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Londoner charged after driver stopped twice going wrong way
A London driver is facing two careless driving charges after a vehicle was stopped twice travelling into oncoming traffic, police said. An OPP officer stopped a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the off-ramp to Highway 402 at Mandaumin Road in Plympton-Wyoming on Saturday at about 10:45 p.m., Lambton OPP said. A 26-year-old from London […]
Police detail rural plane crash that injured 68-year-old pilot
A man was taken to hospital after the plane he was flying crash-landed in a Huron County farm field, police say.
Thefts, missing persons reports, fire keep Saugeen Shores police busy
Saugeen Shores Police are reporting a busy start to the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest weekend, with 87 police reports generated over a 48-hour period. The incidents police have responded to have included thefts of items, a stolen vehicle, missing persons, a collision, and a suspicious fire at a vendor tent. Just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, […]
LFP ARCHIVES: The early days of what became a six-decade mystery
When police issued a public plea for family members to submit their DNA for testing, it shone a spotlight on a long-forgotten Southwestern Ontario mystery â two men who vanished on a Lake Huron fishing trip six decades ago, never to be seen again. This story from days into the search for Henk Halff and […]
House arrest recommended for driver in fatal hit-and-run
Before the judge could accept Frederick Earhartâs guilty plea for a fatal hit-and-run, he needed him to admit that he knew he had struck a cyclist and didnât stop. He agreed, except for knowing that he hit someone. âThat I do not know,â Earhart said at the beginning of a sentencing hearing with Johannes (Iwan) […]
Boy, 12, charged with uttering threats: Ontario Provincial Police
A 12-year-old boy is charged with uttering threats of bodily harm or death and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after a “threats complaint,” Ontario Provincial Police say.
Two workers die at agricultural elevator facility near Owen Sound
Two workers died at an agricultural elevator facility southwest of Owen Sound on Thursday and the Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating. A ministry spokesperson confirmed just before 1 p.m. on Friday that two workers had succumbed to their injuries after a scaffold collapsed inside a silo at the Sharedon Farms facility on Grey Road […]
Police lay 26 stunt driving charges during traffic-safety crackdown
Provincial police charged more than two dozen motorists with stunt driving during a crackdown targeting dangerous drivers on Southwestern Ontario roads.
Student, 15, charged after ‘violence’ at high school: Police
A teenage student from a St. Thomas high school is facing an assault charge after a âviolent altercationâ sent another person to hospital, police say.