Tag: crime
Man seriously injured in east-end shooting, suspect at large: London police
Several bullet holes were visible in the front door of a unit in an public housing complex where a man was shot Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 4:20 p.m. to a report of possible gunfire at a home on Boullee Street, north of Cheapside Street, where a man with a gunshot wound was taken […]
ATVs reported stolen from Saugeen First Nation
Police are investigating after a pair of all-terrain vehicles were reported stolen from a Saugeen First Nation property. Grey Bruce OPP said an outbuilding at a property on Ogimah Road was broken into sometime between Monday and Tuesday and the two ATVs were taken. The vehicles were a 2023 green Polaris Sportsman 570 with licence […]
More victims come forward, losses mount in retirement home fraud: OPP
A fraud at a Southwestern Ontario retirement home is âbigger than it first appearedâ and has cost victims more than the $50,000 originally estimated, police tell The London Free Press.
Kayaks, tools reported stolen from Grey Highlands property
Police are investigating after a break-in at a property in Grey Highlands where an estimated $8,000 worth of items were taken, including tools and kayaks. Sometime between Sept. 5 at noon and Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. a shed and storage container were broken into on a property on Road 140 near Flesherton, Grey Bruce […]
London man gets his wish for prison term after mini-crime spree
By the time London police found William Pieszchala hiding under a bed in a Base Line Road apartment, he had left a long trail of fresh crimes. A drone, pepper balls and a canine unit were needed to arrest him after his mini-crime spree late last year. Tuesday, Pieszchala, 34, of London pleaded guilty in […]
Fact focus: The false, misleading claims made at Trump and Harris debate | Bridge Michigan
Harris and Trump kept fact-checkers busy on Tuesday. No, dogs aren’t being eaten in Ohio. Yes, crime is down. A look at other statements that stretched the truth during Tuesday’s debate….
Owen Sound police release 2023 annual report
Owen Sound police are reporting 2023 as a “staggering” year in terms of the number of calls received and the level of violence associated with them. The Owen Sound Police Service Board has released its 2023 annual report, showing an increase in most categories of both violent and non-violent offences over 2022, including three homicides in […]
Police probe ongoing after driver, 89, killed in rural crash
An elderly person from West Lorne was killed in a crash in Southwold Township, southwest of St. Thomas, police say.
Police seeking witnesses to sinking of fishing boat at Stokes Bay
Police are seeking witnesses and say all environmental contaminants have been contained after a fishing boat sank at the Stokes Bay dock last week. The vessel was last observed floating at the dock in Northern Bruce Peninsula on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release issued on Monday. Anyone with information […]
Man charged after 20-plus asphalt chunks thrown at police officers
An Aylmer man is charged with assaulting police after chunks of asphalt were thrown at officers in a grocery store parking lot. Aylmer police say they responded to a disturbance involving a man in a store parking lot on Sept. 3. When officers approached, the suspect began grabbing chunks of asphalt and throwing them at […]