Suspicious fire at Western University forces exams to be moved

Suspicious fire at Western University forces exams to be moved
London Free Press
A major academic building at Western University is closed while London police investigate a suspicious fire that has forced the university to move some exams. London firefighters responded at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the Social Sciences Centre. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze but damage was significant and fire investigators were called in, the department said […]
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Missing teen found dead, no foul play suspected: OPP

Missing teen found dead, no foul play suspected: OPP
London Free Press
A Southwestern Ontario teen reported missing from a high school last week has been found dead, provincial police say.
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ATM scams cost 95-year-old, two other seniors thousands: OPP

ATM scams cost 95-year-old, two other seniors thousands: OPP
London Free Press
Provincial police are probing three Huron County ATM scams that cost seniors thousands of dollars. 
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Snowmobiler dies following crash on Huron County farm: OPP

Snowmobiler dies following crash on Huron County farm: OPP
London Free Press
A 58-year-old from Bluewater is dead after a snowmobile crashed in a farm field north of Exeter, Huron OPP said. The crash happened Wednesday before 4 p.m. near Mill Road west of Brucefield, police said. The snowmobile and its operator were found in a farm field south of Mill Road. Paramedics took the person to […]
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Business out $10K after employee falls for Bitcoin scam

London Free Press
A retail business in Exeter is out almost $10,000 after an employee fell for a Bitcoin scam, Huron OPP said. The employee of the business that wasn’t identified by police received a text message on their phone that appeared to be from their supervisor, police said Thursday. The message instructed the employee to collect all […]
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Business out $10K after employee falls for Bitcoin scam

London Free Press
Police urge anyone who is a victim of fraud to report it to the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.  Read More
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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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Southwestern Ontario senior loses $6,500 in grandparent scam

London Free Press
Provincial police are warning the public to be vigilant after a Huron County resident was defrauded out of $6,500 in the grandparent scam.
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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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Person suffers serious injuries in London crash involving pedestrian: Police

London Free Press
Two men from South Huron are charged after police seized almost $4,000 worth of illegal drugs and an imitation firearm.
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Both drivers in deadly crash face impaired, drug charges

London Free Press
Not just one, but both drivers involved in a deadly collision last fall have been charged with impaired driving – a rare and "disturbing" twist to the crash, says the head of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada.
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Police Report: Suspect in indecent act sought; another encampment fire

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