Craig Allan’s explanation about what he knew about the death of London musician Daniel Fawcett “did not make sense.” But, the judge said, the key Crown witness, “is an accomplished liar.” In the final analysis, Superior Court Justice Patricia Moore didn’t believe either Allan, 50, or the associate who was with him in the early […]
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A London man charged in a shooting has been freed on bail despite getting slapped with additional drug charges while behind bars, court records show.
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Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police Const. Sean O’Rourke has been found not guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a man on Highway 401 in July 2021.
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Three teens are facing charges after an argument escalated into an assault and armed robbery of two people in London’s north end
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A Tuesday night graduation ceremony at South Collegiate Institute in London "abruptly ended" when lightning struck the stately old high school in the city's Old South neighbourhood.
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A London man charged in an armed carjacking faced previous charges following a police pursuit in St. Thomas two years ago, according to court records.
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A man is charged after London police say a nine-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while out for a bike ride.
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Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
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London police are asking the public for help after a sex-trade worker alleges she was sexually assaulted by a man armed with a handgun. A man in a vehicle approached a sex worker some time between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday in the 100-block of Rectory Street, north of Hamilton Road, where the woman […]
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A 30-year-old man is charged after London police say a 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the city's south end on Thursday evening.
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Proposed Ontario legislation that would give the province more oversight of school boards includes a mandate to put police back in schools
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Woodstock’s embattled former mayor has notched a second mistrial in his long and complicated journey through the criminal justice system.