Update: Police Incident Report for Feb. 18th Released

Ottawa Police Services has now issued an incident report for the events that occurred last night.

From the Ottawa Police Services Website:

Three arrested in West End carjacking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 19, 2020    12:17pm 

(Ottawa) – Frontline officers arrested three men following a carjacking in the West end of Ottawa last night.
At approximately 8:10pm, three men approached a woman in the 200 block of Baseline Road, brandished a weapon and tried to take her keys and purse. They fled the area after their attempt was unsuccessful. The victim was not injured.
Less than one hour later, at approximately 9:00pm, three men approached another man who was sitting in his vehicle; they brandished a weapon and demanded his cell phone and vehicle. They fled the area in the stolen vehicle leaving the victim behind, uninjured.
Responding officers searched the area and located the stolen vehicle. The vehicle was stopped, two of the suspects were arrested and a third one fled the area.
A successful K9 track led to the arrest of the third suspect an hour later.
The three suspects have been arrested and identified; they are all under 18 years old, as such their identities will not be released.
The investigation is ongoing by the Ottawa Police Robbery Unit.