Tag: woman
Neighbours stunned by woman’s slaying, decry violence in public housing
Neighbours at a London public housing apartment building are expressing grief over the death of a 62-year-old woman in what police say was the city’s third homicide of the year.
Man charged with second-degree murder in 62-year-old woman’s death
A 44-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in London’s third homicide of 2024 â one of two to occur this weekend. London police have said it was about midnight on Friday when officers were called to an apartment building near the Wharncliffe-Western roads intersection following reports of a medical emergency. Police say officers found […]
Vigil held for London teen killed two days after high school graduation
More than a dozen people held a vigil Saturday night to mourn an 18-year-old Londoner who graduated high school only two days before being killed, with grieving friends remembering him as a friendly and energetic young man. Abdul Hashim, known to his friends as âZeko,â died Friday night after he was stabbed in the parking […]
Police probe shuts down major London intersection after pedestrian struck
London police have launched an investigation after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near Victoria Hospital on Saturday afternoon. The collision happened at the intersection of Wellington and Commissioners roads shortly after 3 p.m., police said. A man was taken to hospital following the collision but the extent of his injuries was unknown Saturday, […]
London police probe two separate suspicious deaths
London police were on Saturday investigating two separate overnight deaths that have been deemed “suspicious,” but noted there was no ongoing threat to public safety. The first death happened Friday night, when police responded about 10 p.m. to reports of a disturbance in the area of Southdale Road East and Millbank Drive, east of White […]
Driver who struck Girl Guides addresses families: ‘Truly sorry’
A woman who was driving an SUV that struck a Girl Guides troop apologized to the families at her sentencing hearing Friday
London pair charged in U-Haul theft arrested again shortly after release
Two Londoners face charges after police say they arrested two suspects driving a stolen U-Haul full of stolen goods and then later arrested the same pair shortly after they were released from custody.
‘Perfect storm’ keeps woman who robbed gas bar with fake gun from prison
Typically, robbing a gas bar with a weapon, even if it is a fake one, earns a trip to prison.
Death of elderly Waterford woman ruled a homicide
Marlene Wilson, 90, was found dead inside of a home at 224 Mechanic St. in Waterford around 8:20 a.m. last Sunday.
City adds two firefighters, including department’s first woman
Two new firefighters have joined Owen Sound’s fire department. Bethany Pilkington, the city’s first female firefighter, and Kevin Aleinik, return the team to its full complement of 26 firefighters, maintaining the historical staffing levels of the department, the city said in a news release. Pilkington served most recently with the Orangeville Fire Service. Prior to […]