Tag: Elgin OPP
Serious crash closes stretch of Hwy. 401 in Elgin County
A stretch of Hwy. 401 in Elgin County was closed early Saturday in the fallout of a serious single-vehicle crash, Elgin OPP report. An Ornge air ambulance was called in and the section of the highway between Orford and Furnival roads, southwest of London, closed in both directions, police said. The two roads intersecting the […]
Police searching for Lake Erie jet ski operator missing near Erieau
Authorities are searching for a man who went missing on a personal watercraft in Lake Erie near Erieau
Operator dies when tractor rolls over in Elgin County: Police
AÂ 78-year-old died when the tractor they were operating rolled over an embankment on their property west of Port Stanley, Elgin OPP said. The mishap occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Monday on Walnut Line east of Willey Road in Dutton Dunwich, police said. The property owner, a resident of Wallacetown whose name was not released […]
Police seize $210K in cash, 1.1 kg of cocaine, loaded handgun
Three Londoners face charges after police seized suspected cocaine valued at $113,000, $210,000 in cash and a loaded handgun. The drugs and cash were found in searches at residences on Sugarcreek Trail and Oakville Avenue as well as a vehicle by members of the guns and gangs section in the afternoon on July 19, London […]
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Driver, 23, dead after vehicle strikes tree at rural intersection
One person is dead following a crash in rural Elgin County, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police and emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a single passenger vehicle that collided with a tree shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Elgin OPP said. The lone occupant, a 23-year-old from St. Thomas, was pulled from the […]
14-year-old charged in mass shooting that killed Woodstock man
Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in a shooting that left two men dead and others wounded in a high school parking lot on a weekend in early June. Det. Sgt. Phillip Campbell says the teen is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted […]
Impaired charges after passed-out driver, 3-year-old found in running vehicle
Article content A man is charged with impaired driving after Ontario Provincial Police were called over reports of an unconscious driver alongside a three-year-old child
A romance scam has cost a Malahide township person $2 million over four years, Elgin OPP reported.
A London-area resident lost more than $2 million over four years in a romance scam, Elgin OPP said. A resident of Malahide Township, a rural municipality southeast of London, contacted police on May 7 and said they met an individual on an online dating platform in April 2020, police said Tuesday. After an online relationship […]
Driver of concrete truck injured in crash that toppled vehicle: OPP
The driver of a concrete truck was taken to hospital after the vehicle was knocked on its side in a crash east of Aylmer, Elgin County OPP said.