London police officers threatened with knife during arrest

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A man is in custody following a police investigation into a weekend robbery near downtown London, police say.

A man carrying a knife entered a business in the area of Oxford Street and Talbot Street at around 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, police said, adding the man demanded money from employees before leaving.

An employee called 911 and officers located a suspect a short distance from the business, police said. The suspect threatened officers with a knife and police used a conducted energy weapon in his arrest, police said.

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The suspect was taken into custody with no reported injuries, police said.

A 30-year-old London man has been charged with multiple offences, including armed robbery and possession of a weapon.

Windsor cyclist killed in collision

Windsor police continued on Tuesday to investigate a fatal collision Sunday afternoon on the city’s east side that left a cyclist dead.

Officers arrived at the scene at Lauzon Road and Edgar Street at 4 p.m., responding to a call of a motor vehicle collision.

Police said a vehicle was travelling northbound on Lauzon Road when it collided with a cyclist travelling westbound from Edgar Street to Lauzon.

The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, police said.

Police said the cyclist was transported to hospital, where he died.

The intersection was closed to traffic for several hours on Sunday while officers conducted an investigation, police said. No charges have been laid but police said the investigation was ongoing.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information about the incident is asked to contact the Windsor police traffic enforcement unit at 519-945-9645 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS).

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