Tag: woman
Man arrested in stolen vehicle charged with string of thefts
Two people face charges after a string of break-ins across London through late summer and early fall. A 45-year-old London man faces five counts of breaking and entering and theft, two counts of vehicle theft, and a charge of possession of property obtained by crime valued at less than $5,000. A 37-year-old London woman is […]
Ex-London police officer dating up to five women a week: Witness
The one uncontested fact to come out of Will Stephensâ sexual abuse trial is he had a messy, complicated and sordid personal life. One of the three complainants at his Ontario Court of Justice trial agreed with Stephensâ defence lawyer, Cassandra DeMelo, on Wednesday that Stephens, a former London police officer, told her he was […]
Judge on violent attack: ‘Even a drug dealer has to be protected in society’
Does a drug dealer immersed in a dangerous subculture of violence deserve the same justice as a non-criminal?
Family of murder-suicide victim seeks $5M from alleged killer’s estate
The family of a woman who local police say was fatally injured by her partner in a murder-suicide is suing the alleged killer’s estate. The parents and son of Tanya Wiebe, whose January death at a Sparta-area home was deemed a homicide by the Ontario Provincial Police, have launched a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $5 […]
As ex-mayor’s second trial nears end, first one may be called into question
While the former mayor of Woodstockâs second sexual assault trial moved closer to the finish line, there is a chance his first trial, at which he was convicted, could return to the starting blocks. Trevor Birtch, 49, is supposed to be sentenced on Nov. 18 after Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie convicted him in August, […]