Witness recalls aftermath of discovery of body at Lake Erie beach

London Free Press
A body was found along the shoreline in the Lake Erie beach community of Port Bruce, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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Mother of missing London student stuck in ‘bad dream’

London Free Press
There’s no new year for the mother of a missing Fanshawe College student, who vanished a month ago in Central Elgin.
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Driver dies, cattle injured in crash near Clinton: OPP

London Free Press
A 29-year-old from West Elgin faces seven charges after an incident resulted in a shelter-in-place advisory overnight in the town southeast of St. Thomas.
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Highway 401 robbery suspects impersonated police: OPP

London Free Press
Two suspects who impersonated police officers pulled over a driver on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent and stole their vehicle, Elgin OPP say. The driver was stopped at about 9 p.m. on Christmas Day in the eastbound lanes of the 401 near Tilbury by two vehicles, one with flashing red and
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Missing Fanshawe student’s ‘devastated’ mom haunted by possibilities

London Free Press
The mother of a missing Fanshawe College student says she’s haunted by possible reasons why her daughter disappeared more than 10 days ago. Nidhua Muktadir, 19, reported missing Dec. 4, was last seen the day before on Hawk Cliff Road in Central Elgin, about five kilometres northeast of Port Stanley
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Pedestrian struck by vehicle, suffers life-threatening injuries: London police

London Free Press
A man was in hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday following a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, London police say. It was about about 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday when London police say officers were called to Oxford Street East and First Street after the collision. An adult man was
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Duo charged after store-theft suspects try to run from London police

London Free Press
A London man and woman are both charged after city police say they arrested a pair of suspects who tried to run from officers investigating a theft at an east-end business.
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OPP seek driver after rollover crash that flattened vehicle

London Free Press
Romayne Smith Fullerton was walking her dog with a friend in a wildlife preserve southwest of St. Thomas Tuesday morning when she heard an “enormous thump.”
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Driver of concrete truck injured in crash that toppled vehicle: OPP

London Free Press
The driver of a concrete truck was taken to hospital after the vehicle was knocked on its side in a crash east of Aylmer, Elgin County OPP said.
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Man charged in violent 2022 home invasion near St. Thomas

London Free Press
A collection of police reports from across Southwestern Ontario Cambridge man charged in violent 2022 home invasion A 20-year-old Cambridge man faces several charges after a violent home invasion southwest of St. Thomas nearly two years ago. Elgin OPP responded to a reported assault at a Fingal Line home in
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Loved ones speak out on third anniversary of businessman's unsolved slaying

London Free Press
Three years after a 45-year-old man was killed in a rural home southwest of London, the son who was shot but survived the attack is breaking his silence as police push for help solving the homicide.
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Two multi-vehicle crashes on Highway 401 as winter blast hits region

London Free Press
Stretches of Highway 401 west of London were closed Friday as police investigated several crashes, including two multi-vehicle collisions within an hour of each other. Seven vehicles, including four transport trucks, collided at about 10:55 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near kilometre marker 125 in Chatham-Kent. Seven
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