Tag: Chatham-Kent
London man, 27, charged with manslaughter after prior police raid
A 27-year-old London man has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation into other crimes in West Elgin, Ontario Provincial Police said on Friday.
Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
Police cite fog in crash that caused life-threatening injuries
One person suffered injuries that police described as life-threatening in a three-vehicle crash amid dense fog in rural Oxford County on Monday morning.
London homeless agencies rip Queen’s Park encampment, drug use crackdown
Ontario’s promised crackdown on encampments and public drug use doesn’t solve underlying problems, and serves to criminalize homelessness, London social-agency leaders say. Premier Doug Ford has announced $25.5-million in new funding to open up and expand shelter capacity for people living in encampments across the province, along with $50 million to fund “ready to build” […]
St. Thomas police probe suspicious overnight death
Investigators in St. Thomas are probing a suspicious death overnight in the city’s east end, police say. In a post to social media shortly after midnight on Friday, police announced they were investigating a death they deemed suspicious on Highview Drive in the city. Police warned of the extensive presence of officers throughout the night, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Building lag may cost city hall millions in Queen’s Park housing cash
London is on the verge of losing millions of dollars in provincial funding for missing its housing starts target for 2024, a goal the city could easily hit if builders followed through on all projects approved by council. As of Oct. 31, city hall had issued building permits for 3,282 units in 2024 alone, an […]
Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea
Ontario’s premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, suffers life-threatening injuries: London police
A man was in hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday following a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, London police say. It was about about 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday when London police say officers were called to Oxford Street East and First Street after the collision. An adult man was taken to hospital, police said. […]