Tag: Human trafficking
Police probing gunfire that struck home in northeast London
Police are asking the public for information after gunfire struck a home in northeast London. A resident in the area of Huron Street and Briarhill Avenue called 911 Tuesday around 2:40 a.m. to report finding suspected bullet holes in their home after hearing several loud bangs, police said on Wednesday. Officers arrived and found evidence […]
Pimp’s mom gets house arrest for facilitating sex trafficking
She referred to one of the women her son was sex trafficking as âhired helpâ and âa hooker.â Other victims brought into the scheme were referred to as a ânew family member.â She booked hotel rooms and drove them to meet clients. All of this was to aid and shield her son, while at the […]
Five things to know about Wear Purple Day (Friday) in London
A key event in a month-long campaign, Wear Purple Day is all about showing and sharing support to help end male violence against women.
Mother of teen who died helps launch Shine the Light campaign
Dozens of city officials and community members dressed in purple gathered in Victoria Park on Friday for the start of the London Abused Womenâs Centreâs annual Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign. The mother of Samatha Lambert, a St. Catharines teen who was found dead in 2019, lit the Tree of Hope to mark […]
Five cities, including London, driving human trafficking in Canada: Report
Five Canadian cities contribute 45 per cent of all human trafficking cases: Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal and London.
OPP offer new details in ‘high-risk’ London takedown
A Hamilton man arrested in a âhigh-riskâ takedown across the street from London police headquarters is charged with forcible confinement, provincial police say. Officers responded to a reported disturbance in a vehicle on Hjghway 401 West about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Middlesex OPP said Tuesday. âThe OPP received a call from passengers in a vehicle that […]
Crown seeks 23-year prison sentence in sprawling human-trafficking case
The Crown is seeking what would be one of the longest prison sentences ever in the country for a man central to a far-reaching human trafficking case.
Pornographic video disrupts virtual London sentencing hearing
A pornographic video suddenly flooded the video screens in a London courtroom in the middle of the judgeâs sentencing decision in a human trafficking case.