A senior London police officer is accused of assaulting the same woman in Toronto and Ottawa over a three-month period, according to court documents.
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Oversight legislation making it easier for Queen's Park to take over school boards obscures key education funding issue, critics contend.
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Third man charged after London police dismantled a sophisticated fentanyl lab has been released on bail under house arrest-style conditions.
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A senior London police officer is facing charges after a three-month investigation into allegations related to an incident in Ottawa on the Family Day long weekend. Insp. Ryan Scrivens, 48, has been suspended with pay since February. On Wednesday, London police said Scrivens has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault. “The community […]
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London’s police chief credits targeted enforcement and community engagement for a nearly 50 per cent reduction in gun violence in the city.
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London police responded faster to calls last year after five years of steady increases the chief called “totally unacceptable,” new figures show.
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Ryan Gauss has been elected chairperson of London’s police board. Gauss, longtime chief of staff to London Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos, replaces Ali Chahbar, who resigned from the board this month, citing personal health reasons. Board member Nancy Branscombe nominated Gauss to become chairperson of the seven-member board that oversees policing in the city […]
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London police will receive $150,000 from the Ontario government to support victims of crime and improve the reporting of hate-motivated incidents, local MPP Rob Flack has announced. The funding, part of a broader provincial plan, will be also be used to establish a “dedicated hate-incident reporting platform,” according to a statement from Flack, MPP for […]
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A London police employee who a court found was sexually assaulted by an off-duty officer is suing the force for allegedly mishandling the case and not safeguarding details of the investigation from her co-workers. The woman, whose name was protected under a publication ban during the trial of Const. Eldin Omerovic three years ago, has […]
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Public safety has been declining in parts of London for years, the city’s police chief says.
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The London police board has consolidated two of the force’s top civilian positions and will hire a head hunting agency to help fill the newly created role.
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The first-ever London police chief’s gala raised more than $200,000 for a pair of local non-profits and will become an annual event, according to a new staff report.