Tag: crime
Free Press photographer Derek Ruttan leaves ‘remarkable legacy’
Derek Ruttan, who died Monday, chronicled London’s good, bad and ordinary for The Free Press for 28 years
Man charged after alleged assault of hospital staff member
GODERICH – A 22-year-old man from Morris-Turnberry has been charged after an alleged assault on a staff member at Goderich’s Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. Huron OPP said officers responded to a report of an assault on Wednesday, Jan. 7, where they learned that a suspect had allegedly assaulted a hospital staffer. The suspect was […]
Five charged in Markdale drug trafficking investigation
Five Grey County residents each face multiple charges in a drug trafficking investigation that had been focused on a residence on Wellington Street in Markdale. Four individuals from Markdale and one from Hanover were arrested in relation to the investigation that began in the fall. Before 6 a.m. on Jan. 16, members of the OPP […]
Chatsworth man arrested in relation to telecommunications wire thefts
A Chatsworth man is one of two people who have been charged in relation to the theft of telecommunications wire. Throughout 2025, the theft of telecommunications wire had been a recurring issue in the Grey-Bruce, Wellington and Dufferin OPP detachment areas, police said in a news release issued on Monday. Someone had been cutting poles […]
Experience, not successes, will give London’s mayor a re-election edge: Expert
A pledge from Mayor Josh Morgan that appears to be unravelling without support from city council isn’t significant enough to affect his stated goal of winning a second term as London’s top politician, one expert says. First mentioned in his 2024 state-of-the-city address, Morgan used his provincial strong mayor powers to order city staff to […]