Tag: robbery
Teens charged in London store robbery, assault: Police
Four teens charged in London store robbery and assault Four London teenagers are charged after a north London store was robbed and an employee assaulted, police say. Four teenagers entered the undisclosed business on Adelaide Street North near Cheapside St. just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. Property was stolen and the employee assaulted before the teens […]
Suspect in Boullee Street shooting faced charges in previous gunfire probes
A London man wanted in a shooting at a public housing complex that critically injured a man has been charged in connection with three past gunfire investigations, according to court records.
London man gets his wish for prison term after mini-crime spree
By the time London police found William Pieszchala hiding under a bed in a Base Line Road apartment, he had left a long trail of fresh crimes. A drone, pepper balls and a canine unit were needed to arrest him after his mini-crime spree late last year. Tuesday, Pieszchala, 34, of London pleaded guilty in […]
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Man who skipped sentencing charged with tampering with tracking bracelet
A London man who skipped his sentencing after being convicted in a shooting and a home invasion faces a new charge of tampering with his electronic monitoring bracelet, court records show.
Police seeking to identify individuals in robbery on Sunset Strip
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three individuals who were involved in a robbery at a business on the Sunset Strip west of Owen Sound on the evening of Aug. 25. Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release issued on Tuesday that about 7:30 p.m. that evening they received a report about […]
LFP Archives: The mystery of the meticulous $450K bank heist
This feature by reporter Kelly Pedro was first published on the front page of the Aug. 21, 2004 print editions of The London Free Press It was supposed to be a normal Monday morning for the eight Bank of Montreal employees. But Jan. 30, 1996, would be anything but normal â a team of professional […]
City police say wanted man trying to evade them
Owen Sound police asked for help Friday to find a suspect in an Aug. 18 assault in which a victim remains in critical but stable condition. Police asked for help finding David Ward, 31, of no fixed address and released a blurry picture of him. Police said in a news release that if anyone sees […]
Sims: Latest twist in maddening case won’t help citizen trust in bail system
Well. That didnât take long. Three weeks after Jesse Bleck was released on strict bail conditions pending his appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal, heâs expected to be back in a London bail court on Wednesday facing three charges of breaching his court orders. Bleck, 31, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison […]
Sims: Latest twist in maddening case won’t help citizen trust in bail system
Well. That didnât take long. Three weeks after Jesse Bleck was released on strict bail conditions pending his appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal, heâs expected to be back in a London bail court on Wednesday facing three charges of breaching his court orders. Bleck, 31, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison […]