Pair charged in London gun and drug bust

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Two London residents face charges after police seized a gun and nearly $20,000 worth of drugs, provincial police say.

Huron County OPP launched a drug investigation in March that led investigators to identify two suspects in London, the OPP said Thursday.

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London police and the Ontario Provincial Police searched a home where investigators seized a handgun and nearly $20,000 worth of drugs on July 9, 2024. A man and woman, both 22, are charged with gun and drug offences. (OPP photo)

OPP officers and London police tactical officers searched a home on Tuesday, seizing a handgun, brass knuckles, $18,790 worth or drugs and $1,470 cash, police said.

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A man and woman, both 22, are charged with multiple gun- and drug-related offences including unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm, carless storage of a firearm, drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime. Both were held in custody awaiting bail hearings.

Police seeking help to identify three theft suspects

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Stratford police were seeking help finding three suspects in a pair of thefts in July 2024.

Stratford police are seeking the public’s help to identify three males who were involved in two shoplifting incidents in Stratford on July 6.

In total the trio, all described as being in their early 20s, reportedly stole more than $6,100 worth of merchandise, including cosmetics. Police believe the same suspects were involved with similar thefts across Ontario, including in Whitby, Ajax, London and Fergus.

The first incident, which occurred just before 7 p.m., saw the suspects enter Zehrs on Ontario Street and snatch $600 worth of personal care products and cosmetics without making any attempt at paying, police said.

Around 7:30 p.m. that same evening, the trio entered a Shoppers Drug Mart and selected what police described as “large amount of product” that once again included cosmetics. They again left the store without making an effort to pay, resulting in a theft of more than $5,500 worth of items. The suspects were then seen leaving the area in a black Audi, police said.

The three males are each described as white. The first suspect was wearing a black ball cap with white lettering, a white T-shirt with A/X on the front, black shorts and a blue medical mask. The second was dressed in a dark bucket hat, a dark T-shirt and dark pants. The final suspect was wearing a dark-coloured ball cap, a black T-shirt with “Positivity” written on the back above a graphic design and a blue medical mask.

Stratford police are asking anyone with information regarding their identities to contact 519-271-4141, or to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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