Tag: suspect
London man sought in shooting at townhouse complex: Police
A 28-year-old man is being sought in a shooting at a townhouse complex that left a man with critical injuries, London police said Friday. A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot at a townhouse complex on Boullee Street, north of Cheapside Street, about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The […]
Two men arguing when one grabbed gun, fired it: Witness
A resident at a northeast London public housing complex says he saw two men arguing before one pulled out a handgun and opened fire on the other.
Two killed in rural Lambton County crash: Ontario Provincial Police
Two people are dead after a crash involving a passenger vehicle and tractor-trailer on Wednesday in rural Lambton County, police say.
Richmond Street near Western University closed after serious crash
Richmond Street near Western University was closed Thursday morning after a serious crash, London police said. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed at Epworth Avenue as the workday began after the crash that sent one person to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said, adding that they were warning drivers to avoid the area. CTV […]
Fewer Londoners working from home as employers change tune
After peaking during the pandemic years, remote work is becoming a rarer reality for Canadians, Londoners included, with the number of people working from home locally now accounting for less than one in five workers.
Man seriously injured in east-end shooting, suspect at large: London police
Several bullet holes were visible in the front door of a unit in an public housing complex where a man was shot Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded around 4:20 p.m. to a report of possible gunfire at a home on Boullee Street, north of Cheapside Street, where a man with a gunshot wound was taken […]
Witnesses describe seeing arson suspect day of fire
Casey Ritchie testified Wednesday that Emric Thompson came to his door asking for gasoline ten or 20 minutes before fire was discovered at Wesley United Church four years ago at Saugeen First Nation. Ritchie, who lives across Highway 21 from the church, said he presumed Thompson needed the gas for his truck. A purple truck […]
Hydro restored after vehicle strikes pole in St. Thomas crash
A road in St Thomas remained closed Wednesday morning after a vehicle struck a hydro pole overnight, police say.
More victims come forward, losses mount in retirement home fraud: OPP
A fraud at a Southwestern Ontario retirement home is âbigger than it first appearedâ and has cost victims more than the $50,000 originally estimated, police tell The London Free Press.
Arson trial begins four years after church fires at Saugeen
While Wesley United Church was engulfed in flames at Saugeen First Nation, about 10 minutes away security guards encountered Emric Thompson and an SUV stopped in the middle of a dark road, the first witness in Thompson’s arson trial testified Tuesday. Fire destroyed the church, a prominent brick structure on the south side of Highway 21 […]