Talk:Ottawa Police Service

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With little prose under each section, this article needs serious expansion.--SGGH 15:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

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How long will Ottawa Police Service retain police report?
How long will Ottawa Police Service retain police report from filing date? I filed police reports (I lived in Ottawa) in 1995 and 1996.

Danielcg (talk) 07:22, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Police Brutality?
99.242.66.166 deleted a section on police brutality. Admittedly, the section was poorly written (not like an encyclopedia), but the content could be included if it was better written with less editorializing. Violent actions by police officers on and off duty have been a concern in Ottawa for many years. It's a problem on most large police services.Que-Can (talk) 00:56, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Tone
While the article is being usefully expanded, it is taking a toll on the encyclopedic content. Wikipedia articles aren't a place to offer advice on crime prevention, especially on topics that are not unique to Ottawa. Also, the RCMP material was copyrighted.; The information is useful, but must be rewritten to express the topic using the RCMP  as a source, not simply quoting without clearly attributing it (a reference isn't enough). Such quotes are in any case discouraged. Contributors must take a step away from the material to see how it fits into the encyclopedia, and not treat the article as an extension of the Ottawa Police Service community outreach.  Acroterion  (talk)  19:39, 22 February 2010 (UTC)