Tag: Police
Suspicious fire at Western University forces exams to be moved
A major academic building at Western University is closed while London police investigate a suspicious fire that has forced the university to move some exams. London firefighters responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the Social Sciences Centre. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but damage was significant and fire investigators were called in, the department said […]
New trial ordered for pair convicted in 2012 fatal shooting in park
Thirteen years after Jonathan Zak was killed along a path behind a northeast London housing project, the men charged in his death are heading back to court for a retrial. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for William McDonald, 34, and Thomas Lako, 34, both of whom were convicted after a […]
‘Significant disruption’ to drug trafficking in Owen Sound area: police
Close to $100,000 in illicit drugs have been seized and six people have been charged following a months-long targeted investigation into drug trafficking in Owen Sound and surrounding communities. Police executed three simultaneous search warrants within the City of Owen Sound on Thursday in relation to the investigation, which was launched back in February. Labelled […]
Huron-Kinloss resident victim of crypto scam
A Huron-Kinloss residents has lost approximately $60,000 after recently falling victim to cryptocurrency fraud. On April 16, South Bruce OPP were dispatched to an address in the municipality, where an individual had reported being a victim of fraud. The investigation found the individual had been attempting to invest in cryptocurrency through an online agency. The […]
A history of complaints, bylaw probes at east-end home razed by fatal fire
An east London home where a woman was killed in a recent fire had previously landed in the crosshairs of bylaw officials and was the scene a past blaze related to homeless people living in the backyard.