Tag: Thai Truong
London police crackdown on open drug use panned: ‘Could see more deaths’
The London police chief’s plan to arrest people using drugs in public is impractical and could cause more deaths, outreach workers warn
London police chief vows crackdown on open drug use: ‘Lot of concern’
Londonâs police chief will roll out a new approach to tackle open drug use in the city, saying heâs heard community concern about the escalating problem. Chief Thai Truong told the police board Wednesday heâs working on a range of measures, including arresting people caught doing illicit drugs in public, as part of his strategy […]
Brother mourns slain London woman as memorial unveiled: ‘I loved my sister’
The grieving brother of slain London woman Cheryl Sheldon says he wishes he could have done something to prevent her death.
Ceremony set to honour London homicide victim: ‘Tribute to Cheryl’
Londonâs police chief and local politicians will attend a ceremony honouring a London woman who was the alleged victim of femicide.
Queen’s Park expands constable training program at Aylmer police college
A training program for new police recruits is expanding to help forces deal with staff shortages and recruitment challenges, Ontarioâs solicitor general says.
Police chief briefs city councillors but budget questions off-limits
London’s police chief called for patience from the public and was asked by one city councillor what police will do to make people feel safer downtown and in Old East Village when he spoke Tuesday at city hall. Chief Thai Truong gave a presentation to city councillors at a meeting of council’s strategic priorities and […]
SIMS: If London isn’t Ontario’s capital for taxpayer frustration, it should be
I did a quick review of the slick Power-Point presentation made for London police that we taxpayers paid for to help persuade taxpayers to pay a lot more taxes. It sure is pretty. Part of an overall communication package called âA Safer City,â there are lots of colourful graphs, fancy typeset and dire warnings that […]
London police chief cites progress in first seven months of 2024
London police are responding to calls more quickly, nearly holding the line on traffic tickets and having more community meetings and violent crime is dropping in the city, Chief Thai Truong says. Those were just some of the statistics Truong, who pledged to make London safer when he became the cityâs top cop in June […]