Tag: Old South
Coroner’s inquest: Officer describes being shot by crossbow
Samuel Maloney was seated in a swivel chair when he fired a crossbow at a London police tactical officer who returned fire, an inquest heard. Douglas Brown, a former member of the emergency response unit who is now an inspector with London police, described his encounter with Maloney during a raid on his Old South […]
Coroner’s inquest: Cop recalls chaos in Old South home before fatal shooting
There was commotion and confusion inside Samuel Maloney’s house when London police raided it eight years ago, an inquest heard Wednesday. The jury at the coroner’s inquest heard police radio communication from the raid and a first-hand account from Sgt. Jeremy Elliott, one of 11 members of the emergency response unit who descended on Maloney’s Old […]
Family speaks at Day 1 of inquest into fatal police shooting of London man
A London man fatally shot by police during a raid on his Old South home eight years ago was a technology prodigy who wanted to change the world with his computer skills, his family says.
Inquest set to start in fatal Christmastime London police shooting
A coroner’s inquest into the death of a hatchet-wielding London man killed during a 2016 police raid on his Old South home is set to begin Monday morning. A five-person jury will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Maloney, 35, who was fatally shot by police after firing a crossbow at an officer […]
Masked men sought after failed break-in at London jewelry store
London police are investigating an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in the southwest end of the city that caused $10,000 in damages.
Woman in London hospital after arrest, police watchdog investigating
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after London police officers were called to check on the condition of a woman “in distress” and she was taken to hospital following her arrest. London police say it was about 8 a.m. on Friday when officers were called to a home on Langarth Street West at Winston Avenue â […]
London police notch another perfect year for clearing homicides
London police laid charges in all of the cityâs homicides in 2024, the sixth straight year the force has achieved a perfect clearance rate for killings. There were six homicides last year in London, down from eight the previous year, and just below the 10-year average of 6.2 deaths per year. Five men, one woman […]
London city hall: Looking ahead to priorities, possible pitfalls of 2025
300 Dufferin Ave. was a busy spot in 2024, between setting new ward boundaries, a new four-year budget, new building height limits and going ahead with an expansion to London’s urban growth boundary. Things won’t be much quieter in 2025 and city hall reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at what Londoners should expect in […]
Inquest looms eight years after fatal police shooting of London man
An inquest will begin next month into the death of a London computer programmer who was shot dead during a police raid on his house after he fired a crossbow at an officer and charged at others with a hatchet.
Snow daze: Unpacking a wild and woolly week in London
From a surge in snowblower sales to the city asking for help uncovering bagged leaves buried under snow, this week’s big lake-effect storms impacted London and the region in different ways. Here’s a roundup of what Environment Canada had to say about snow squalls that started Monday and returned a couple more times and how […]