Man alleges Stratford police used excessive force in $3M lawsuit

Man alleges Stratford police used excessive force in $3M lawsuit
London Free Press
A Stratford man whose tooth was knocked out when he was arrested by Stratford police officers alleges they used excessive force and had no right to detain him, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Kyle Nicholson, 36, launched a $3-million lawsuit against the Stratford police board and five officers – four constables and one sergeant […]
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Friends speak out about London man killed in crash while fleeing police

London Free Press
The man killed in a crash while fleeing police north of London is being remembered as a loyal friend and loving brother.
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Police watchdog investigating senior’s deadly fall from London balcony

London Free Press
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 74-year-old man fell from an apartment balcony to his death on Thursday
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Woman suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by vehicle

London Free Press
A woman was fighting for her life in hospital after a vehicle struck her Monday night in London, police say. Emergency crews were called shortly after 8 p.m. to Huron and Adelaide streets in northeast London for a collision involving a pedestrian, police said Tuesday. The female pedestrian was taken
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Man, 21, charged after two truck driver struck by vehicle pulled from ditch

London Free Press
A 21-year-old London man is facing several charges after a tow truck driver in Huron County was injured when a vehicle removed from a ditch sped away. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames
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Police watchdog launches probe after driver, 35, killed in crash

London Free Press
Ontario's police watchdog is investigating a fatal crash north of London involving a vehicle officers had attempted to pull over, the provincewide agency said Friday.
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Police watchdog issues new details in crash that sent three to hospital

London Free Press
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) continues to probe a two-vehicle crash north of London over the weekend that sent three people to hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries.
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Two suffer life-threatening injuries in London-area crash

London Free Press
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing a two-car crash north of London late Saturday that sent three people to hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries. An officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 4, near Croydon Drive, in Arva, shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Middlesex OPP said in
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Watchdog clears London cop of hurting 911-berating man with handshake

London Free Press
Ontario’s police watchdog has dismissed a man’s claim a London police officer fractured his hand with an aggressive handshake after the man called 911 more than 30 times and berated dispatchers. Read More
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Woman wanted for weeks in attempted murder of OPP officer arrested

London Free Press
A woman wanted in the attempted murder of an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Seaforth has been arrested after more than a month on the lam. Read More
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Watchdog clears London cops in case of woman hurt trying to flee police

London Free Press
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared London police of any wrongdoing in the case of a woman who was injured while trying to escape from officers by sliding down a pipe from an apartment balcony. Read More
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