Tag: Windsor police
Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
Vehicle strikes building, gas leak leads to power shutdown: Fire officials
A vehicle struck a building and caused a natural gas leak that led to power shutdowns near downtown London early Wednesday. The incident began at about 4:20 a.m. in the 400 block of Ridout Street North, officials the London Fire Department said in a statement posted to social media. Power was shut down because of […]
Woman, 26, charged after reports of possible drunk driver on Hwy. 401
A St. Thomas woman faces multiple charges after reports of a possible impaired driver on Highway 401 led to an arrest in London, provincial police say. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on the westbound 401 lanes in Thames Centre, east of the city, shortly before 4 p.m. […]
London magic mushroom shop still open after chain claims to shut 30 locations
An illegal magic mushroom dispensary in London remains open weeks after the chain claimed it was shuttering all of its Ontario stores, citing repeated police raids.
Bah humbug! Police searching for Christmas decoration thief
St. Thomas police are looking for a local Grinch after a suspect stole holiday decorations from two homes this week.
Person forced into vehicle, assaulted, driven against their will: Police
A Tillsonburg resident is facing multiple charges after a person was forced into a vehicle, assaulted and driven against their will in St. Thomas, police say. According to a St. Thomas police news release, a 911 call was received just after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday regarding an individual forced into a vehicle and assaulted. Through […]
24-year-old killed in crash involving car, flatbed truck
A 24-year-old Oxford County resident was killed Sunday when a car and a flatbed truck collided in Zorra Township. The crash occurred on Oxford County Road 68, formerly called Highway 2, between Lines 29 and 31, east of Thamesford, at about 6 p.m., Oxford OPP said. The driver of the car, a 24-year-old whom police […]
Two people dead after collision north of Stratford: Police
STRATFORD â Two people died following a multi-vehicle crash near the community of Millbank, northeast of Stratford, on Wednesday afternoon. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police, paramedics and the Perth East Fire Department responded just before 3:30 p.m. on Perth Road 121, at the intersection of Line 67, after a passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle collided. […]
Pumpkins dropped from overpasses onto highways, striking big rigs: OPP
It’s a dangerous twist on an old form of Halloween mischief.
Thief drives off in vehicle waiting to be serviced: Police
A vehicle that had been left by its owner for service was stolen by a thief who squealed the tires as they drove off, St. Thomas police say.