Tag: assault
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.
Witness holds firm under defence questioning at bush-party murder trial
As hard as he tried, Emily Altmannâs defence lawyer couldnât get Rachel Johnson to admit she was in a Snapchat video on her best friendâs phone. Thatâs because, she said repeatedly, it wasnât her. The video in question was found on the cellphone of Altmann’s best friend, Isabella Restrepo, and showed mere seconds of Restrepo […]
Multiple charges in Georgian Bluffs partner violence investigation
A Georgian Bluffs resident faces several charges, including assault with a weapon against a spouse, following an intimate partner violence investigation. Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Grey Bruce OPP responded to an address in the Township of Georgian Bluffs and initiated the investigation. As a result of the investigation, police learned the suspect had […]
‘Innocent joke’ preceded fatal gunshot at large bush party: Witness
While hiding in the bushes in the darkness, they heard the pop. Then, everywhere there was chaos. Rachel Johnson, testifying Tuesday at the second-degree murder trial of Emily Altmann, 22, and Carlos Guerra Guerra, 23, described the scene at a southwest London bush party after a gunshot rang out and Western University student Josue Silva, […]
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 […]