reported graffiti. The project will be
expanded to other areas in 2006.
• On November 26, East Division members once again
participated in the Parade of Lights organized by the
Professional Firefighters Association and TD Canada
Trust to support the Salvation Army Toy Drive.
• Constables Mario Bergeron and Lisa Briggs worked
on the No Community Left Behind Project, a crime
prevention initiative to promote community pride and
increase safety among the residents of Ledbury-Banff
and surrounding neighbourhoods.
• Thanks to Staff Sergeant Dan Delaney, Sergeant Andy
Roach and Inspector Gary Meehan for their leadership
and to East Division members for their work during
the inaugural Canada Day Celebration on Petrie Island
where 25,000 residents and visitors took part in the
day-long event. Many participants expressed their
appreciation for the police presence and interaction.
• East Division started semi-annual (May and October)
consultation sessions with area community associations
to help identify community concerns. The sessions coincide
with the development of seasonal objectives for East
Division to guide priority setting.
• The Ottawa Police Service welcomed over 250 visitors
to the East Division Station as part of Doors Open
Ottawa in June. Thanks to Donna Bond of East
Division for coordinating police participation for
the past two years.
dedicated to the safety and security of our community
• On December 8, Central patrol officers Constables
Alain Rochette and Sean Ralph desperately tried to
save the life of a young woman who had been stabbed
several times in her New Edinburgh apartment. The
officers smashed a hole in the apartment door, crawled
through, disarmed the suspect and performed CPR and
defibrillation on the victim. Unfortunately, the woman
died of her wounds. The suspect was charged with first
degree murder.
CRIME FIGHTING, EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Criminal Investigative Services
➟ On September 8, Jennifer Teague of Barrhaven
was reported missing when she failed to return
home from work. Her body was found on
September 18. The case is still under investigation.
• In October, members of the Major Crime Section
arrested and charged Chris Myers for the 2003 murder of Ardeth Wood. The investigation was one of the
most intensive in the history of the Ottawa Police Service
and involved the efforts of the RCMP and OPP, as well
as the North Bay Police Service. Mr. Myers was charged
with first degree murder and four counts of sexual
assault on other women.
➟ On December 6, a dispute erupted among a
large group of individuals at the Full House
Lounge. During the fight, two patrons were
fatally shot—Lin Hai Tian and Tai Lang Liu.
Using the Police Information Portal, Sergeant
Rick Hayman obtained information from the
Vancouver Police records that led to a Canadawide arrest warrant for “Jackie” Fu Kwok Wei
of Vancouver for two counts of first degree murder.
• The Major Crime Section investigated 11 homicides
that occurred in 2005, two of which were multiple
homicides:
➟ On January 1, Brian Fudge died as a result of
an assault at a billiard hall and bar on Merivale
Road. Charlie Manasseri was charged with
second degree murder.
➟ On January 6, the body of Barbara Galway was
found on an NCC hiking trail. Allen Tehrankari
was charged with first degree murder.
➟ On March 13, patrol officers responded to a
9-1-1 call where they were met by Daniel
Maxheleau and then found the bodies of
Mr. Maxheleau’s parents and his sister. They
had all died of stab wounds. Mr. Maxheleau was
later deemed to be mentally unfit for trial
and committed to a psychiatric institution.
• In December, members of the Ottawa Police and
East Regional Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement
Unit (ROPE) arrested a Windsor man wanted for
an attempted double murder.
➟ On the evening of July 19, Graeme Ferguson
of Vancouver B.C. collapsed and died on
Catherine St.—he was carrying a bag that contained a large quantity of cocaine, and had been
severely beaten. After a lengthy investigation,
seven people were charged with a wide range
of offences including murder, conspiracy to
kidnap, kidnapping, extortion, robbery and
conspiracy to possess cocaine.
➟ On August 30, James Armstrong of Kanata died
outside a pub when he struck his head on the sidewalk after being punched unexpectedly. Scott Jones
was charged with manslaughter.
1 Cst. Jim Hutchins of the Tactical Team at a crime scene in West
Carleton. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick, courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
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➟ On the night of December 8, University of
Ottawa student K’Leigh Cundall was attacked in
her basement apartment. She died of multiple
stab wounds inflicted by her ex-boyfriend,
Anthony Roach of Barrie, Ontario. He was
arrested at the scene and charged with first
degree murder.
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• A project led by Staff Sergeant Shamus Hall and
Sergeant John Medeiros to target west-end street
gangs, gathered significant intelligence and resulted
in 74 arrests, 217 criminal charges, 19 family
interventions, 12 parent information sessions,
35 compliance checks and 12 bail hearings/ reviews.
A second initiative began in the fall of 2005 to target
street gangs citywide.
• Formed in 2004, the Mental Health Crisis Unit
completed its first full year of operation in 2005 in
concert with the Ottawa Hospital. The Unit reviewed
4,338 cases, followed up with 1,092 cases, and
conducted follow-up visits with 540 individuals.
• In June, Staff Sergeant Jill Skinner of the Ottawa
Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit was
named as Co-Chair of the Ottawa Sexual Assault
Network, an umbrella organization of community
service providers that provide support for victims of
sexual assault. This is the first time that a police officer
has been asked to co-chair this Network.
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• Recognizing the changing demographics of our
community, the Ottawa Police Service formed
the Elder Abuse Section in 2005 to investigate
complaints involving elderly members of our community who may have been victimized physically or
financially. The Unit dealt with 110 cases of elder
abuse in 2005.
• In addition to investigating hundreds of incidents of
debit card and credit card fraud and 77 presentations to community groups, the Organized Fraud
Section investigated a landscaping scam that
defrauded nine victims of a total of $20,000. The
Section also completed two separate investigations
where persons were impersonating medical doctors.
In all cases, the fraudulent practices were exposed.
possession of child pornography in January under
Project Falcon. The Unit also began plans to
integrate its operations with the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police and the Department of National
Defence to promote better sharing of information,
expertise and technical equipment.
• The Hate Crime Section investigated incidents of
vandalism to over 80 Capital Xtra! newspaper
boxes. With the help of patrol officers, the investigation
was conducted from August to November and resulted
in the arrest of a 47-year-old Ottawa man who specifically
targeted the gay community.
• In November, Staff Sergeant Marc Pinault of the
Drug Unit and Ms. Louise Logue of the Youth
Section presented a two-day Chemical Drugs and
First Responders Awareness seminar to police, fire,
Emergency Medical Services personnel and hospital
staff. Staff Sergeant Pinault and Ms. Logue were also
contributors to the accompanying training manual
Chemical Drugs: A Reference Manual for First
Responders, which was published in 2005 for widespread distribution.
• The Ottawa Police Service has had tremendous
success using DNA evidence to identify criminals
and link them to crime scenes. In 2005, Court
Security staff collected over 300 DNA courtordered samples, and 169 cases were solved with
the assistance of DNA samples—a 40 percent
increase over 2004.
• The High Tech Crime Unit, which investigates
cases of child luring and child pornography,
investigated and charged eight local men with
1 The Drug Squad seizes marijuana plants in
Orleans. Photo by Geoff Robins, courtesy of
the Ottawa Sun.
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2 Double murder investigation in downtown
Ottawa. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick, courtesy
of the Ottawa Sun.
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Emergency Operations and Specialty Units
1 The Explosives Unit deploys the bomb
robot to investigate a suspicious item
near the American Embassy. Photo by
Tony Caldwell, courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
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2 Police respond to a vehicle on Hwy 417
between Woodroffe Avenue and
Greenbank Road that was believed to
have contained explosives. Photo by
Wayne Cuddington, courtesy of the
Ottawa Citizen.
3 The Ottawa Police Marine Patrol Unit.
Courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
4 Cst. Mehdy Khalid searches the Jock River
for the then-missing Jennifer Teague.
Photo by Mike Carroccetto, courtesy of
the Ottawa Citizen.
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• The Emergency Services Unit responded to an
average of 1.5 calls per week for searches for
persons and/or evidence. The part-time team of
75 officers takes on specific public order tasks and
large-scale searches for missing persons or evidence,
such as the search for Jennifer Teague in the
Barrhaven area.
• The Special Event Section coordinated police presence
for 355 special events, 315 demonstrations,
66 parades, 61 marches, 30 strikes and 232 other
events, including Canada Day in July, the Rolling
Stones concert in August, and the visit of US Secretary
of State Condoleeza Rice in October.
• The Paid Duty Section provided police for 1,786
events for which private organizers and promoters
paid $1.75 million for off-duty officers to police
these events.
• The Tactical and Explosives Unit conducted 200
high-risk tactical operations and 40 explosives
operations. Officers from the Unit issued 989
Provincial Offence Notices, took part in several significant training initiatives and participated in 39 various
community initiatives to display the Unit’s equipment
and capabilities. For example, during the Service’s
150th Anniversary Tattoo, 15 members of the Tactical
and Explosives Unit demonstrated their rappelling,
explosives mitigation and tactical intervention skills.
• The Airport Policing Section began its ninth year o
f service in April 2005 and entered a new five-year
contract with the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier
International Airport Authority to provide policing
services until 2009. The Section responded to
2,079 calls for service at the airport—a 29 percent
increase over 2004.
• The Canine Unit continued to respond to calls for
service involving tracking of criminals, building
searches, search and rescue of missing persons,
drug searches and detection of explosives, guns
and ammunition. One such call in January involved
Constable Paul MacMillan and Police Service Dog
Bronson who apprehended a suspect after tracking the
individual in the extreme cold for one and a half hours.
Other highlights include Sergeant Scott Lawson
becoming a certified trainer through the OPP apprentice program—he now runs the Ottawa Police Canine
Unit training program.
• The Marine and Underwater Search and Recovery
Units patrol the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers, including
4,010 kilometres of shoreline, between May and
October. In 2005, the Marine Unit conducted 1,932
vessel checks, performed 17 rescues, and issued 1,260
warnings and 386 Provincial Offence Notices. The
Underwater Search and Recovery Unit responded
to 23 calls for service including search and recovery
of vehicles, vessels, drowning victims and assisting in
criminal investigations.
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Road Safety and Traffic
Enforcement—A Priority
1 Integrated Road Safety Plan bus poster.
2 Police Chief Vince Bevan demonstrates
the new handheld E-Ticketing device
and portable printer in August. Photo
by Sean Kilpatrick, courtesy of the
Ottawa Sun.
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The Ottawa Police Business Plan for 2004-2006 identified
traffic and road safety as a short-term priority for the
organization. In 2005, the Service continued its work to
make community roads safer, reduce deaths and injuries
and tackle concerns of speeding and aggressive driving.
Across the Service, there was an average of 11,238 trafficrelated Provincial Offence Notices (PONs) issued each
month. Highlights included:
• On 18 August, 2005 the Ottawa Police launched
E-Ticketing—a first for Canadian policing. E-Ticketing
involves the use of computers (handhelds for motorcycles
and laptops for cruisers) capable of reading magnetic
strips and barcodes, with compact wireless printers and
the electronic transmission of the ticket data to inhouse records systems. Officers are now able to issue
a PON in as little as one minute. The benefits of the
system are overwhelming in terms of safety and efficiency.
• 17,222 PONs were issued as part of the Selective
Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) that targets
specific traffic offences each month (e.g., improper
lane changes, red light running, etc.).
• Several initiatives were carried out under the
Integrated Road Safety Plan, a joint effort by the
Ottawa Police, Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa
Public Works and Services, including: Collision Free
Day on April 7; two seatbelt inspection and awareness
campaigns (April and October); launch of the second
phase of the Safe Young Drivers Campaign in June;
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and an intensive six-week speed reduction campaign
during the fall that resulted in 4,916 Ottawa Policeissued speeding violations.
• Increased enforcement was conducted at the top ten
collision locations in Ottawa with 3,097 traffic
offences being issued. Illuminated signs were placed
at problematic intersections to remind drivers to be
extra vigilant, and the police made various recommendations to the City’s Traffic and Parking Operations,
such as installing anti-skid pavement or adjustments
to traffic signal timing, to help reduce accidents.
• In response to increasing commercial vehicle traffic
on our roadways, the Ottawa Police Service trained
a second member of the Enforcement Unit as
a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
(CVSA) Inspector.
• In response to a request from the City’s Transit Priority
Measures Task Force, the Ottawa Police Service
conducted a one-week blitz from November 28 until
December 2 to target improper use of reserved
transit lanes—937 PONs were issued.
2005 RIDE Activities
2004
2005
% Change
65
71
9%
14,092
15,272
8%
Roadside Sobriety Tests
212
287
35%
Impaired Charges Laid
23
12
-48%
12-hour Suspensions Issued
73
86
18%
Other Charges
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28
56%
Vehicles Towed
25
35
40%
PONs Issued
69
166
141%
Number of RIDE Roadside
Spot Checks Conducted
Vehicles Checked
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Handling Calls to the Police
• The Call Centre (which handles non-emergency calls
to the police) greatly improved service to clients in
terms of an increase in the number of calls answered,
decreases in the numbers of calls abandoned and client
complaints, and a reduction in the number of voicemail
messages left. The improvements were achieved by
increased staffing, flexible staffing levels matching the
number of Call Centre agents to incoming call volumes,
improved management of the voicemail system and
the regular collection and review of performance
data. In early 2005, the Call Centre hired two civilian
supervisors, Dianne Brien and Natasha Lanigan, to
replace former sworn positions.
• The Communications Centre (which handles 9-1-1 calls to
the police) hired 12 more term employees under the
Strategic Staffing Initiative. The hiring process was
improved with new interview methods, interviewer
training and cost sharing for French testing.
• In March, the Communications Centre implemented a
method of better using the “other emergencies” phone
line (230-6211) to improve its ability to meet its
service level objective of answering these calls
within 12 seconds 90 percent of the time. Since the
implementation, calls have been answered within
12 seconds 92 percent of the time.
• In November, under the leadership of Inspector Michael
Rice, the Communications Centre conducted an
evacuation exercise dubbed Operation Haven
to test its contingency plan. 9-1-1 services and
Communications Centre staff were evacuated to their
back-up sites. The exercise was a great success and
validated the work put into contingency planning.
1 Calltakers and dispatchers in the Communications
Centre. Photo by Shy Ing.
Call Centre Performance (non emergency calls)
Key Performance Indicator
Calls
Calls Answered
Average Number of Calls Answered per day
Average Delay Before Answer (seconds)
Average Call Handling Time (seconds)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
114,676
104,620
107,653
111,164
117,409
91,434
86,983
92,645
101,734
109,076
251
238
254
278
299
64
58
47
30
24
729
707
739
569
498
60%
62%
69%
82%
87%
Service Level Achieved (percent of calls
responded to within 60 seconds)
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1 The Ottawa Police team at Winterlude’s Kiwanis Club of
Ottawa Bed Race. Photo by Jamie Johnson, courtesy of the
Kiwanis Club.
2 Acting Inspector Kai Liu and Acting Staff Sergeant Isobel
Anderson in the 2005 Pride Parade. Photo by D.C. Larry Hill.
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A Helping Hand
• The Ottawa Police Service set its United Way Campaign
goal at an all-time high of $75,000. By the end of the
year, police members raised $73,841—98 percent of
the goal. Thanks to Constable Andrea Lensen, our
employee campaign coordinator, and Special Constable
Monique Paquette, our United Way loaned representative, for their tireless efforts.
• Financial Services raised money for four local
causes—over $5,000 through a bake sale for the Regional
Cancer Foundation and the Ottawa Humane Society, in
excess of $3,960 for the CIBC Run for the Cure event for
breast cancer, and over $880 in support of a local grandmother struggling to raise her young granddaughter.
• The Professional Development Centre in partnership
with Algonquin College’s Police Foundations Program
co-hosted the annual United Way Barbecue.
• Sergeant Cori Slaughter developed and has been running a
course on Street-proofing for Women since 1991. The program also raises money for community causes, including
$400 donated to the Oshki Kizi Lodge through the
United Way and $800 to the Wabano Centre in 2005.
• Thanks to the organizing efforts of the Diversity and
Race Relations team, there was a large police turn
out for Pride Week 2005.
• In September, Ottawa Police Service members raised
$3,000 for the Parkinson Society of Ottawa. Sergeant
Ken Doyle of Major Crime grew his hair and then
canvassed other members for pledges raising $2,000.
Inspector Herb Durand, who has Parkinson’s disease
was the honorary barber. As well, President of the Ottawa
Police Association Charles Momy presented Inspector
Durand with a cheque for an additional $1,000.
• Central East Neighbourhood Officers entered a team
of five into the Kiwanis Bed Race during Winterlude.
The event was able to raise $40,000 for the Kiwanis
Medical Foundation and other charities.
Improving Service to the
Community
• In November, the Ottawa Police Service received
funding for 95 new police officers under an Ontario
Government cost-sharing program called Safer Communities
– 1,000 Officers Partnership Program. Forty officers had
been hired by the end of 2005. Half of the new officers
will be deployed in the area of community policing, and
the remaining officers will be deployed in six priority
areas: youth crime, guns and gangs, organized crime and
marijuana grow operations, dangerous offenders, domestic violence and protecting children from Internet luring
and child pornography.
• Members of the Ottawa Police Services Board and
community experts representing the business, academic,
downtown merchants and community sectors met in
April and June as part of the Ottawa Police Performance
Measurement Advisory Committee. The Committee
has been working on developing a series of performance indicators (i.e., statistics such as response times to
emergency calls) that can be collected and reported to
the community to provide a meaningful report card on
how well the police service is serving the community.
The performance measurement will be conducted and
reported annually beginning in 2006.
Improving Service to the Community
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
• The Ottawa Police Service partnered with Muslim
Presence Ottawa to present a lecture entitled Building
Partnerships
• In August, the Ottawa Police Service welcomed more than
350 delegates, their families and over 400 vendors as it host-
ed the 100th Annual Conference of the Canadian
Association of Chiefs of Police. Over 200 police volunteers assisted with registration, transportation and social
events. Inspector Mike Flanagan and Staff Sergeant Scott
Brown were honoured at the October Police Services Board
Meeting for their lead roles in orchestrating the delivery of
the Conference.
• The Ottawa Police Service and the Canadian Association
of Independent Living Centres hosted the first-ever
national symposium on disability and crime
prevention in April. Under the Partnership in Action
banner, the three-day symposium brought people from
across Canada to share best practices. Thanks to Laurie
Fenton from the Community Development Section,
Sergeant Uday Jaswal and the 50 or so other police
service members for their commitment, dedication and
skill in arranging a tremendously successful symposium.
• The Ottawa Police Cell Extraction Team partnered
with the Institution Crisis Intervention Team of the
Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre to train special
constables with the Ottawa Police on techniques for
February. The keynote speaker was Tariq Ramadan, the
author of Western Muslims and the Future of Islam.
• Created in partnership with the Community-Police
Action Committee (COMPAC), Critical IncidentCritical Situation (CI-CS) Teams were activated three
times in 2005 to respond to situations in the community that had the potential to negatively impact
community-police relations.
• The Ottawa Police Service continued its partnership
in the National Capital Strategic Security Council
in 2005, meeting regularly with local law enforcement
and security related agencies to oversee the safety and
security of the National Capital.
Crime Prevention
• Between March and December 2005, the Crime Free
Multi-Housing Program Unit conducted 89 Crime
Prevention Through Environmental Design audits
and 15 night time audits on the buildings included in
the Crime Free Program. By the end of 2005, the
Program had certified three new landlords, nine new
buildings and 1,500 new rental units.
• On August 6, the South Keys Mall Community Safety
Awareness Fun Day was held for the second year in a
row. In addition to demonstrations and displays,
Child Print Program volunteers fingerprinted over
80 children during the six-hour event.
dealing with violent and/or uncooperative prisoners
at the courthouse cellblock.
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1 Officer Blue
2 Myriame Castonguay, winner of the Name the Police Dog contest,
and Cst. Christie Scheerder during Crime Prevention Week. Photo
by Wayne Cuddington, courtesy of the Ottawa Citizen.
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3 The Ottawa Police Child Print Program in action at the Police
Week Open House in May. Photo by Cst. Chris Parent.
• The City of Ottawa received 256 evacuated residents
from the Kashechewan First Nation near James Bay in
northern Ontario for over a month in the fall. Ottawa
Police officers acted as primary liaisons with
the native “Navigators” who were working with the
evacuees, and had the opportunity to attend traditional
feasts, other functions and accompany the group
during their stay in Ottawa.
upon our shared experiences post 9-11: Strategies
for working with the Muslim community held in
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• Crime Prevention Week took place from November 7
to 13 and saw 11 successful events across the city to
showcase crime prevention efforts. As well, officers
made a special visit to Marius Barbeau School to surprise 11-year-old Myriame Castonguay, the winner of
our contest to name Officer Blue, a cartoon police dog
featured in the Service’s Personal Safety Colouring
Book (available free of charge from Community Police
Centres or on-line in the KidZone at ottawapolice.ca).
• The Ottawa Neighbourhood Watch Week 2005 kick-off
included a Neighbourhood Watch Day at the
Ottawa Lynx Stadium on September 5. Watch members and baseball fans celebrated the crime prevention
and community mobilization program by taking in the
last game of the season and bringing donations for The
Ottawa Food Bank.
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4 Community Police Centre Officer Cst. Leslie
Maley during Crime Prevention Week 2005.
Photo by Laurie Fenton.
Youth Initiatives—A Priority
The Ottawa Police 2004-2006 Business Plan identified youth issues as one of its shortterm priorities, placing emphasis on one of the top policing concerns identified by
Ottawa residents. Our strategy for addressing youth issues encompasses a number of
strategic initiatives, partnerships and programs aimed at prevention, early detection
and intervention for youth at risk or in conflict with the law. The following are some
significant youth focused police activities for 2005.
• The Youth Criminal Justice Act requires that less
serious, non-violent youth crime be dealt with at the
community level rather than in the formal justice
system. To that end, the Youth Section worked with the
Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa and other youth service
providers throughout 2005 to develop the Ottawa
Community Youth Diversion Program, a comprehensive pre- and post-charge diversion program scheduled
to be launched in April 2006. The program will have
the capacity to deal with 40 to 50 cases per month.
• In the fall, the Youth Section renewed the multi-
stakeholder Youth Court Committee to provide a
forum for discussion of local youth justice issues
and, in doing so, improve both communications and
coordination among justice system partners.
• As a result of improvements to the way the Youth
Section handles cases involving chronic runaways (i.e.,
greater collaboration with Children’s Aid, youth service
providers, schools, parents and guardians), the Section
saw a 31 percent decrease in the number of
cases—from 2,833 in 2004 to 1,972 in 2005.
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• Detective Carolyn Love of the Youth Section received
specialized training in Washington, D.C. on
investigating juvenile prostitution, and was able to
put her skills to use in three joint investigations with
Central Division District Investigators.
• The Youth Section, School Resource Officers and the
High Tech Crime Unit collaborated to provide
Internet safety and education for parents and
students. The Safe Surfing presentation was presented
in English and French in various city locations to
students and parents throughout the year. In addition,
the Service collaborated with the RCMP and
surrounding police services to promote the
www.internet101.ca initiative.
• Louise Logue, the Youth Intervention and Diversion
Coordinator, with assistance from School Resource
Officers, facilitated over 70 parent information
sessions throughout Ottawa on topics such as street
gangs, awareness and detection of drug use and
substance abuse, among others.
• On February 9, Premier Dalton McGuinty was
in Ottawa at Lisgar Collegiate High School to
announce that a Provincial Grant was awarded to
the Somali Youth Basketball League. The League was
founded in 2004 with the Ottawa Police to provide a
fun and competitive environment for youth to
maintain a drug and violence free environment
and continues to grow with the participation of
144 young boys and girls.
• As part of a Youth Canada Association (YOUCAN)
initiative, 32 youth (19 from Edmonton and 13
from Ottawa area high schools) attended a tour
of the Elgin Street Station on March 29. The young
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people spent time learning in-depth conflict resolution
skills for mediating peaceful resolutions with peers,
groups and communities.
1 Former Police Services Board Chair Herb Kreling, Chief Vince Bevan,
Premier Dalton McGuinty and Mayor Bob Chiarelli with representatives
of the Somali Youth Basketball League. Photo by Julie Foster.
2 Cst. Dan Kunsken provided a tour of a police facility for youth from the
Youth Canada Association. Photo by Cst. Larry McNally.
Key Statistics
This table indicates the number of youth charged under Federal,
Provincial and Municipal Statutes or diverted from the formal
justice system to programs designed to deal with young offenders.
The numbers include youth who have been charged and/or
diverted from the formal justice system more than once.
5 Year
Average
% Change
2004-2005
1,697
1,705
2%
507
437
506
-14%
2,174
2,134
2,210
-2%
Extra Judicial Measures 2,941
2,676
2,414
-9%
Youths Charged
2004
Male
1,667
Female
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3 Youth from the Homework Club at Banff Avenue
Community House. Photo by Sylvie Manser.
Total Youths Charged
2005
Youths Diverted to
Two
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IMPROVING OUR SERVICE
Support, Corporate and Executive Services
• Corporate Communications worked on a number
of major projects, including Outreach Recruitment
and the 2005 Workforce Census, Influenza Pandemic,
Workplace Harassment Prevention and the year-long
150th Anniversary celebrations. The Section also played
a key role in communications around major events and
media launches and introduced a new series of Vision,
Mission and Values posters.
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• More than 179,800 individuals visited the Ottawa
Police Web site in 2005. The site has continued
to grow into a tool used by many for downloadable
Records Check forms, crime prevention information
and on-line applications for civilian, constable and
volunteer positions. In 2005, welcomed additions
included information on airport policing, arson, elder
abuse and our history—featuring highlights from our
150th Anniversary celebrations.
• The Information & Technology Service’s work
included upgrading mission critical applications
(e.g., Computer Aided Dispatch, Mobile Data Terminal
and Mobile Report Entry) in order to deploy Automatic
Vehicle Location technology and the E-Ticketing
applications. Records Services implemented a Records
Storage facility to house hard copy corporate and
police records until disposal, and a new way of providing
fee-based services at the Elgin Street Information Desk.
• The City Auditor’s review of Ottawa Police budget
policies, processes and procedures found that they are
based on professional approaches, good practices
and consistent with the direction of the City’s
budget process.
• In August, the Police Facilities Section finished much
• The Court Liaison Section instituted significant
changes in its processes (e.g., new protocols for
subpoenaing officers for judicial pre-trials, multi-day
trials, Superior Court cases and sentencing hearings)
and increased its complement of Case Managers by
two Sergeants to reduce court time costs to the organization. As a result, court time compensation costs
in 2005 were reduced by $1.5 million, down by
48.6 percent from 2004. The Section also filled the
position of Warrant Coordinator as part of the Strategic
Staffing Initiative to ensure timely, effective and
efficient execution of warrants.
• Based on the work of the Criminal File Quality
Committee, patrol supervisors began an improved
process for approval and quality control on court
briefs submitted by patrol officers under their command.
Feedback from the Crown Attorney’s Office has indicated
that overall quality has significantly improved.
• Improvements to the electronic transmission of
disposition information to the RCMP means that
conviction information on charged persons is now
transmitted within three days of the disposition
being rendered. The Ottawa Police Service is one of
only six police agencies in Canada who complete and
transmit their dispositions electronically to the RCMP.
This means that nationally available criminal record
information is updated within two weeks.
• The Victim Crisis Unit entered into a formal
working relationship with the Victim Assistance
Services of Ottawa-Carleton in January. The joint
partnership provides coordinated services to victims
of crime and tragic circumstances in Ottawa.
needed renovations to level 0 at the Elgin Street
Station that fulfilled the Accommodations Master
Plan. More than 10,000 square feet of office space
and upgraded common areas was realized by moving
the Property Section and Quarter Master Stores to
other locations.
• The Police Facilities Section also completed renova-
tions to the main lobby and Information Desk at
the Elgin Street Station in August, which included
the grand opening of the Ottawa Police Service Gift
Shop. The Gift Shop is managed by the Quartermaster
Services, run by volunteers and proceeds of sales go to different charities each year.
1 D.G. Debra Frazer, with D. C. Larry Hill, D. C. Sue O’Sullivan
and Bill Keeler, cuts the ribbon at the opening of the Ottawa
Police Gift Shop at 474 Elgin Street. Photo by
Clint Eastop.
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EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR ALL
has made it
Improving the
Workplace
• On October 28, the Ottawa Police Service conducted
its first Workforce Census to gather demographic
data to help the organization better understand its
workforce and develop policies that will improve the
workplace, assist with recruiting and support our
members. It was another Canadian policing first.
30 new police officers was hired—14 of them
(43 percent) were candidates who had been coached
by our Champions.
• Constable Maria Keen joined Human Resource’s
Resourcing Unit in a new role as the Outreach
Constable. Constable Keen is responsible for managing
all outreach initiatives as well as the Outreach Champions.
• With a goal to provide a healthy and respectful workplace, the Police Service launched its Workplace
Harassment Prevention Project. The first phase
involved conducting research with employees on
their experience with workplace harassment, as well
as research on the practices of other organizations.
The information gathered will be used to improve
Workplace Harassment prevention policies and supports.
• The Attendance Enhancement Program continued to
promote strong attendance among members by recognizing and rewarding members with excellent attendance records. In 2005, the Ottawa Police was able to
maintain the average days of sick leave per
employee to 8.5 days per year, equal to the rate
f sick leave recorded in 2004.
• The Fitness Recognition Program was altered in 2005 to
offer a competition and awards for the most fit employees.
Although participation was lower than in previous years,
the program was successful in delivering a fun,
competitive initiative.
• The Workplace Influenza Clinics proved to be very
popular, with an increase in participation of four
percent of members who received flu shots at the
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1 Natalya Kuziak of Corporate
Planning receives her “Most Fit
Female over 40” Award from
Christine Roy, Director of Human
Resources. Photo by Shy Ing.
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2 Census poster
3 Acting Insp. Kai Liu, mentor of
new recruit Cst. Evan Hung,
presents him with his police badge.
Photo by Clint Eastop.
13 clinics held across all Ottawa Police facilities.
Outreach Recruitment
and Diversity
• Twenty-three community members, community
leaders and police staff volunteered to become
Outreach Recruitment Champions in 2005 to help
the Ottawa Police Service meet its recruiting objectives.
Outreach Champions worked to actively recruit individuals from our diverse communities to apply to the
Ottawa Police, and then supported them throughout
the recruitment process. In December, a class of
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a priority to become an employer of choice
The Ottawa Police Service has made it a priority to become the policing employer of
choice for all in Canada. A wide variety of initiatives are aimed at improving
recruitment and retention.
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Are you looking for a career that’s a little out of the ordinary? Do you crave a job where you can
make a difference in our community? Becoming a part of the Ottawa Police Service can get you
out of the 9 to 5 routine and into a real adventure. With more than 500 civilian and 1,250 police
officer positions, the Ottawa Police offers a wide variety of interesting and challenging career
opportunities along with competitive salaries and benefit packages. For more information, go
to ottawapolice.ca and click on “Join Us—We’re Recruiting.”
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1 New recruits to the Ottawa Police Service.
Photo by Tory Zimmerman, courtesy of the
Ottawa Citizen.
2 Chief Vince Bevan welcomes new recruits.
Photo by Shy Ing.
3 A hazardous materials incident.
Photo by A.D. Wilson, courtesy of
the Ottawa Citizen.
4 Cst. Laurie Boon helps in a preliminary
search in the case of a missing woman
in the Carling Avenue-Maplehurst area.
Photo by Jana Chytilova, courtesy of the
Ottawa Citizen.
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5 A marine rescue exercise. Photo by Tony
Caldwell, courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
6 Officers rappel from the roof of the
Metro Central YMCA-YWCA. Photo by
Sgt. Mark Hayes.
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Photo by Shy Ing
Join Us—We’re Recruiting
Professional Development
➟ facilitating a presentation by Chief Superintendent
Philip Wright of the Northern Ireland Police
Service on terrorism investigations;
• As part of the Civilian Job Evaluation Project,
representatives from all civilian work areas took part
in an information session and completed job evaluation
questionnaires detailing job duties and responsibilities
for each type of position. To date, over 65 positions
have been reviewed and evaluated by the
coordinating committee.
➟ assisting in the development of a video on
professionalism for Ontario police services, in
partnership with the Liaison Committee for the
GLBT Communities and the Ontario Police
Video Training Alliance;
• The Ottawa Police Service promoted 18 of its officers
in 2005. The Service continues to ensure quality leadership
by using its competency-based, member-designed
promotional process. Congratulations to our new
Superintendent, new Inspector, five new Staff
Sergeants and eleven new Sergeants!
➟ facilitating in-house presentations during Platoon
Training Days on major incidents and subsequent investigations, and on the professional
standards issues;
• An organizational priority, the Performance
Management Project began in 2005. It aims to
develop a new employee appraisal system that will
assess day-to-day performance, support members’
development and provide supervisors with the
means to formally manage their employees.
• The Professional Development Centre (PDC) provides
a wide variety of training to sworn and civilian members, as well as other police services, throughout the
year. Highlights of 2005 included:
➟ developing Temporary Restraint Device Training
for Special Constables assigned to cellblock and
Court Security Sections to improve safety of both
prisoners and the officers.
• To celebrate Police Week, an Open House was held at
our Professional Development Centre at Algonquin
College. Over 1,000 community members and
police members were on hand for the activities,
displays, physical testing machines, police vehicles and
equipment, and various demonstrations.
➟ coordinating the Ontario Police College
Promotional Examinations in the spring—
110 Ottawa Police members took the exams;
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1 Sgt. Dan Beauchamp takes his annual recertification in ice
diving at Morrision’s Quarry near Wakefield, Quebec. Photo by
Cst. Marc-André Sheehy.
2 A rescue training exercise. Photo courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
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➟ training three classes of new officers—the 39
new constables completed nine weeks of training
at the PDC in addition to the 12 weeks of Basic
Constable Training at the Ontario Police College;
➟ adding two new members to the Use of Force
Training Section and our first civilian driver
trainer, Joe Berardelli; and
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PRIDE IN OUR PEOPLE
The annual Police Awards Ceremony was held on May 31 to recognize exemplary service,
retirements and promotions. The Police Exemplary Service Medal was presented to 28 sworn
members who completed 20 years of service, 50 sworn and civilian members who
completed 25 years of service and 29 sworn members who completed 30 years of service
with any Canadian police service. The Civilian Service Award was presented to 28 members
who completed 20 years of service and to 13 members with 30 years of service.
1 Chief Bevan recognizes Insp. Phil Lockett
for 30 years service.
2 Trish Grierson of Human Resources
receives her watch for completing
25 years of service with the Ottawa
Police. Photos by Clint Eastop and
Shy Ing.
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Community-Police Awards
On June 16, the Ottawa Police Services Board and the Ottawa Police Service
hosted the fifth annual Community-Police Awards Ceremony at City Hall to
recognize the heroic actions of both community members and police members. As well, the Thomas G. Flanagan, S. C. Scholarship, in honour of our
past Chief, was presented to Miss Robin Benson and an honourable mention
for the scholarship went to Miss Amanda Liu.
Certificates of Valour
Certificates of Merit
Community Service Awards
Community Members:
Community Members:
Community Members:
Mr. Ross Commanda
Mr. Branko Kondic
Mr. Jean-Louis Leduc
Ms. Samantha Lewis
Mr. Dean Coles
Mrs. Francine Lefebvre
Mr. Don Turner
Police Members:
Cst. Salam Barakat
Cst. Greg Janes
Retired Cst. Eric Jones
Cst. Linda Monette
Cst. Norman Redmond
Cst. James Turner
Ms. Lisa Bottriel and
A.Y. Jackson High
School
Ms. Jennifer Camirand
Ms. Jennifer Herman
Ms. Luce Marquis and
De la Salle High School
Mr. Frank Wiley and
Canterbury High School
Cst. Hussein Assaad
Cst. William Barlow
Sgt. Peter Couillard
Special Cst. David
Davidson
Cst. Robert Hagarty
Cst. Shane Henderson
Cst. Peter Koch
Police Members:
Police Member:
Staff Sgt. Jill Skinner
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3 Francine Lefebvre was
awarded a Certificate of
Merit, pictured here with
Councillor Michel Bellemare,
Chief Vince Bevan and Cst.
Kyle McIntyre. Photo by
Clint Eastop.
Our Volunteers
Hundreds of volunteers donate their time to the Ottawa
Police Service every year. As of December 2005, the
Ottawa Police had 450 active volunteers in its service and
115 on a waiting list. Volunteers are involved in a multitude of tasks and activities, including administrative work
in our Community Police Centres, delivering our crime
prevention programs, working with Crime Stoppers,
singing in the chorus, working at the Gift Shop, doing outreach recruitment, playing in the pipe band and assisting
in the Victim Crisis Unit. Volunteers were also involved
with the following:
1 Ottawa’s famous caterer, philanthropist Dave
Smith, serves up omelettes at the Volunteer
Appreciation Brunch. Photo by Michael Houston.
• More than 200 volunteers played a role in the Canadian
Association of Chiefs of Police Conference that was
hosted by the Ottawa Police Service in August.
• The Ottawa Police Service held the Sixth Annual
Volunteer Brunch during National Volunteer Week
in April to say “Thanks!” to our hard working and dedicated
volunteers. Each participant received a complimentary
copy of the 150th Anniversary Commemorative DVD.
As well, Clint Danson was recognized for 10 years of
service as a Venturer and volunteer advisor.
• West Division held a year-end volunteer
appreciation dinner to thank volunteers.
Over 100 volunteers and police members
attended the dinner and comedy night held
at the Police Association Lounge.
Exceptional
Performances
• On June 28, the Governor General of Canada,
Adrienne Clarkson invested Deputy Chief Larry
Hill as a Member of the Order of Merit of the
Police Forces for conspicuous merit and exceptional
service by a member of a Canadian police force whose
contributions extend beyond protection of the community.
• Constable Dodd Tapp completed a six-month
UN Mission in Jordan helping to train Iraqi
police officers.
• While in Thailand in May, Acting Staff Sergeant
Dave Veinotte volunteered to assist the Canadian
contingent of police and forensic experts in their
investigations into the Tsunami that hit Asia in
December 2004.
• The Ottawa Police Blue Dragons dragon boat team
participated in a number of competitions, fundraisers and volunteer activities, including the annual
Tulip Festival flotilla, the Dawn to Dusk paddle on the
Rideau Canal, and coaching youth at the Aboriginal
Youth Summer Camp.
• Jacqueline Killeen, a 9-1-1 dispatcher in the Communications Centre, arranged to have 11-year-old Corey
Regimbald who suffers from severe spina bifida job
shadow her for a day to help him fulfill his dream to
become a 9-1-1 operator.
• On November 8, Special Constables Ernest Toste and
Michael Bednarek of Court Security were returning
from the Brockville Hospital while on duty and saw a
man fall off of a roof. While waiting for the ambulance
to arrive, the members took charge of the situation
and provided first aid to the man who had seriously
injured his head and legs.
• Deputy Chief Larry Hill joined other Ontario police
and government leaders on a one-week mission
to Israel in March coordinated by the Ontario
Association of Chiefs of Police, the Government
of Canada and the Canadian Jewish Congress,
Ontario Region.
• Constable Joel Demore responded to a 9-1-1 call
where a woman had no pulse. He administered CPR
until paramedics arrived. She was revived and rushed
to hospital. At the time of the call, ConstableDemore
had just been released by his coach officer after completing his 500 hours of recruit training—it was his first
week on patrol on his own.
Hundreds of volunteers donate their time
• Over 130 volunteers helped with the 150th Anniversary
celebrations, working on many tasks including ticket
sales, fundraising, the museum and DVD projects,
communications, media relations, special events and
Gift Shop duty.
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• On March 19, the Ottawa Chapter of the Imperial
Order of the Daughters of the Empire honoured
Acting Staff Sergeant Isobel Anderson with their
Community Relations Award.
• Sergeant Rick Vance assisted a mother to give birth at
her Orleans residence on March 15. The woman was at
home alone with her two-year-old son when she began
to have contractions. She phoned 9-1-1 as she went
into full labour. Arriving before the ambulance,
Sergeant Vance provided first aid to the mother
and her newborn daughter until the paramedics
arrived to complete the delivery.
• Sergeant Sandra McLaren received the 2005
International Association of Women Police (IAWP)
award of “Excellence in Performance” for her work
in investigating child pornography and child luring
through the Internet. (She is also a past recipient of
IAWP’s Award of Bravery and the Ontario Women in
Law Enforcement Award of Valour.) She stands as an
exemplary representative of the Ottawa Police Service
and a role model to women in the policing profession.
1 In June, the Blue Dragons completed a “Dawn to
Dusk” paddle on the Rideau Canal for the Thach
family who lost five family members in a horrific
house fire. This event raised over $5,000, including
a donation of $2,500 from the Ottawa Police
Association. Photo by Jason Ransom, courtesy
of the Ottawa Sun.
2 D.C. Larry Hill receives the Order of Merit
from then Governor General Adrienne Clarkson.
Photo by Jana Chytilova, courtesy of the
Ottawa Citizen.
3 Corey Regimbald, 11, sits with Jacqueline
Killeen, a 9-1-1 operator, during his visit to the
Ottawa Police Communications Centre. Photo
by Geoff Robins, courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.
4 Acting S/Sgt. Dave Veinotte in Thailand
working with a multinational forensics team
to identify victims of the 2004 Tsunami. Photo
by Bruce Pang.
• One of our drivers with Fleet Services, Denis Lecuyer,
prevented a woman from lighting herself on fire
after she had poured kerosene on herself. His quick
actions surely saved her life.
• In February, the Ottawa Police Hockey Team won
the Whitford Engineers and Contractors Hockey
Tournament in Ottawa—it included over 40 corporate
teams and 600 players.
• Along with team member Toni Stanojevic of the
Canadian Forces, Constables Mark Horton and
Dave Dubois finished 12th in the 9-1-1 co-ed
category of the Emergency Services Adventure
Race in Caledon, Ontario in May.
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Four
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Honouring Fallen Officers
• On March 10, Chief Vince Bevan led 60 Ottawa Police
Service members at the National Memorial Service
in Edmonton for the four RCMP members who
were killed in the line of duty. They were there
to honour the lives of Constable Peter Schiemann,
Constable Lionide Johnston, Constable Anthony
Gordon and Constable Brock Myrol. At the same
time, Deputy Chief Hill led a local delegation that
attended the Memorial Service at Christ Church
Cathedral in Ottawa.
• On September 25, police and peace officers from
across Canada came to Parliament Hill to observe the
was first organized to mark the death of Ottawa Constable
David Kirkwood. Andrew Hayes, the son of the late
Superintendent Pat Hayes, piped the lament from the
top of East Block.
• On December 21, over 120 Ottawa Police members
attended the funeral of Constable Valérie Gignac
of the Police de Laval in Laval, Québec to support
our colleagues. Constable Gignac was shot and killed in
the line of duty on December 14, 2005. She and her
partner responded to a call in an apartment building
and was shot through the closed door by a male suspect
with a high-calibre rifle.
Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ 28th Annual
Memorial Service. The Memorial Service honours
police officers that have died in the line of duty and
1 Ottawa Police members attended a
Memorial Service in Ottawa after the
tragic loss of four RCMP members in
Alberta. Photo by Roxanne Ouelette.
2 Dozens of pipers paid tribute to their
leader outside the Cathedral at the funeral
for Pat Hayes. Photo by Clint Eastop.
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In Memoriam
On September 18, Superintendent Pat Hayes passed
away. He died of pneumonia and other complications. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Brenda
and his children, Andrew (Catherine), and Shannon
(Marco). Pat Hayes was our most senior member
with over 35 years of dedicated service. In 2002, he
was recognized by the Governor General when he
was invested as a Member of the Order of Merit of
the Police Forces. He was well known nationally and
internationally for his organizational skills in dealing
with major events. He was the Pipe Major of the
Ottawa Police Pipes and Drums. Pat loved his job
and his community. He was proud to be a member
of the Ottawa Police Service and demonstrated that
pride wherever he went. He will be missed by his
family, friends and colleagues.
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3 Superintendent Patrick Hayes M.O.M.
1950-2005.
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ANNUAL STATISTICS
This section examines all Criminal Code of Canada offences that were reported to the
Ottawa Police from 2001 to 2005. Offences have been categorized in a manner that is
consistent with the annual statistics reported by Statistics Canada through the
Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS). The Centre is also the source of the following
crime statistics and solvency rates using the Uniform Crime Reporting codes version one
(UCR1). The crime statistics published in this report are accurate on the day that they
were produced. Due to ongoing police investigations and internal data quality control
efforts, this information is subject to change, including addition, deletion and reclassification of any and all data. Rates and percentages have been rounded.
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6,165 in 2001 to 5,379 in 2005 with a 6% decline over
2004. The solvency rate for crimes of violence remains
high at 62%.
• While crime in Ottawa peaked in 2003 over the last five
years, it declined in 2004 and has remained stable in
2005. There was a marginal increase of 1% in the overall number of Criminal Code offences and a crime rate
of 5,851 offences per 100,000 residents.
• Other Criminal Code offences (not considered violent,
property or traffic offences) have increased slightly
over the past five years to 1,837 crimes per 100,000 residents, above the five-year average.
• The majority of all crimes, more than half, have been
property crimes over the past five years. While property
crimes fell in 2004, they rose slightly in 2005 by 3% to
3,144 crimes per 100,000 residents, but still remain
below the five-year average.
• Criminal Code Traffic Offences peaked in 2004 at 286
offences per 100,000 residents (in part due to increased
traffic enforcement), but have since fallen by 12% to a
rate of 247 offences per 100,000 residents.
• Crimes of violence account for only 11% of all crime in
Ottawa, and they have seen a decline, decreasing from
Key Crime Trend Statistics
Criminal Code of Canada
2004
2004
2005
2005
5-Year
% Change
Solvency
Actual
Rate
1
Average
2004-2005
Rate 2005
(CCC) Offences
Actual
Rate
Crimes of Violence
5,735
671
5,379
621
5,913
-6%
62%
Property Crimes
26,525
3,105
27,215
3,144
28,353
3%
20%
Other CCC Offences2
15,354
1,797
15,901
1,837
15,469
4%
30%
Total CCC Offences Excluding Traffic
47,614
5,573
48,495
5,603
49,735
2%
28%
2,444
286
2,142
247
1,738
-12%
53%
50,058
5,860
50,637
5,851
51,473
1%
37%
CCC Traffic Offences
Total CCC Offences Including Traffic
1
1 Rate is calculated on a per 100,000 residents basis for each year. As provided by the City of Ottawa’s Planning and Growth Management
Department, 2004 population was 854,300 and 2005 population was 865,500.
2 Other Criminal Code Offences captures those offences that are not considered to be crimes of violence, property crimes or traffic offences
as per the Criminal Code of Canada. Specifically, this category includes: prostitution, gaming and betting, offensive weapons, arson, bail
violations, counterfeiting, disturb the peace, escape custody, indecent acts, kidnapping, public morals, obstruct public peace officer,
prisoner unlawfully at large, trespass at night, mischief and other criminal code offences.
examines all Criminal Code of Canada offences reported to the Ottawa Police
C r i m e Tr e n d s
1 A crime scene in West Carleton.
Photo by Sean Kilpatrick, courtesy
of the Ottawa Sun.
2 Media Officer S/Sgt. Monique Perras
talks to reporters after a body was
found in a parking lot on September
18. Photo by Geoff Robins, courtesy of
the Ottawa Sun.
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Five Year Crime Trends
30,000
2001
2002
2003
20,000
2004
2005
10,000
0
Crimes of Violence
Property Crimes
Other Criminal Code
Offences
Criminal Code Traffic
Offences
Two
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Crimes of Violence
Crimes of violence reported to the Ottawa Police
decreased for the second year in a row—by 6% in 2005.
Crimes of violence remain below the five-year average of
5,913, dropping to a rate of 621 crimes per 100,000 residents. The majority of violent crimes (85%) are assaults,
which has decreased from 2004 by 8% to a rate of 527 per
100,000 residents.
The number of homicides remained the same as in 2004 at
11—a rate of 1 per 100,000 residents. Attempted murder rose
by 17% to 14—a rate of 2 per 100,000 residents, but it remains
steady at the five-year average. Robbery saw a small increase of
5% to 765 robberies in 2005. Other violent crimes saw a
decrease, including the number of assaults (including sexual
assault) and abductions.
Solvency rates for crimes of violence remain high, with
11 homicide cases solved or cleared in 2005 (including
cases from previous years), and the majority of attempted
murders (71%) and assaults (67%) being solved. Overall,
the solvency rate for violent crimes was 62%—in other
words, 6 out of 10 crimes of violence in Ottawa have been
solved (i.e., cleared by charge or cleared otherwise).
Crimes of Violence
2004 2004
5-Year
% Change
Solvency
Actual
Rate1
Actual
Rate1
Average
2004-2005
Rate 2005
Homicide
11
1
11
1
9
0%
100%
Attempted Murder
12
1
14
2
14
17%
71%
4,946
579
4,557
527
5,039
-8%
67%
23
3
23
3
36
0%
35%
729
85
765
88
801
5%
32%
14
2
9
1
15
-36%
78%
5,735
671
5,379
621
5,913
-6%
62%
Assault (incl. Sexual Assault)
Other Sexual Offences
Robbery
Abduction
Total Crimes of Violence
1 The Ottawa Police investigate a crime scene
where a body was found off the Airport
Parkway. Photo by Geoff Robins, courtesy
of the Ottawa Sun.
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2005 2005
Offence
Property Crimes
Property Crimes peaked in 2003 at 30,314 reported offences,
but dropped in 2004 to 26,525. In 2005, property crimes rose
again, but only by 3% to 27,215 reported offences, still below
the five-year average of 28,353. While significant reductions in
reports of break and enter, theft of motor vehicle and theft
under $5,000 drove the reduction in 2004, the increase in 2005
can be attributed to a 10% increase in reports of break and
enter and a 6% increase in the number of frauds.
The rate of property crimes increased marginally by 3% from
3,105 offences per 100,000 residents in 2004 to 3,144 offences
per 100,000 residents in 2005. Solvency rates for property
crimes vary greatly, with lower solvency rates for theft of motor
vehicles (7%), break and enter (11%) and theft over $5,000
(12%), to higher solvency rates for theft under $5,000 (22%),
fraud (26%) and possession of stolen property (89%). Overall,
the Ottawa Police solved 20% of property crimes, similar to the
21% solvency rate in 2004.
1 A suspect is arrested
at the scene of a
hazardous materials
incident. Photo by A.D.
Wilson, courtesy of the
Ottawa Citizen.
Property Crimes
2004
2004
20052005
5-Year
% Change
Solvency
Offence
Actual
Rate1
Actual
Rate1
Average
2004-2005
Rate 2005
Break and Enter
4,874
571
5,362
620
5,184
10%
11%
445
52
466
54
383
5%
89%
2,724
319
2,695
311
3,368
-1%
7%
349
41
236
27
462
-32%
12%
14,831
1,736
14,956
1,728
15,854
1%
22%
3,302
387
3,500
404
3,101
6%
26%
26,525
3,105
27,215
3,144
28,353
3%
20%
Have Stolen Goods
Theft - Motor Vehicle (MV)
Theft Over $5000 (excl. MV)
Theft Under $5000 (excl. MV)
Fraud
Total Property Crimes
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Criminal Code of Canada traffic offences dealt with by
the Ottawa Police decreased by 12% in 2005. A decrease
was seen in all categories, except for driving a motor vehicle
while prohibited, which increased by 4%. Overall, Criminal
Code traffic offences remain above the five-year average.
This is primarily due to the increase in charges of failure to
stop or remain, beginning in 2004 when revisions to the
coding of these offences removed them from the Highway
Traffic Act to the Criminal Code of Canada.
Solvency rates for most Criminal Code traffic offences
remain high, with the exception of failure to stop or remain.
The overall solvency rate for Criminal Code traffic offences
in 2005 was 53%, identical to the solvency rate in 2004.
Criminal Code Traffic Offences
Offence
5-Year
% Change
Solvency
Average
2004-2005
Rate 2005
17
138
16
148
-5%
78%
Impaired Operation of Motor Vehicle
853
100
723
84
894
-15%
100%
1,375
161
1,205
139
610
-12%
19%
73
9
76
9
86
4%
96%
2,446
286
2,142
247
1,738
-12%
53%
Total Criminal Code Offences—Traffic
Other Traffic Offences
The Ottawa Police added to the ranks of its Traffic
Unit and increased its traffic enforcement efforts in 2004,
handing out 50% more tickets than the previous year. In
2005, those efforts to enforce traffic laws continued, but
have levelled out with only a 3% increase in the number of
Other Traffic Offences
Provincial Offence Notices. The Police handed out
134,853 tickets in 2005, the majority of which were for
speeding (32%), failing to surrender insurance (12%)
and for disobeying an official sign (11%).
20042004
2005 2005
5-Year
% Change
Actual
Rate
1
Actual
Rate1
Average
2004-2005
Highway Traffic Act Offences
96,830
11,334
97,612
11,278
73,623
1%
Other Provincial/Municipal Offences
33,590
3,932
37,241
4,303
25,505
11%
130,420
15,266
134,853
15,581
99,128
3%
Provincial Offence Notices—Part I
(Traffic Related)
The number of fatal collisions on our public roadways, and
the fatalities in those collisions, have again declined in 2005.
Fatal collisions were down by 24% from 25 fatal collisions
in 2004 to 19 in 2005. Traffic fatalities were down by 19%
from 26 in 2004 to 21 in 2005. The number of injuries
resulting from traffic collisions remained stable over the
previous year. Nevertheless, the number of public roadway
collisions increased by 4%, from 12,660 in 2004 to 13,146 in
2005, and the number of serious injuries from traffic collisions increased by 24%, from 114 in 2004 to 141 in 2005.
The increase in serious injuries, although still lower than
2003, remains a concern and is a reminder of the work to
be done to achieve our 2010 goal of reducing fatalities and
serious injuries by 30%.
Criminal Code traffic offences remain high
145
Driving Motor Vehicle While Prohibited
20052005
Actual
Rate1
Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle
Failure to Stop or Remain
30
2004
2004
Actual Rate1
Solvency rates for most
Traffic Offences
Traffic Collisions
Reportable Traffic Collisions1
20042004
20052005
5-Year
% Change
Actual
Rate
2
Average
2004-2005
3
19
2
24
-24%
2,730
320
2,739
316
2,775
0%
9,905
1,159
10,388
1,200
9,921
5%
12,660
1,482
13,146
1,519
12,720
4%
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3
21
2
25
-19%
114
13
141
16
147
24%
Minor/Minimal Injuries
3,692
432
3,671
424
3,707
-1%
Injuries Resulting from Collisions
3,832
449
3,833
443
3,879
0%
Actual
Rate
2
Collisions
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Collisions with Injuries
Collisions with Property Damage
Fatal Collisions
Public Roadway Collisions
Traffic Injuries by Severity1
Fatalities
Serious Injuries
1 Collision & Injury Data is supplied by the City of Ottawa, Traffic & Parking Operations Branch and includes
only motor vehicle collisions attended by the Ottawa Police Service on public roadways. The data does not
include collisions on private property or those collisions attended by RCMP or OPP.
2 Rate is calculated on a per 100,000 residents basis for each year. As provided by the City of Ottawa’s Planning
and Growth Management Department, 2004 population was 854,300 and 2005 population was 865,500.
2 Integrated Road Safety Plan bus poster.
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1 Photo by Geoff Robins, courtesy of the
Ottawa Sun.
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Calls for Service
Calls For Service
2004
2005
5-Year
Average
% Change
2004-2005
Mobile Response
76,617
68,713
62,289
-10%
Alternative Response
38
36
39
-5%
All Priority 1
76,655
68,749
62,328
-10%
Mobile Response
179,686
171,813
174,698
-4%
28,609
39,990
13,910
40%
All Priority 2
208,295
211,803
188,608
2%
Mobile Response
27,082
34,530
24,516
28%
49,431
49,944
50,740
1%
All Priority 3
76,513
84,474
75,256
10%
361,463
365,026
326,192
1%
Call Type
Priority 1
Priority 2
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Priority 3
Total
2005 Calls for Service
b y P r i o r i t y Ty p e
2005 Calls for Service by Call Type
Actual
%
659
0.2%
Emergency Assistance
3,867
1.1%
Statute Violations
5,189
1.4%
58%
Crimes of Violence
7,065
1.9%
Priority 3
Other Criminal Code Violations
11,302
3.1%
23%
False Alarm
17,377
4.8%
Cancelled Call Enroute
26,573
7.3%
Motor Vehicle
28,452
7.8%
Property Crimes
36,729
10.1%
False 9-1-1 Call
41,850
11.5%
Traffic Offences
80,565
22.1%
Other Non-Criminal Violations
105,398
28.9%
Total
365,026
100.0%
Controlled Drug And Substance Act
Priority 1
19%
resulted in police action
As in 2004, the majority of all calls (58%) were Priority 2
calls (urgent, but not life-threatening situations), and these
increased in 2005 by 2%. Priority 3 calls (non-urgent and
other inquiries) represented 23% of all calls for service, and
increased by 10%. Similar to previous years, the majority of
calls for service in 2005 received mobile response by patrol
officers, and the remainder were handled by District
Officers, the Call Centre or other means.
Priority 2
Suspicious Person/Circumstance/
365,026 calls for service that
There were 365,026 calls for service that resulted in police
action in 2005—only a 1% increase over the previous year.
Priority 1 calls (urgent and/or life-threatening situations)
represent 19% of all calls for service, dropping by 10% from
2004. The decrease in Priority 1 calls was driven by a large
decrease in false 9-1-1 calls involving human error, and decreases in both cancelled calls and calls for emergency assistance.
Response Times
Answering
Your Call
The average response time for Priority 1 calls in 2005 was
8.9 minutes—2% faster than in 2004. The Police Service
responded within 15 minutes 83.2% of the time. Response
times for Priority 2 calls increased by 4% to 25.7 minutes
on average from 2004, but response times for Priority 3
calls decreased 28% from an average of 25.8 minutes to
18.5 minutes. The police met the response standards for
Priority 2 calls 97.4% of the time and for Priority 3 calls
almost 100% of the time.
Calls for service are divided into three priority
types and result in either dispatching a mobile
response or initiating an alternative response.
In 2005, our call takers handled 962,611 calls.
2004
2005
% Change
2004-2005
Response Times by Priority Type
Communications Area
(Average Minutes)
9-1-1
225,938
212,899
-6%
230-6211
222,828
230,303
3%
Call Centre
111,164
117,409
6%
3,175
3,492
10%
Switchboard
418,690
398,508
-5%
Total
981,795
962,611
-2%
Call Type
2004
2005
5-Year
Average
% Change
2004-2005
Priority 1
9.1
8.9
8.9
-2%
Priority 2
24.6
25.7
24.2
4%
Priority 3
25.8
18.5
59.4
-28%
Percent of Responses Meeting the
Performance Standard
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Performance
Target
2004
5-Year % Change
2005 Average 2004-2005
Response within
15 minutes
90% of the time
85.6% 83.2%
85.6%
-3%
Response within
2 hours
100% of the time
95.6% 97.4%
97.3%
2%
Response within
24 hours
100% of the time
95.6% 99.9%
98.5%
4%
1 Constables Paul MacKillop and Natalie Fortin
search for 18-year-old Jennifer Teague who
went missing. Photo by Ashley Fraser, courtesy
of the Ottawa Citizen.
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For the second year in a row, 2005 saw a
decrease in the volume of 9-1-1 calls for service.
There were 13,039 fewer 9-1-1 calls—a 6%
decrease—and a 2% decrease overall in all calls
to the police. Our Communications Centre staff
answered 97% of 9-1-1 calls within six seconds
and 91% of other emergency calls (230-6211)
within 12 seconds. Call Centre staff answered
non-emergency calls to the police in an average
of 24 seconds, exceeding the service delivery
standard of answering 80% of calls in 60 seconds, by answering 87% in 60 seconds..
Call Type
Elgin Information Desk
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Professional Standards
Out of the 417 conduct complaints, 19 resulted in discipline,
and 285 did not result in discipline or further proceedings.
The remaining 113 complaints were under investigation at
the time of printing.
The Ottawa Police Service began a process in 2005 to deal
with a greater number of complaints by alternative dispute
resolution. This mediation-based approach brings the complainant and the police officer together with a professional
facilitator to design a resolution that is mutually satisfactory
to the parties concerned.
Complaints Statistics
2004 2004
Classification of Complaints
2005 2005
Count
Rate
1
46
% Change
Count
Rate
1
2004-2005
5
59
7
28%
305
36
313
36
3%
38
4
30
3
-21%
Harassment
6
1
13
2
117%
Firearms Discharges
1
0
2
0
100%
Subtotal Conduct Complaints
396
46
417
48
5%
Policy and or Service Complaints
7
1
2
0
-71%
403
47
419
48
4%
Conduct Complaints (Public and Internal)
Excessive Force
Improper Conduct
Neglect of Duty
Total
Conduct Complaint
Complaints not
Status
proceeded with
17
4%
Complaints resulting
in discipline
19
4%
Complaints
outstanding
113
28%
Complaints not
resulting
in discipline
64%
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268
ethical and professional standards
Complaints increased in 2005 by 4%, up from 403 in 2004
to 419 in 2005, but still below the 2003 level of 456 complaints. Due to changes to the categories of complaints in
2005, the number of allegations of excessive force increased
by 28%, and the number of allegations of neglect of duty
decreased by 21%. The number of allegations of harassment increased from six to thirteen in 2005, and there was
one more complaint of firearms discharges in 2005 than
there was in 2004. At the same time, there were fewer
policy and/or service complaints in 2005 than in 2004, down
from seven to two.
maintaining the highest
The Professional Standards Section is responsible for the
impartial and professional investigation and resolution of public
complaints about the policies/services provided by the Police
Service or about the conduct of its members. The Section is
also responsible for the investigation and resolution of internal
Chief’s complaints regarding the conduct of members.
Photo by Roy Tubman
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
2005 Budget
By Resource Requirement
2005 Budget
$,000
$,000
%
2004-2005
Patrol Operations
59,577
64,562
37.0%
8%
Corporate Services
38,315
42,253
24.2%
10%
Criminal Investigative Services
20,998
23,580
13.5%
12%
Operations Support
17,902
19,824
11.3%
11%
Emergency Operations
12,203
13,646
7.8%
12%
Executive
4,780
5,655
3.2%
18%
Financial Accounts
4,466
4,512
2.6%
1%
584
638
0.4%
9%
158,825
174,670
100.0%
10%
Recoveries
2,080
2,349
13%
Revenues
7,413
7,785
5%
149,332
164,536
10%
Police Services Board
Total Gross Expenditures
Net Requirement
% Change
2005 Budget by
Resource Requirement
Executive
3.2%
2.6%
Emergency Operations 7.8%
Financial Accounts
Operations Support 11.3%
Police Services Board <1%
Patrol Operations 37%
Criminal Investigative Services 13.5%
Corporate Services 24.2%
2004 Budget
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By Expenditure Type
2005 Budget
$,000
$,000
%
2004-2005
135,679
148,387
85.0%
9%
Materials & Services
12,883
13,317
7.6%
3%
Other Internal Costs
3,917
5,549
3.2%
42%
Financial Charges
4,692
5,523
3.2%
18%
Fleet Costs
1,620
1,864
1.1%
15%
34
30
<1%
-12%
158,825
174,670
100.0%
10%
Compensation & Benefits
Transfers/Grants
Total Gross Expenditures
% Change
2005 Budget by
E x p e n d i t u r e Ty p e
Fleet Costs
1.1%
Financial Charges
3.2%
Transfers/Grants
3.2%
<1%
Materials & Services
7.6%
Compensation & Benefits
85%
1 Sgt. Atallah Sadaka spent
six months in Jordan on a
peacekeeping mission,
training Iraqi police
recruits. Photo by Darren
Brown, courtesy of the
Ottawa Sun.
One
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Other Internal Costs
The Ottawa Police Service believes in openness and accountability
2004 Budget
2005 Staff Complement*
Classification
Sworn
Civilian
Executive
Chief
1
Deputy Chief
2
Director General
1
Senior Officers
Superintendent
6
Inspector
20
Director
6
Officers
Staff Sergeant
55
Sergeant
191
Constable
976
Civilian
52
Civilians
436
Full-Time Term Positions
16
Total Sworn
1,251
Total Civilian
511
Total Complement
1,762
* As of November 9, 2005
2005 Fast Facts
Population*
865,500
Territory policed
2,757 km sq
Km of roads policed
7,200 km
Police to population ratio
1 to 691
Police to territory ratio
1 per 2.2 km sq
Sworn to civilian member ratio
2.4 to 1
Cost per capita (net operating budget)
$190.11
Cost per capita (gross operating budget)
$201.81
* Source: City of Ottawa’s Planning and
Growth Management Department
Special Constables
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AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE…
In addition to an up-to-date Ottawa Police
organizational chart and jurisdiction map
(including contact information of all Divisional
Police Stations and Community Police Centres),
the Ottawa Police Service provides detailed information to the community on crime activity and
occurrences on its Web site. Visit ottawapolice.ca
and click on Crime Analysis and Statistics (listed
under the Resources heading in the navigation menu
on the left) for any of the following reports:
• Monthly District/Zone Reports that
summarize calls for service by block
addresses, call types and collision locations;
• Neighbourhood Reports that drill down
to the Ottawa Police-defined neighbourhood
level, as opposed to the zone; and
• Weekly Activity Reports that show details
for all robberies, stolen vehicles and break and
enters occurring each week in the city.
Members of the public are also encouraged to
access the Media Room to view media releases
and crime alerts (visit ottawapolice.ca—the
Media Room is listed under the Serving Ottawa
heading in the navigation menu on the left). You
can also take advantage of our Subscription Centre
if you would like to be automatically notified by
e-mail each time a new media release or crime
alert is posted on this Web site.
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Photo by Jason Ransom, courtesy of the Ottawa Sun.

Issued June 2006

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