Tag: crime
London man swept up in gun crackdown facing human trafficking charges
A London man whose arrest last year led police to launch a massive crackdown on gun crime and weapons smuggling faces new human trafficking charges. A woman working in the sex trade made an agreement with a man related to payment and lodging in April 2019, but the man withheld money from her and assaulted […]
Pierre Poilievre targets safe supply program in testy London news conference
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought his “wacko”-laced law and order show to London on Thursday
Search warrant yields suspected stolen property
HURON – Two suspected have been charged after allegedly stolen property with a value exceeding $9,300 was recovered by police. According to Huron OPP, a search warrant was executed Wednesday, July 24, at a rural residential property on Belfast Road in Ashfield-Colborne Wawanosh. As a result of the investigation, police reportedly recovered stolen property, including […]
Two charged after $1.3M drug seizure in London: Police
Two Londoners face charges after police seized a cache of drugs valued at more $1.3 million and 15 Rolex watches, London police say. Two people were arrested after officers searched two vehicles and a residence on Eclipse Walk on July 16, police said Thursday. Eclipse Walk is in a subdivision north of Sunningdale Road and […]
Police find 19 guns, 3,500 rounds of ammunition at home
Two London men face charges after police seized 19 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from a home east of the city.
London police investigating suspected south-end arson
London police are investigating a suspected early-morning arson Monday in the city’s south end.
Treasurer stole $94K from Southwestern Ontario youth soccer club
SIMCOE â A 34-year-old man whose fraud brought a local youth soccer club to the brink of ruin has been sent to jail for 18 months. During Brodie Chambersâ time as the Simcoe and District Youth Soccer Clubâs treasurer in 2021 and 2022, he siphoned off $94,285, falsified documents and reports, and forged signatures to […]
London police seek witnesses in downtown shooting
London police were asking for the publicâs help for information after a man was shot near Richmond and Clarence streets early Sunday. Police said that at about 5 a.m., they were called to a London hospital where a man had arrived with suspected gunshot wounds. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries. They learned that […]
HOT SUMMER READS 2024: London Public Library’s most-requested books
Summer doesnât get much better then when you’re digging into a sizzling summer read in a hammock or on the beach under the sun. Here is the London Public Library’s 10 most-requested summertime holds, a rundown that includes thrillers, romances and true crime. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand The final installment in this bestselling authorâs […]
