Tag: Arson
Police issue new details in search for suspect after $800K London arson
London police have described a suspect in an arson in Old East Village earlier this month, and are asking for the public’s help in identifying them.
Witnesses describe seeing arson suspect day of fire
Casey Ritchie testified Wednesday that Emric Thompson came to his door asking for gasoline ten or 20 minutes before fire was discovered at Wesley United Church four years ago at Saugeen First Nation. Ritchie, who lives across Highway 21 from the church, said he presumed Thompson needed the gas for his truck. A purple truck […]
Arson trial begins four years after church fires at Saugeen
While Wesley United Church was engulfed in flames at Saugeen First Nation, about 10 minutes away security guards encountered Emric Thompson and an SUV stopped in the middle of a dark road, the first witness in Thompson’s arson trial testified Tuesday. Fire destroyed the church, a prominent brick structure on the south side of Highway 21 […]
Man sought in massive Chatham fire known to frequent London
A woman has been charged with arson in a fire that displaced 99 residents living in a municipal housing complex and police are also seeking a man known to frequent London. Erin Ashley Ott, 30, of Chatham is charged with arson-disregard for human life in a fire at an affordable housing building at 99 McNaughton […]
Duo charged after stolen vehicle rammed into London police cruiser
A man and a woman are facing charges after a suspicious pair was spotted by citizens in the north end of the city, police say.
Arson, assault and weapons charges after fire near Wiarton
A South Bruce Peninsula man faces arson, assault and weapons charges after a fire at a home near Wiarton over the weekend. Just after 6 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP and the South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at a residence on Beford Street in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. […]
Residents at area retirement home lose $50K in frauds: OPP
Several people at a retirement home in Norwich have lost more than $50,000 in frauds, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police were notified Aug. 21 of an alleged fraud at the home in the community about 20 kilometres southeast of Woodstock, police said Tuesday. The initial investigation determined multiple people were defrauded and a suspect has […]
Suspect sought in St. Thomas homicide arrested in London: Police
A man accused of gunning down a woman and setting her home ablaze in St. Thomas last month faces unrelated charges for fentanyl possession and breaking his parole conditions multiple times, according to court records
Man, 30, charged with murder, arson in St. Thomas homicide
Police charged one suspect in the death of 40-year-old Victoria Dill and are seeking another in the city’s first homicide in eight years.
London police investigating suspected south-end arson
London police are investigating a suspected early-morning arson Monday in the city’s south end.