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Man gets nearly 9 years for record Sarnia fentanyl bust
A Sarnia man has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for two counts of fentanyl trafficking, including one linked to a $53,000 drug bust in 2022 Sarnia police said uncovered a record amount of pure fentanyl. Derrick Peachey pleaded guilty in January to the charges linked to a pair of drug busts just three months […]
Police probe suspicious death in First Nations community
Provincial police are investigating a suspicious death in a First Nations community southwest of London. Middlesex OPP warned the public on Saturday morning to avoid parts of Munsee-Delaware Nation, located southeast of Melbourne, as they investigated a suspicious death. “Residents should expect to see a large police presence in the area,” OPP said in a […]
Londoner accused of fraudulently obtaining 230 OLG accounts: Records
A London man is accused of fraudulently obtaining hundreds of accounts on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. website, court documents show. OLG officials alerted the OPP’s investigation and enforcement bureau, a unit embedded in the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the province’s gambling regulator, on Sept. 30 to suspected illegal activity on the […]
Driver, 24, charged after school bus collision
A St. Thomas resident faces charges after a vehicle collided with a school bus in rural Elgin County on Tuesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say.
‘Suspicious’ house fire on Amberley Road under investigation
An investigation is underway after an April 3 house fire in Huron-Kinloss was deemed suspicious. “Fortunately, no injuries were reported at the time of the incident. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation as it met the criteria for reporting to the Ontario Fire Marshal,” said Huron-Kinloss Fire Chief Jeff Bradley in an […]