Ottawa Police continue to focus efforts on a series of Vanier area addresses, where drug trafficking, drug consumption and social disorder have been reported.

The Ottawa Police Service has charged one man after the robbery of a convenience store on Montreal Road, just a few blocks east of Vanier Parkway.

Officers responded to the incident on Saturday, March 9. They said a man took a few items, assaulted a customer and ran from the store.

The officers used their knowledge of problem addresses in the Vanier area to patrol specific locations.

Officers were able to find the robbery suspect and arrest him. He has been charged with one count of robbery.

While in the area, officers also received information that a man, who had been arrested for firearms offenses last month, had been seen nearby contrary to his court release conditions. Officers arrested that man for breaching his release conditions.

Ottawa police continue to focus efforts on a series of problem addresses in the Vanier area, identified by the community, where drug trafficking, drug consumption and social disorder reports have been happening. These addresses were provided to the Vanier Community Police Officer.