Tag: arrest
Attempted murder suspect arrested blocks from shooting scene
A suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at an east London public-housing complex that critically injured a man last month has been arrested. Cody Leblanc Ashe, 28, of London was arrested at a home near Grosvenor and Harley streets â just blocks away from the scene of the shooting â on Friday afternoon, police […]
Woman, 54, becomes fourth person charged in Londoner’s slaying
A fourth person has been charged in connection with the summertime slaying of a London man at a west-end apartment building, police said on Friday. London police say Kerry Ann Marie Bailey, 54, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder in the slaying of 48-year-old Darko Lukic, who died after being found critically […]
London police dog handler cleared in bitten suspect’s arrest
Ontario’s police watchdog found no evidence of wrongdoing in the arrest of a suspect brought to the ground by a police dog that bit his arm.
Coroner’s inquests called into London police custody deaths
Inquests will be held into the deaths of three people who died in London police custody, the province announced Tuesday. The inquests will examine the deaths of Amanda Bolt, 28, Fabian Hart, 46, and Christopher Campbell, 55, the office of the chief coroner of Ontario said. A coroner’s inquest is a formal hearing where the […]
Judge convicts man who rammed police vehicle during wild chase
SARNIA â A Petrolia-area man has been found guilty after trial of nearly all the charges he was facing after a Lambton OPP cruiser was intentionally rammed amid a stolen vehicle chase. Cody Price will be sentenced later this year. A three-day trial into the Dec. 30, 2022 incident was held in Sarnia in July […]
OPP offer new details in ‘high-risk’ London takedown
A Hamilton man arrested in a âhigh-riskâ takedown across the street from London police headquarters is charged with forcible confinement, provincial police say. Officers responded to a reported disturbance in a vehicle on Hjghway 401 West about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Middlesex OPP said Tuesday. âThe OPP received a call from passengers in a vehicle that […]
Sentencing delayed for man who stabbed stranger in random Richmond Row attack
The sentencing hearing for a London man who pleaded guilty to a random attack on a stranger on Richmond Row has been delayed pending a potential order for a psychiatric assessment.Â
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
Police lay attempted murder and arson charges in Southampton fire case
Saugeen Shores police charged a man with attempted murder and arson as the result of a residential fire in Southampton last month. According to a Saugeen Shores Police Service media release, police and the Saugeen Shores Fire Department responded to a residential fire at 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 26. Investigators determined the cause of the […]
London police chief vows crackdown on open drug use: ‘Lot of concern’
Londonâs police chief will roll out a new approach to tackle open drug use in the city, saying heâs heard community concern about the escalating problem. Chief Thai Truong told the police board Wednesday heâs working on a range of measures, including arresting people caught doing illicit drugs in public, as part of his strategy […]