1. Findlay Creek Safety Meeting March 21st, 2018

2. The police can't do it alone
OPS work in partnership with the community to ensure that people's rights, lives and property are safe and secure.

3. Recent major Incidents in the Findlay Creek area:
Call #:
January 19th, 2018
Robbery / Firearm discharge – Currently under investigation by the OPS Guns and Gangs section.

4. Street and Gang Violence:
The OPS considers any level of gun or street violence unacceptable.
The Ottawa Police Service is one of 21 partner agencies that have developed and are actively working on the Ottawa Street Violence and Gang Strategy.
Four Pillars: Neighbourhood Cohesion, Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement and Suppression.
The vast majority of street violence and gang activity relates back to illicit profit.
Most shootings are targeted, meaning the suspect(s) and victim(s) know each other on some level.
There are identified gangs and persons of interest to the Guns and Gangs section who reside in almost all communities in Ottawa.

5. Ottawa Street Violence and Gang Strategy Pillars

6. Enforcement pillar: (Project Sabotage )
A seven month Guns and Gangs Unit-led investigation into gun and drug trafficking in the city of Ottawa
16 people were charged with multiple offences
14 search warrants at addresses across the region
Officers seized 24 firearms including semi-automatic weapons, long guns, handguns (both revolvers and semi auto pistols) and ammunition
Narcotics (cocaine and Fentanyl patches) were also seized along with a drug press and cash

7. General Safety Tips
Be alert to your surroundings and avoid isolated areas, in particular after dark.
Travel with multiple friends whenever possible;
Be wary of inadvertently displaying possessions such as cell phones and personal music devices; and,
Let someone know where you are going and when you can be expected home

8. Crime Prevention Know what to do if you become a victim:
Do not resist your attackers, they may be armed and this could lead to injury;
Try and memorize their faces, clothing and license plates if they leave in vehicles;

9. Phone Frauds: Canada Revenue Agency Scam
-Fraudulent Phone Calls indicating that you owe back tax money.
-Requesting you have amounts owing or back taxes with a Credit Card or Gift Card.
-Will threaten arrest of you and your family
**CRA does not request payment via credit card or gift cards over the phone.

10. Computer/Internet Fraud
CRA Refund Scam
- from CRA indicating that you have a tax refund,
-Link leads you to a page that indicates you have a $ refund from CRA (amount may vary). Click on a 2nd link.“Deposit to your financial institution”
-3rd page appears requesting your S.I.N. #, First and Last Name, D.L. #, address, D.O.B., and credit card information.
*CRA does not send these s to people or provide refunds via credit cards, itune cards, gift cards.

12. Crime Stoppers
It’s not a replacement for calling the police directly, but it’s a safe mechanism to report crime in anonymity (TIPS)
Text: “tip252 followed by your confidential information” and send it to CRIMES (274637

13. Why Crime Stoppers Works
ANONYMOUS
Crime Stoppers operates on the premise that for every crime that occurs someone other than the criminal knows about it.
The main factors that prevents people from calling the police about a crime are “apathy and fear of reprisal”.

14. Crime Stoppers Cont’d
Crime Stoppers addresses both issues by offering a cash reward and providing the guarantee of anonymity
Cash Reward for tips leading to arrest/charges

15. Community Police Officer
Constable Marcus Cibischino 3343 St Joseph Blvd, Ottawa Ottawa South CPC Ext 5812 Website: ottawapolice.ca

16. QUESTIONS?
But in case you don’t know everything yet, here are my contacts so we can have a private conversation about any concerns you may have. Or maybe you just had a simple question that’s been on your mind for some time now. We are the experts in crime prevention programs and work on problem solving strategies daily, so don’t hesitate to come to us with your concerns – even if it’s a small one.