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Police shut down unlicensed London pot shop, again
An Indigenous-run marijuana shop in London shop has been shuttered for a second time after reopening following a summertime crackdown by the Ontario Provincial Police. In August, Spirit River, an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in a trailer at 72 Wellington St., and the Spirit River downtown storefront at 685 Richmond St. were closed down by the […]
Court freezes assets of London financial advisor accused of $2M fraud
A court order has been issued to freeze the assets of a former London financial advisor accused of defrauding more than a dozen clients out of nearly $2 million. London police arrested Robert (Randy) Hawken, 66, on Sept. 12 and charged him with fraud over $5,000 and possessing property obtained by crime valued at more […]
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 […]
Section of Highway 402 closed for sudden death investigation: OPP
Highway 402 was closed in both directions between Nauvoo and Forest roads on Monday as part of a sudden death investigation, police said. âThe highway is going to remain closed for the investigation for the next few hours at least,â Middlesex OPP Const. Jeff Hare said in a video posted to social media around 1:30 […]
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 […]
No injuries after pickup crashes into school bus in Owen Sound
Nobody was hurt when a pick-up truck rear-ended a busload of students on Owen Sound’s east side on Monday morning. At about 8:30 a.m., the school bus containing 24 students and a driver was struck from behind in the 800 block of 16th Avenue East near East Ridge Community School. The Owen Sound Police Service said […]
Man charged after break-in at Old East Village business: London police
A man is facing charges following a break-in at a business in London’s Old East Village, police say. It was Oct. 8 when police say a man “pried open” a locked gate in the 700-block of Dundas Street and entered the patio area of a business. That location is close to the intersection of Dundas […]
Baby flown to London hospital, woman charged with assault: Police
Hanover police have charged a 23-year-old North Bruce Peninsula woman after a four-month-old baby was treated for injuries in Hanover hospitalâs emergency department before being flown to London for more treatment. Hanover police Chief Chris Knoll said in a statement that police were called early in the morning on Oct. 30 about the injured baby. […]
Police charge woman after baby treated in hospital
Hanover police charged a 23-year-old North Bruce Peninsula woman after a four-month-old baby was treated for injuries in Hanover hospital’s emergency department. Hanover Police Chief Chris Knoll said in a news release that police were called early in the morning on Oct. 30 about the injured baby. The baby was airlifted to a London hospital […]
Realtor speaks out after assault by client during home showing
BRANTFORD â When he assaulted the first woman and was accused of assaulting a second woman, the community didnât know. But a recent victim of a local elderly man convicted of assault last December wants people to know both her name and the name of her attacker: Sardul S. Multani. âThe community deserves to know, […]