{"id":818831,"date":"2026-07-22T15:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/818831\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:22:10","slug":"weapon-lodged-in-orleans-home-was-meant-for-coyote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/818831\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapon lodged in Orl\u00e9ans home was meant for coyote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa police used multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawapolice.ca\/en\/news\/crossbow-bolt-lodged-in-orl-ans-home-person-identified.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">surveillance cameras to trace the movements of a person who shot a crossbow<\/a> in an east end community.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, officers said they responded in early June to a home on Plainhill Drive in \u00a0Orl\u00e9ans after the homeowner discovered a weapon lodged in the back of their house.<\/p>\n<p>It was a crossbow bolt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ek-archery.com\/news-detail\/bolt-vs-arrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a projectile that\u2019s heavier and stiffer than traditional arrows.<\/a> Police said the incident happened overnight between June 7 and 8.<\/p>\n<p>Through the investigation, police identified a person by conducting neighbourhood canvasses, reviewing camera footage, interviewing people and working with the Ministry of Natural Resources.  <\/p>\n<p>On July 17, a person went to the east district station and admitted to firing the crossbow at a coyote while walking along a nearby path. The projectile missed the animal, ricocheted off the pavement and landed in the home where it was found.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the person was able to be diverted away from charges, which is an alternate process that promotes accountability through conditions rather than prosecution. <\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Ottawa as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ottawa.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778352312_74_google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ottawa police used multiple surveillance cameras to trace the movements of a person who shot a crossbow in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818832,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-818831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}