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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Days after a young child was reported missing in the Thames River in London, Ont., remains have been found, police said Sunday. The investigation has also been re-assigned to the major crimes section – police say the unit takes the lead for …
Read More »Ontario man, 18, shot dead by police after teen stabbed in ‘domestic violence’ case: watchdog
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after an 18-year-old man was fatally shot by police in London, Ont., who were responding to what the Special Investigations Unit describes as a “domestic violence investigation.” A 17-year-old girl remains in hospital in critical condition due to injuries sustained in a stabbing. London police …
Read More »Ontario man gets prison time in hit-and-run that nearly killed teen cyclist
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly five years after a brutal hit-and-run crash in London, Ont., that forever changed the lives of the Roby family, the man behind the wheel has been sentenced. Jesse Bleck, 30, was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of four-and-a-half years in …
Read More »Man sought in hate-motivated arson likely fled Canada: London, Ont. police
Police in London, Ont., have identified a 55-year-old man in connection with a porch arson that’s being investigated as hate-motivated — the latest in an escalating series of incidents targeting the home — but investigators believe the suspect has left the country. A man arrived at the house on Wateroak …
Read More »200 ‘voyeuristic’ videos of women in public found on Ontario man’s phone: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say a search warrant in a completely unrelated investigation sparked a new investigation that has since turned up a glut of videos of women out and about in London, Ont., that police are describing as “voyeuristic.” More than 200 videos were …
Read More »Man shot and killed by police after reports of someone with firearm in London, Ont.: watchdog
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was fatally shot by police in London, Ont., while another person remains in hospital with unspecified injuries. The Special Investigations Unit confirmed Friday afternoon that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death …
Read More »Officials in London, Ont. say proposed bail reform welcomed but more will likely have to be done – London
London officials are welcoming the proposed bail reform legislation introduced this week by the federal government, but add that more will likely need to be done on the issue. On Tuesday, Justice Minister David Lametti introduced legislation making it more difficult for some repeat violent offenders to get released on …
Read More »Lengthy standoff in London ends with man in distress taken to hospital – London
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After nearly 14 hours, a standoff between a man in distress in a hotel in south London, Ont., and police came to a non-violent conclusion. Police say a man was “apprehended without incident” just before 6 a.m. Wednesday and taken to hospital. …
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