Two Oxford County residents lose $240K in scams: OPP

Two Oxford County residents lose $240K in scams: OPP
London Free Press
Oxford OPP are reminding the public that legitimate businesses and the government will not ask for payment with bitcoin or payment cards after two residents were defrauded of $240,000 in separate scams. Police said they were notified Monday that a resident of Zorra Township is out more than $200,000 after falling for a bitcoin scam, […]
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Police cite fog in crash that caused life-threatening injuries

London Free Press
One person suffered injuries that police described as life-threatening in a three-vehicle crash amid dense fog in rural Oxford County on Monday morning.
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London resident killed in two-vehicle crash: Ontario Provincial Police

London Free Press
A London resident was killed and another person was injured in a crash west of Woodstock. Emergency crews were called Tuesday at about 11:10 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 in Zorra Township. Investigators determined two vehicles collided between 31st and 33rd Line, where one driver was taken
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Small towns brace for big jump in police costs: ‘Nothing you can do’

London Free Press
After abrupt increases to the Ontario Provincial Police budgets, area communities are among Ontario municipalities forced to rethink their 2025 spending plans. Here’s a look at how some governments in the region are affected by jacked-up police costs. ZORRA TOWNSHIP Prior to the OPP announcement it was raising costs to
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Man faces multiple charges, including spousal assault, after crash: OPP

London Free Press
A Middlesex County man faces nine charges, including spousal assault, after a crash sent two people to hospital, provincial police say. Two people in a vehicle that collided with a second vehicle on Ilderton Road in Middlesex Centre at about 6 p.m. on Nov. 7 were taken to hospital with
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24-year-old killed in crash involving car, flatbed truck

London Free Press
A 24-year-old Oxford County resident was killed Sunday when a car and a flatbed truck collided in Zorra Township. The crash occurred on Oxford County Road 68, formerly called Highway 2, between Lines 29 and 31, east of Thamesford, at about 6 p.m., Oxford OPP said. The driver of the
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Retirements spur overhaul at local municipality: 'Generational change'

London Free Press
A small, rural township about 20 kilometres east of London isn’t afraid of innovation as it begins major organizational changes in the coming months. Read More
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Zorra proposes building co-operation between library, school board, municipality

London Free Press
A far-reaching plan to build several large construction projects including a school and recreation complex in Zorra Township will have to overcome several significant hurdles before it gets approval. Read More
Oxford County, Zorra Township
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