A police operation that sparked an evacuation in Ottawa’s largest mall Tuesday afternoon is now over, with one person in custody and an investigation ongoing. In their latest update at 3:31 p.m. ET on Feb. 22, the Ottawa Police Service confirmed that the operation at Rideau Centre that lasted nearly three hours has been completed. Details of what triggered the operation remain unclear other than a series of tweets posted by the police, starting at 12:46 p.m., urging the public to avoid Dalhousie Street to the Canal and the Mackenzie King Bridge in the city’s downtown. At 12:55 p.m., the police posted and then deleted a statement on Twitter saying they were responding to a shoplifting call with a possible weapon and one person had been arrested. They posted again at 1:10 p.m. that only that one person was in custody and that the “police operation” was still underway. The Epoch Times …
Police Operation at Ottawa’s Rideau Centre Mall Over, Investigation Ongoing
February 22, 2022
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