Just a reminder that we’re still looking for a Champlain Park neighbourhood watch coordinator, also the Neighbourhood Watch organization is looking for people too, and on a not quite related note, has a Crime Stopper poster available.

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Call for Application for Executive Positions Ottawa Neighbourhood Watch – For Chair And Secretary. See https://onwec.com/2017/02/06/call-for-application-for-executive-positions-ottawa-neighbourhood-watch/ for the application form.

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Get the PDF (portable document format) file from https://onwec.com/2017/02/02/crime-stoppers-posters/

This week’s topics:

• STEP in February – Seat belts and red lights.
• Information Session and PREP Test workshop.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for February 6
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 13:27:20 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for February 6, 2017. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in receiving it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com. If you would like to contact Cst. Dawn Neilly directly, please us neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2017-02-06.pdf

Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Jan. 30
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:43:49 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

1. Suspicious male

A resident in the Fisher Park area reported a suspicious male who is possibly trying to break into houses. The following description was furnished. If you spot him, inform the police by calling 613-230-6211. If you see a crime in progress or any other emergency, call 911.

White
Approximately 6’0” in height.
Slim – medium build
Late 20’s to early 30’s.
Dark brown facial hair, either a goatee or full stubble.
Local accent.
Blue jeans.
Blue / grey coloured thinnish jacket.
Grey hoodie underneath the jacket with hood up.
A ‘Herschel’ backpack which was a sort of tan or olive green colour

2. 3rd Annual Polar Plunge for Special Oympics

The Ottawa Police Service is honoured to host the 3rd Annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics taking place at Algonquin College (north side of ‘P’ Building) on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in partnership with the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run (OLETR).

The Polar Plunge takes place in several cities across Canada and raises much-needed funds for the athletes and families of Special Olympics Ontario.

“Make it a team building activity and get your coworkers, friends, family and teammates together to make a splash and help out some pretty amazing local athletes,” said Ottawa Police Constable Mike Edens, captain of Polar Plunge team ‘Shock and Thaw’.

Register online, collect donations, and track your fundraising progress.

Plunging begins at 9am! There is free parking at Algonquin College located at 1385 Woodroffe Avenue.

“The OLETR are Special Olympics Ontario’s strongest supporters. Events like the Polar Plunge bring communities together to empower athletes through the joy of sport,” stated Glenn MacDonell, President and CEO of Special Olympics Ontario.

Athletes range in age from children, youth to adults who have an intellectual disability. Sports and training programs are only possible through funds raised through initiatives like the Polar Plunge.

“These athletes are my heroes, truly,” said Ottawa Police Inspector John McGetrick. “Their perseverance and dedication to their sport, coupled with their enthusiasm and sportsmanship, makes for a really enjoyable team experience for athletes, as well as their families.”

About Special Olympics Ontario

Special Olympics Ontario is part of a global movement that unleashes the human spirit through transformative power and joy of sports. We empower people with intellectual disabilities to become accepted and valued members of their communities, which leads to a more respectful and inclusive society for all. Using sports as the catalyst and programming around health and education, Special Olympics is fighting inactivity, injustice and intolerance. Special Olympics encourages sports and fun, bringing people together and breaks down stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities through a unified sports approach.

For more information, please visit http://www.specialolympicsontario.com/
Twitter: @soontario
http://facebook.com/specialolympicsontario

3. OPS Gala raises $100,000

This evening, Ottawa Police Service Chief Charles Bordeleau will present two cheques, each totalling $50,000, to the Ottawa Distress Centre and the Youville Centre, at the Ottawa Police Services Board’s meeting. The cheques represent the total funds raised at the seventh annual Police Gala held on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at the Shaw Centre.

The Ottawa Police has been hosting the Gala since 2010 and has raised $645,000 to date.

“Every year we celebrate not only our police service, but also those who work tirelessly to make this city one of the best places to live,” said Chief Charles Bordeleau. “The gala has a lasting impact beyond the event itself through the funds we raise for local charities that deliver much needed services and programs to the most vulnerable in our community.”

Applications from local registered charities interested in becoming the next charity of choice are currently being accepted. Interested applicants can complete and submit a Charitable Application Form. The deadline for applications is February 20, 2017.

The OPS would like to acknowledge this past year’s Gala sponsors for their commitment and leadership, particularly the two Platinum Sponsors, TELUS and The Barley Mow.

The eighth annual Police Gala will be held on Saturday, October 28, at the Shaw Centre. Tickets for this event will go on sale in the spring.

This week’s topics:

• New hours at OPS front desks – Unified across the city, some services moved too.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for January 23
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:28:16 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for January 23, 2017. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in receiving it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com. If you need to contact Cst. Neilly directly, please us neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2017-01-23.pdf

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Just to remind you of what they do, here’s a message from the Ottawa Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee blog at https://onwec.com/2017/01/21/crime-prevention-is-everybodys-responsibility/ by P. Luchuck:

Crime prevention is everybody’s responsibility

A Neighbourhood Watch program gives you permission to talk to your neighbours about keeping you, your neighbours and your community safe. A Neighbourhood Watch program teaches you how • to increase community communication and knowledge • to reduce preventable crime • to encourage reporting of criminal or suspicious activity • to improve the quality of information passed on to police • to improve the level of home security • to improve personal safety • to encourage property marking to help reduce the fear of crime particularly for the elderly in your local community.

Champlain Park Neighbourhood Watch

Champlain Park is looking for a new Neighbourhood Watch (NW) Coordinator.

This volunteer opportunity enables you to act as a liaison between our community and our Community Police Constable (CPC) Dawn Neilly-Sylvestre.

This volunteer position does not require a lot of time commitment, as Champlain Park has an established NW.

Tasks for this position include:

• Signing up with ONWEC (Ontario Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee) to receive updates and newsletters on the NW community;
• Updating the CPC about our NW, including changes of personnel (coordinator, block captains), crimes in the neighbourhood, inquiries from community members;
• Receiving NW Bulletins from the CPC and forwarding them to our webmaster to post them on our website;
• Updating Block Captains on any new information, such as Ottawa Police Service initiatives and/ or programs;
• Recruiting Block Captains;
• Write notices to community members about criminal/ unwanted activity in the neighbourhood and ask for assistance;
• Interacting with the Champlain Park Executive;
• Attend Champlain Park General Meetings and Champlain Park Annual General Meetings (optional).

If you are interested in actively participating within our community and have an interest in safety, health and wellness, then this is the opportunity for you!

Please note: the current NW Coordinator will assist the new NW Coordinator learn about the position and answer any questions.

This week’s topics:

• Information Session and PREP Test workshop.
• What ice thickness is safe? – 20cm for skating groups.
• STEP in January – Tailgating and stop signs.
• New Deputy Chief.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for January 9
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 13:07:19 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for January 9, 2017. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in receiving it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com. If you need to contact Cst. Neilly directly please use neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2017-01-09.pdf

Note: See bottom for date and time of an additional session.

Subject: New service delivery model for the Ottawa Police Service
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 19:31:44 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is hosting a series of public information sessions for residents to learn more about changes to its service delivery model.

These changes are part of a strategy called the Service Initiative (SI) Program, which is designed to improve how the OPS serves the community.

At the information sessions, residents will learn about their Community Police Officers, how to access policing services, where to direct concerns about safety in their neighbourhood, and more.

Three sessions are being hosted across the city. Spaces are limited (100 spots per session) so residents are asked to register online https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C9VK6LH, starting today.

Date Time Location

Monday, January 16, 2017 7-8:30 pm Nepean Sportsplex, Hall C and D
1701 Woodroffe Ave, K2G 1W2

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7-8:30 pm Kanata Recreation Complex, Upper Hall A
100 Charlie Rogers Place, K2V 1A2

Thursday, January 19, 2017 7-8:30 pm Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex, Hiawatha Park Room
1490 Youville Drive, K1C 2X8

A number of changes have already been made to the OPS service delivery model – such as a new organizational structure for investigative units and the Strategic Operations Centre, a hub for frontline, day-to-day operations and acts as a virtual back-up for officers on the road.

Effective January 23, 2017, the OPS will be launching the last of the major SI restructurings, the new Frontline Deployment Model, which is aimed at improving community safety by making it easier to move resources across the city to where they are needed. The new model will also have more streamlined processes for partners and the public to access services.

For more information about the SI, visit https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news-and-community/service-initiative.asp or email serviceinitiative@ottawapolice.ca.

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Le Service de police d’Ottawa (SPO) organise une série de séances d’information publiques où les résidents pourront en apprendre davantage sur les modifications à son modèle de prestation des services.

Ces modifications s’inscrivent dans une stratégie appelée Initiative d’amélioration des services (IAS), un programme visant à améliorer la façon dont le SPO sert la collectivité.

Lors des séances d’information, les résidents en apprendront sur leurs agents de police communautaire, sur la façon d’accéder aux services policiers, sur les endroits où adresser toute préoccupation à propos de la sécurité dans leur quartier, et plus encore.

Trois séances sont prévues à l’échelle de la ville. Les places étant limitées (100 places par séance), les résidents sont priés de s’inscrire en ligne https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C9VK6LH, dès aujourd’hui.

Date Heure Lieu

Le lundi 16 janvier 2017 De 19 h à 20 h 30 Sportsplex de Nepean, Salles C et D
1701, av. Woodroffe, K2G 1W2

Le mercredi 18 janvier 2017 De 19 h à 20 h 30 Complexe récréatif de Kanata, Salle supérieure A
100, place Charlie-Rogers, K2V 1A2

Le jeudi 19 janvier 2017 De 19 h à 20 h 30 Complexe récréatif Bob-MacQuarrie, Salle Parc‑Hiawatha
1490, prom. Youville, K1C 2X8

Un certain nombre de modifications ont déjà été apportées au modèle de prestation des services du SPO – telles qu’un nouvel organigramme des unités d’enquête et du Centre des opérations d’urgence, un carrefour des opérations de première ligne et journalières et une relève virtuelle des agents sur la route.

À compter du 23 janvier 2017, le SPO lancera la dernière des grandes restructurations de l’IAS, le nouveau modèle de déploiement des services de première ligne, qui vise à améliorer la sécurité communautaire en facilitant le déplacement des ressources dans toute la ville, à l’endroit indiqué. Le nouveau modèle prévoit également des processus simplifiés pour les partenaires et le public en matière d’accès aux services.

Pour de plus amples renseignements à propos de l’IAS, visitez https://www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/news-and-community/service-initiative.asp ou communiquez avec nous par courriel à serviceinitiative@ottawapolice.ca.

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Subject: Update on OPS service delivery sessions
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:43:48 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has added a fourth information session for residents to learn more about changes to its service delivery model. It will take place at Ottawa City Hall on January 25 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.

Date Time Location

Monday, January 16, 2017 7-8:30 pm Nepean Sportsplex, Hall C and D
1701 Woodroffe Ave, K2G 1W2

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7-8:30 pm Kanata Recreation Complex, Upper Hall A
100 Charlie Rogers Place, K2V 1A2

Thursday, January 19, 2017 7-8:30 pm Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex,
Hiawatha Park Room
1490 Youville Drive, K1C 2X8

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
7-8:30 pm City Hall – Andrew S. Haydon Hall – Council Chambers – 110 Laurier Avenue W, K1P 1J1

Spaces are limited (100 spots per session) so residents are asked to register online https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C9VK6LH, as soon as possible.

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Le Service de police d’Ottawa (SPO) a ajouté une quatrième séance d’information où les résidents pourront en apprendre davantage sur les modifications à son modèle de prestation des services. Elle aura lieu à l’Hôtel de ville d’Ottawa le 25 janvier de 19 h à 20 h 30.

Date Heure Lieu

Le lundi 16 janvier 2017 De 19 h à 20 h 30 Sportsplex de Nepean, Salles C et D
1701, av. Woodroffe, K2G 1W2

Le mercredi 18 janvier 2017 De 19 h à 20 h 30 Complexe récréatif de Kanata, Salle supérieure A
100, place Charlie-Rogers, K2V 1A2

Le jeudi 19 janvier 2017 De 19 h à 20 h 30 Complexe récréatif Bob-MacQuarrie, Salle Parc‑Hiawatha
1490, prom. Youville, K1C 2X8

Le mercredi 25 janvier 2017
De 19 h à 20 h 30 Hôtel de ville – Pavillon Andrew S. Haydon –Chambre du conseil – 110, av. Laurier O., K1P 1J1

Les places étant limitées (100 places par séance), les résidents sont priés de s’inscrire en ligne https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C9VK6LH, dès que possible.

This week’s topics:

• “All Valuables Removed”
• Revised holiday hours at Ottawa Police stations.
• Successful investigation into drug trafficking – Big bust, oddly no fentanyl.
• Preventing fatal collisions – Review and communication group created.
• Increased investigative resources – Due to more homicides.
• Suspect to be identified – Parkdale robbery.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for December 19
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:26:03 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for Dec. 19, 2016. Please feel free to pass it on to anyone who might be interested in receiving it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com. If you need to contact Cst. Dawn Neilly directly, please use neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2016-12-19.pdf – file removed 20220428 to protect the names of people where charges were withdrawn.

Subject: Holiday tip from the Ottawa Police Service
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:38:41 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

The holiday season is the perfect time to remind vehicle owners that removing all valuables from view in your vehicle will reduce the chance of a break-in.

Remove shopping bags, loose change and electronics; and download the All Valuables Removed card to display in your vehicle.

For more crime prevention and safety tips, go to http://ottawapolice.ca/.

http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/safety-and-crime-prevention/prevent-theft-from-vehicles.asp

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La période des Fêtes est le moment tout indiqué de rappeler aux automobilistes que ranger à l’abri des regards tout article de valeur se trouvant dans votre véhicule aide à réduire les chances d’un vol par effraction.

Retirez donc les sacs d’emplettes, la menue monnaie et les appareils électroniques; et téléchargez le carton d’avertissement « Objets de valeur retirés », que vous pourrez afficher dans votre véhicule.

Pour d’autres conseils en matière de prévention du crime et de sûreté, consultez le http://ottawapolice.ca/.

https://www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/safety-and-crime-prevention/prevent-theft-from-vehicles.asp

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All_Valuables_Removed_-_Accessible_version_EN.pdf

This week’s topics:

• Shooting on Bayswater.
• Hintonburg Community Association meeting re shooting on Bayswater – December 13.
• Cruelty to animal case – Dog kicked to death.
• Ottawa Police Service holiday hours.
• Seeking Mahmoud Kayem.
• Computer scam – Fake Windows maintenance in person this time.

– Alex

—– Forwarded Message —–
Subject: Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for December 12
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:40:59 -0500
From: Dawn Neilly <wellingtoncpc@gmail.com>

Attached is the Neighbourhood Watch Bulletin for December 12, 2016. Please feel free to pass it along to anyone who might be interested in receiving it. Any comments, information or requests to be added to or deleted from the list may be sent to wellingtoncpc@gmail.com. If you need to contact Cst. Dawn Neilly directly, please use neillyd@ottawapolice.ca.

Eileen Reardon
Volunteer, Wellington Community Police Centre
(613) 236-1222 x5870

NeighbourhoodWatch-2016-12-12.pdf