Tag: arrest
Father gets 21 years, mother 18, for ‘relentless’ abuse of children
The family home, the judge said, was âa house of horrors.â Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney, in his decision to sentence two parents to long prison sentences for routinely sexually and physically abusing their four children during an 18-year period, said the facts of the case were âthe most egregious that I have encountered during […]
Realtor speaks out after assault by client during home showing
BRANTFORD â When he assaulted the first woman and was accused of assaulting a second woman, the community didnât know. But a recent victim of a local elderly man convicted of assault last December wants people to know both her name and the name of her attacker: Sardul S. Multani. âThe community deserves to know, […]
City police charge suspect in convenience store robbery
Owen Sound police have arrested a suspect in a convenience store robbery. Police said a lone man entered a westside convenience store Oct. 28 about 9 p.m. He handed the clerk a letter demanding money and said it was a robbery and demanded cash, police said in a news release. He fled with an undisclosed […]
Man, 61, charged in ‘abhorrent’ attack on Muslim family in city park
London police say a man is charged in connection with an alleged hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family in a downtown park.
Bail for woman charged with arson in apartment blaze that forced out dozens
A Chatham woman charged after a fire displaced dozens of tenants from a municipal housing complex has been granted bail with strict conditions of house arrest.
Family of man who died after assault by officer sues police, officers for $3M
The family of Woodstock man who died after a police assault and jail stay is suing Woodstock police and two of its officers for $3 million.
36 incidents of theft. $70,000 in items stolen. One London man charged
A London man is facing more than 50 theft-related charges after months of investigation into more than 30 incidents, city police say.
Fraud-charged Londoner swept up in crackdown on door-to-door scheme
When London police arrested Austin Acheson in February and charged him in an alleged door-to-door fraud targeting seniors, investigators warned there could be more complainants.
Bush party murder trial jury shown knife found in accused’s vehicle
London police Sgt. Derek Hardman carefully pulled the large knife out of the box where it has been stored at police headquarters.
Man gives out free drugs near downtown, several people overdose: Police
A Thornhill man is facing charges after a spate of several non-fatal overdoses linked to an unknown drug Friday afternoon â an operation that involved three police departments. Joseph Patrick, 26, of Thornhill was arrested in Etobicoke early Saturday after evading police in Strathroy Friday night. London police on Friday evening issued a public safety […]