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In an unprecedented move, Ottawa’s police chief Charles Bordeleau has released an open letter to the community promising a doubling of the force’s guns and hangs unit and pledging that those responsible for five area murders since the turn of the year will “be held accountable.”
Four of the five murders were gun-related. Police have laid charges in one of the five.
“Every homicide is different but we are seeing a trend where young people, some of them gang members and some involved in lower level criminal activity, are turning to extreme violence to settle even minor disputes,” said Bordeleau.
“There is also a clear connection between the local illegal drug trade and this violence,” he added. “The reality is that the demand for illegal drugs has not decreased and new, street level traffickers are entering this high-risk world. Our enforcement efforts continue to target these offenders.”
Stopping the street violence needs a community effort, said Bordeleau
“That is why I am calling upon our community partners to work with us to find longer-term solutions to the escalation we are seeing,” he said.
Specifically, he mentioned Crime Prevention Ottawa, The Coalition of Community and Health Resource Centres, the Youth Services Bureau, the John Howard Society and Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.
Bordeleau’s ‘open letter’ was originally an Op-Ed article written at the request of the Ottawa Citizen.
“Any solution must also involve those who know that their friends, sons, brothers or loved ones are armed and involved in crime,” he said. “We need to hear from them so that we can keep everyone safe. They can provide us this information directly or anonymously through Crimes Stoppers.”
ccobb@ottawacitizen.com
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Four of the five murders were gun-related. Police have laid charges in one of the five.
“Every homicide is different but we are seeing a trend where young people, some of them gang members and some involved in lower level criminal activity, are turning to extreme violence to settle even minor disputes,” said Bordeleau.
“There is also a clear connection between the local illegal drug trade and this violence,” he added. “The reality is that the demand for illegal drugs has not decreased and new, street level traffickers are entering this high-risk world. Our enforcement efforts continue to target these offenders.”
Stopping the street violence needs a community effort, said Bordeleau
“That is why I am calling upon our community partners to work with us to find longer-term solutions to the escalation we are seeing,” he said.
Specifically, he mentioned Crime Prevention Ottawa, The Coalition of Community and Health Resource Centres, the Youth Services Bureau, the John Howard Society and Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.
Bordeleau’s ‘open letter’ was originally an Op-Ed article written at the request of the Ottawa Citizen.
“Any solution must also involve those who know that their friends, sons, brothers or loved ones are armed and involved in crime,” he said. “We need to hear from them so that we can keep everyone safe. They can provide us this information directly or anonymously through Crimes Stoppers.”
ccobb@ottawacitizen.com
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