Tag: Hagersville
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Man found guilty of killing cousin with guitar smash to head
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“Please hurry,” Joseph Tobicoe texted a friend on July 29, 2020, “I’m going to smash this guy with my guitar.” About an hour and a half later, Tyler King, 30, Tobicoe’s distant cousin, was dead from a single blow to the head, landed by Tobicoe as he swung an electric guitar at the man. From…
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Pair charged in Southwestern Ontario rookie cop’s death held in custody
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A man and woman facing murder charges in the Christmastime shooting death of a rookie Southwestern Ontario police constable were ordered held in custody after appearing by video in court Tuesday afternoon.
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Slain officer’s body camera could provide key evidence: Experts
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In a Canadian first, footage from the body camera of a slain OPP officer will be available to prosecutors for the trial of two people accused in his shooting death on a Southwestern Ontario road this week.
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London police union joins call for tighter bail rules on gun charges
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London’s police union is adding its voice to the chorus demanding tighter bail rules following revelations the man accused of killing a rookie police officer had been recently freed after being charged with handgun possession.
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‘Outraged’: Ontario’s top cop demands bail change after officer’s killing
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CAYUGA – Saying he is “outraged” over the shooting death of a rookie police officer, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique is calling for changes he says will better protect law enforcement and broader communities. Carrique told a news conference late Wednesday night at the Cayuga OPP detachment that his anger is largely due to the fact…
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Accused cop killer was on bail after prior officer assault: Court records
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A man charged in the shooting death of a Southwestern Ontario OPP officer was released on bail six months ago while facing charges including assaulting a police officer and possessing a handgun, court records show.
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First-degree murder charges laid in fatal shooting of officer
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First-degree murder charges have been laid against a pair in the death of a young provincial police officer near Hagersville.
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‘Heart of a champion’: Slain police officer brought wrestler’s grit to dream job
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Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala showed grit and determination as a varsity wrestler, attributes that helped him win his dream job as a police officer, says his former coach and mentor.
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A police officer is shot dead, leaving a small town reeling
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HAGERSVILLE – The fatal shooting of a rookie Ontario Provincial Police officer responding to a seemingly routine call days after Christmas has shocked this Southwestern Ontario town of 3,000.