Tag: drugs
London police chief vows crackdown on open drug use: ‘Lot of concern’
Londonâs police chief will roll out a new approach to tackle open drug use in the city, saying heâs heard community concern about the escalating problem. Chief Thai Truong told the police board Wednesday heâs working on a range of measures, including arresting people caught doing illicit drugs in public, as part of his strategy […]
Man with ‘unenviable’ record gets 2 1/2 years in latest brush with the law
The car showed up in front of a London retirement home at about 4 a.m. and was still there three hours later. That seemed suspicious, especially because there were two men sleeping in the front seats, to a concerned citizen, who called police. Police recognized the man strung out on fentanyl in the driverâs seat […]
Woman, 33, charged after police officer slashed with knife during arrest
A woman charged in January after police said officers seized nearly $12,000 in illegal drugs and a sawed-off shotgun is charged again after an officer was cut with a knife following a weekend robbery
Plan for homeless ‘hub’ draws backing from Oxford County politicians
An organizationâs push to have Oxford County council endorse a homeless and addiction treatment facility in its region has received support from politicians.
Addiction treatment a life-saver for hospital patients with heart infections: Study
Hospitals can save lives by providing addiction treatment to patients suffering heart infections, a first-of-its-kind study in London and Regina has concluded. The same study found that women, and urban women in particular, who inject drugs die at a higher rate than men from the heart valve infection called endocarditis. Pregnant women and their babies […]