{"id":922154,"date":"2026-10-06T01:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T01:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/922154\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T01:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T01:08:12","slug":"23-people-charged-in-chinatown-centretown-police-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/922154\/","title":{"rendered":"23 people charged in Chinatown, Centretown police bust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa police laid several charges against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawapolice.ca\/en\/news\/posts\/project-fall-out-results-in-23-arrests-in-chinatown-and-centretown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">more than a dozen people after focusing on two areas of the city in a week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a release from officials, from Sept. 21 to 27, officers were patrolling and addressing concerns in Chinatown and Centretown. The initiative involved several neighbourhood-focused units who were doing community outreach. <\/p>\n<p>Officers were speaking with residents, business owners and people along Bank and Somerset streets. <\/p>\n<p>As a result, 23 people were arrested and are facing charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and assault of police.<\/p>\n<p>One was issued a trespass offence and a stolen bike was found, the release reads. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cProject Fall Out reflects the Ottawa Police Service\u2019s continued focus on combining targeted enforcement with community-based policing to address neighbourhood concerns, enhance public safety and strengthen relationships with the communities we serve,\u201d the release notes.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of several initiatives Ottawa police have been carrying out in this portion of the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in September, police laid dozens of charges in relation to drugs, weapons and a theft after <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.citynews.ca\/2026\/08\/25\/second-downtown-patrol-leads-to-man-arrested-with-knife-and-drug-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">they conducted another enforcement project in Centretown.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the last several weeks, police have taken on what they call a \u201ccoordinated enforcement initiative\u201d that addresses safety concerns like open drug and alcohol use and disorderly behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis enforcement initiative contributed to restoring public order in several identified hotspots and demonstrated the effectiveness of collaborative partnerships in addressing chronic neighbourhood concerns,\u201d the press release reads.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 2, officers, with City of Ottawa agencies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawapolice.ca\/en\/news\/posts\/coordinated-enforcement-initiative-addresses-public-safety-concerns-in-centretown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">went to the \u201chotspots\u201d including areas along Booth Street, Somerset Street, Bank Street, and Cooper Street.<\/a> They were walking down streets and speaking to residents and businesses to conduct investigations and identify people who contributed to \u201congoing disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police also noted they are working with city staff to address what they call the \u201cbroader quality-of-life issues affecting the neighbourhood.\u201d<\/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\/10\/1791248892_985_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 laid several charges against more than a dozen people after focusing on two areas of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":922155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-922154","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\/922154","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=922154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/922154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/922155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=922154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=922154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=922154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}