Interim police chief Steve Bell shared that the service had reached out to Ottawa’s Sikh community in a letter to the city's police services board Tuesday night. The RCMP is conducting an ongoing investigation into the event, Bell said, noting that in light of that i...
In another exchange on Monday, Migicovsky argued that Sloly was looking to blame Steve Bell, who was then his deputy chief, for failing to plan for the protest. He presented notes from another deputy chief, Patricia Ferguson, that made a similar accusation. "Advised chi...
For example, Sloly said that within the first week of the convoy protest, there was already a significant breakdown in trust between him and his deputy chiefs Patricia Ferguson and Steve Bell that likely setback the OPS response a few days. Article content The former chief said he found out ...
Interim police chief Steve Bell said Sunday that 191 people connected to the so-called Freedom Convoy protest had been arrested, with 107 of them facing a total of 389 charges. Article content ARRESTS / ARRESTATIONS: 191CHARGES LAID / ACCUSATIONS PORTÉES: 389 VEHICLES...
The city's deputy chief of police Steve Bell warned this week: "Our message to the demonstrators remains the same: Don't come. If you do, there will be consequences." Image:Demonstrators fill the streets of Toronto on 5 February. Pic: AP ...
Acting Deputy Chief Patricia Ferguson made the change on Feb. 1 on the advice of Deputy Chief Steve Bell, the inquiry heard. Article content Sloly described being blindsided, saying he didn’t learn about the switch until Feb. 5. “It was a massive trust hit,” said...
Abrams said it was difficult to anticipate what help the Ottawa Police Service needed. "We couldn't read their mind as to what their plan was, because there was no plan," he said. On Feb. 4, Abrams formally raised that issue with then-Deputy Chief Steve Bell, telling him the...