Tag: arrested
Man tries to disarm officers while being arrested at bank: Police
A man causing a disturbance at a bank resisted officers as they tried to arrest him and grabbed at their equipment, London police said. Police responded at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to bank on Hyde Park Road south of Fanshawe Park Road where a man was causing a disturbance. Officers located a suspect in the […]
Woman, 26, charged after reports of possible drunk driver on Hwy. 401
A St. Thomas woman faces multiple charges after reports of a possible impaired driver on Highway 401 led to an arrest in London, provincial police say. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on the westbound 401 lanes in Thames Centre, east of the city, shortly before 4 p.m. […]
London resident killed in two-vehicle crash: Ontario Provincial Police
A London resident was killed and another person was injured in a crash west of Woodstock. Emergency crews were called Tuesday at about 11:10 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 in Zorra Township. Investigators determined two vehicles collided between 31st and 33rd Line, where one driver was taken to the hospital and pronounced […]
Crown urges maximum sentence for ‘worst offender’ in devastating stabbing
When he was sentenced the first time for a violent stabbing, the family of Michael Postâs victim urged the Crown to lock him away âfor a very long time.â
Who are these guys? Police seek help naming duo arrested but still unidentified
Police in Sarnia are asking the public to help identify two men whose names investigators still don’t know even after they were arrested amid a probe into allegations a homeowner was asked to pay for eavestrough work that wasn’t done. Police say two men went to a home on Franklin Avenue in Sarnia on Monday […]
Two charged after London police seize gun, drugs, cash from wrong-way vehicle
Two men face charges after London police seized a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop. Officers conducted a traffic stop after spotting a vehicle travelling north in the southbound lanes of a construction zone near Wellington and Southdale roads shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, police said. Drug packaging was visible inside the […]
Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be âsacred medicine and enlightenmentâ for all […]
Man charged with attempted murder after fire attack on grandfather
A London man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to set his grandfather on fire outside the family home in the cityâs auto wrecker district.
Man, 21, charged after two truck driver struck by vehicle pulled from ditch
A 21-year-old London man is facing several charges after a tow truck driver in Huron County was injured when a vehicle removed from a ditch sped away. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames Road East, just west of […]
Man gets 20 months in jail for violent home invasion amid drug-fuelled spiral
A Sarnia judge said drugs like crystal meth do terrible things, even to healthy people with no prior mental health issues. But when people like John Keohan, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia about a decade ago, use them? âIt is like a spark to gasoline,â Justice Mark Poland said. âI couldnât agree more, your honour,â […]