Tag: crime
‘Manipulation’: Ex-police board chair blasts spending $104K on PR firm
The London police boardâs decision to hire a public-relations firm to help promote its largest-ever budget is âunprecedentedâ and action should be taken so it doesnât happen again, says a former head of the board.
Police return stolen pets to owner and charge Kincardine man with theft
A cat and dog were reunited with their owner after being removed from a home during a break-in Sunday in Kincardine. According to the South Bruce OPP, the victim’s cat and dog were removed from the home during a break-in at around 10 a.m. Sunday morning at a house on Bruce Road 20 in the […]
London police board spent $104K on PR firm to sell high-spending budget
The London police board paid a prominent public relations firm more than $100,000 to help sell its controversial high-spending budget earlier this year, according to documents obtained by The Free Press. One city councillor called it âdisturbingâ to learn the board used taxpayersâ money to win support from the public and politicians for the $672-million, […]
London man sought in shooting at townhouse complex: Police
A 28-year-old man is being sought in a shooting at a townhouse complex that left a man with critical injuries, London police said Friday. A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot at a townhouse complex on Boullee Street, north of Cheapside Street, about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The […]
Man gets five years in prison in ‘frightening’ case involving sawed-off shotguns
A prosecutor said the case involving a pair of sawed-off shotguns seized from a Sarnia man after he was arrested at gunpoint earlier this summer is extremely aggravating.
London financial advisor charged in $2M fraud
A London financial advisor faces charges for allegedly defrauding clients out of nearly $2 million.
Two men arguing when one grabbed gun, fired it: Witness
A resident at a northeast London public housing complex says he saw two men arguing before one pulled out a handgun and opened fire on the other.
Search warrant leads to discovery of suspected drug laboratory in Walkerton
South Bruce OPP discovered a suspected drug lab at a Walkerton residence while investigating a report of an assault involving a firearm from earlier this week. South Bruce OPP received the report Monday evening. Two days later, the South Bruce OPP were assisted by the West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit (WR TRU) and the […]
Bruce County inviting engagement on new draft official plan
A new draft Bruce County official plan that has been in the works for about six years is going back to the public for review and potential changes. At its meeting on Sept. 5, Bruce County council gave direction to staff to begin the engagement process for the draft plan, which is to shape the […]
Richmond Street near Western University closed after serious crash
Richmond Street near Western University was closed Thursday morning after a serious crash, London police said. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed at Epworth Avenue as the workday began after the crash that sent one person to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said, adding that they were warning drivers to avoid the area. CTV […]