Tag: St. Thomas Police
‘Action plan’ needed to address increasing violence in schools: Union leader
Amid a sharp rise in reported violence in London-area schools, the local head of the union representing elementary teachers is calling for an intervention to deal with what he calls “a crisis” in the school system. There were 958 violent incidents reported in October at schools in the Thames Valley District school board, nearly double […]
Police offer six tips to guard against ‘porch pirates’ amid gift-delivery season
Heading into the Christmas season, St. Thomas police have issued tips to residents to avoid having packages and gifts stolen after being delivered to their front doors. While police say they still should be contacted in the event of suspicious behaviour or a stolen package, they issued six tips to help residents stave off so-called […]
Routine traffic stop leads to seizure of $110K in cocaine, fentanyl, other drugs
A St. Thomas police officer on general patrol stopped a vehicle near Talbot Street and Sunset Drive for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Friday shortly after 11 p.m. OPP officers in the area assisted St. Thomas officers at the scene
In one area community, special constables making a difference downtown
ST. THOMAS – Police Chief Marc Roskamp is outspoken in his belief that his officers should focus on policing, not social work.
Why London’s police chief wants to spend $4.2M on body cameras
All frontline police officers in London could be outfitted with body cameras as part of Chief Thai Truong’s plan to modernize the force. Truong pitched his four-year budget last week to the city’s police services board, touting the $475-million spending request as a much-needed path to changing the way police deliver service to the community. […]