Tag: Arson
Flames shoot through roof of east London home as firefighters battle blaze
Firefighters battled a blaze at a home in east London on Friday that appeared to have also damaged two neighbouring houses.
Crown seeks a one-year jail sentence for church arson at Saugeen
Sentencing for a man found guilty of setting a church fire at Saugeen First Nation four years ago will be on Nov. 27. Emric Thompson, 50, was found guilty in September of arson at the Church of Jesus Christ, at 379 Scotch Settlement Rd., and mischief over $5,000 to a pavilion there where worship services […]
Two suspects sought in probe of vehicle fire in London
London police are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify two suspects at the scene of a vehicle fire early Friday. Before the fire near Commissioners Road and Highland Heights that broke out around 12:40 a.m., video surveillance showed two people in a vehicle pull into a driveway of a residence, leave […]
Two sent to London hospital, damage pegged at $500K after farmhouse blaze
ELIMVILLE â Two occupants of an Elimville home destroyed by fire late escaped out a second-storey window, South Huronâs fire chief said. Both were taken to hospital in London with injuries not considered life-threatening, Chief Jeremy Becker added. No one else was in the home when the fire broke out, he said. The South Huron […]
Two more sex-related charges laid against Southwestern Ontario doctor
CHATHAM â Two more sex-related charges involving a minor were laid against a Chatham-Kent Health Alliance emergency physician. Robert Nathanial Wismer was arrested on Oct. 25 and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference involving a minor, according to court documents. According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario website, the two new […]
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.
Fire crews battle blaze at home in London’s Glen Cairn area
One person was taken to hospital after firefighters responded to a house fire near Londonâs Glen Cairn neighbourhood on Wednesday morning, London Fire Department officials say.
Muslim family targeted in alleged hate-motivated attack in London park: Group
London’s mayor and a group representing Canadian Muslims are condemning what they say is a hate-motivated attack on a Muslim family
OPP conduct ‘high-risk’ traffic stop near London police station
London police assisted provincial police with a âhigh-riskâ traffic stop across from police headquarters on Dundas Street Monday. The OPP received information from Hamilton police about a disturbance inside a vehicle travelling west on the Highway 401 possibly heading to London, an OPP spokesperson Const. Jeff Hare said. OPP located the vehicle and a high-risk […]
Police seek suspect who approached showering woman in change room
London police are asking for help identifying a suspect who allegedly approached a woman showering in the change room at a community centre last month. A woman was in the womenâs change room at the community centre on Wonderland Road on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m., when she noticed a man in the room and […]