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London boy’s death while exiting school bus sparks push for safer streets
Southwest Londoners are petitioning for safer streets after a boy was struck and killed after getting off a school bus near Lambeth, as one school safety advocate says students are at increased risk on rural roads.
19 guns, $8.4M in drugs seized in London since July: Police
The cache of guns and illicit drugs displayed at London police headquarters is evidence the city is becoming safer, the police chief says. The 19 guns and drugs valued at more than $8.4 million â including 14 kilograms of cocaine and 16.9 kilograms of fentanyl â were seized in investigations across the city since July, […]
London police arrest shooting suspect, make largest-ever fentanyl seizure
London police made the city’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl after arresting a second suspect in a shooting at a London public housing building, police say.
Police chief met with hate-crime researcher who reported racist attack in London
Londonâs police chief recently travelled to Ottawa to meet with a hate-crime researcher who accused police of mishandling her complaint about being targeted in an alleged racist attack while attending the sentencing of Nathaniel Veltman earlier this year.
London police chief urged to ‘set record straight’ on safe supply programs
The jump in opioid pills hitting London’s streets started when several pharmacies began dispensing them, the health unit says, a finding that suggests federal Conservatives and other critics targeting the older Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program are missing the mark. “There was a notable increase in hydromorphone prescribing from 2023 onward. There was not a […]
Why do London police special constables earn more than entry-level officers?
Special constables in London are among the highest paid in Ontario and make more than a constable who has been on the job for two years. London police recently launched the special constable program, hiring an additional 19 and deploying them for a wider range of duties to support front-line officers. A special constable had […]
Five cities, including London, driving human trafficking in Canada: Report
Five Canadian cities contribute 45 per cent of all human trafficking cases: Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal and London.
Former police officer joins call to tighten lobbying leash on city-funded boards
A former London police officer has thrown her support behind a push by two councilors asking city-funding agencies not to use taxpayersâ money to lobby council for bigger budgets.
London police special constables hitting streets under expanded program
A team of special constables is hitting the streets this week under a new program that has expanded their role in policing throughout London.
Politicians push back against how city-funded boards use taxpayer money
Amid public backlash to the London police board spending more than $100,000 for advice on how to sell its record-setting budget request, two city councillors want a new guideline on the use of taxpayers’ money for budget pitches. The police board paid Navigator, a Toronto-based crisis communications firm with a history of representing high-profile clients, […]