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19 guns, $8.4M in drugs seized in London since July: Police
The cache of guns and illicit drugs displayed at London police headquarters is evidence the city is becoming safer, the police chief says. The 19 guns and drugs valued at more than $8.4 million â including 14 kilograms of cocaine and 16.9 kilograms of fentanyl â were seized in investigations across the city since July, […]
London police arrest shooting suspect, make largest-ever fentanyl seizure
London police made the city’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl after arresting a second suspect in a shooting at a London public housing building, police say.
Parents fret as board eyes fix to high school swim team’s insurance impasse
The lawyer representing the regionâs largest school board says he’s confident one high school’s student swimmers who’ve been without a pool to train in will be back in the swim of things soon. Parents at Aylmer’s East Elgin secondary school have expressed concern that an insurance dispute between the province and the Thames Valley District […]
Former police officer joins call to tighten lobbying leash on city-funded boards
A former London police officer has thrown her support behind a push by two councilors asking city-funding agencies not to use taxpayersâ money to lobby council for bigger budgets.
Politicians push back against how city-funded boards use taxpayer money
Amid public backlash to the London police board spending more than $100,000 for advice on how to sell its record-setting budget request, two city councillors want a new guideline on the use of taxpayers’ money for budget pitches. The police board paid Navigator, a Toronto-based crisis communications firm with a history of representing high-profile clients, […]
London police tap reserve fund to cut 2025 budget hit by $850K
Months after London city council approved a record-setting budget request for London police, the force is reducing the impact on taxpayers by tapping a reserve fund. The seven-member police board unanimously approved a request Thursday to draw $850,000 from a reserve fund to reduce the impact of the police operating budget while not affecting the […]
London police crackdown on open drug use panned: ‘Could see more deaths’
The London police chief’s plan to arrest people using drugs in public is impractical and could cause more deaths, outreach workers warn
Letters to the Editor: September 25, 2024
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