Bush bash homicide trial resumes with one defendant, not two

London Free Press
The bush party homicide trial continued Thursday, but with only one, not two, defendants.
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Man charged in public housing shooting lives in building, court documents show

London Free Press
A man charged in a shooting at a London public housing building is a resident at the high-rise and had been charged two months earlier with weapons offences in Aylmer, according to court records.
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Five Londoners charged in crackdown on Hamilton street gang

London Free Press
Five Londoners are among two dozen people charged amid a crackdown on a Hamilton street gang linked to shootings across southern Ontario, police say.
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Boyfriend of slain London nurse granted bail on gun, drug charges

London Free Press
The boyfriend of a London nurse who was gunned down in the couple’s driveway two years ago was granted bail Monday following his latest arrest on gun and drug charges.
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Drug dealer sent to prison as judge laments ‘soul-destroying’ fentanyl

London Free Press
A drug dealer with a years-long record of relatively small crimes found that trafficking in fentanyl was a “whole new ballgame,” according to a judge.
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Dyer: South Korea could supply Ukraine, but would they?

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London Free Press

The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will “end sooner,” but he didn’t say it

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Southwestern Ontario man among five alleged bikers charged

London Free Press
Five alleged members of the Hells Angels and their support club face charges after police seized a cache of weapons as part of a robbery investigation in Southwestern Ontario.
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Accused told investigator he heard ‘pop’ at bush party and then ran

London Free Press
London police Det. Jim MacLachlan looked across the desk at Carlos Guerra Guerra and asked if he wanted to try to explain what happened in the bush again. The officer had been interviewing Guerra Guerra for more than an hour after going to his mother’s home with two search warrants
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London man found guilty of weapons charge in clash with Pride attendees

London Free Press
A London man who engaged in a “sword fight” with a Canadian flag during a Pride event has been found guilty of a weapons offence, but was acquitted on a second charge Friday.
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Man charged after axe-wielding incident outside elementary school

London Free Press
“Quick response by patrol officers results in a male being arrested for wielding an axe near a public school. No concerns for public safety,” police posted on social media on Feb. 6 with a photo of what appears to be a small axe or a hatchet with a blue, orange
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Sawed-off shotguns surface in three London cases within one week

London Free Press
Police allege three men charged this week in a shooting from nearly a year ago were armed with a sawed-off shotgun and wearing masks, according to court documents. Read More
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Conditional sentence for teen who stabbed two bullies near high school

London Free Press
A teenager charged in a double stabbing near a north London high school last year was bullied, beat up and forced to beg for mercy from two teens prior to the attack, his lawyer says. Read More
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