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Two more people charged in 19-year-old’s deadly drug overdose

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Article content Two additional people have now been charged in connection with the overdose death of a 19-year-old in Huron County, Ontario Provincial Police say. According to Huron OPP, a 29-year-old Waterloo man is charged with two counts of drug trafficking, relating to opioids and cocaine, while

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St. Thomas police investigating assaults at high schools

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Article content St. Thomas police are investigating a pair of assaults at two different high schools. A principal at a high school called police on Tuesday to report an in-class assault that resulted in the victim requiring medical attention, police say. Article content Later that day, a

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E-bikes added to South Bruce OPP fleet as part of pilot project

South Bruce OPP recently added two pedal-assisted bicycles to its fleet. “The acquisition of these e-bikes will significantly improve our officers’ abilities in patrolling trails, beachfronts, neighbourhoods and the downtown core,” said Detachment Commander Keegan Wilcox in a news release. “The increased visibility of these patrols will coincide with the influx of the population from […]

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Romance scams: How they start, what can happen, how to avoid them

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Reporter Noah Brennan breaks down what you need to know about romance rip-offs. Published May 16, 2024  •  3 minute read Romance fraud, scam or deceit with smartphone. (Getty Images) Article content Ontario Provincial Police say they’re investigating a reported romance

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Dog dies in SoHo house fire, second dog rescued by London firefighters

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Article content A dog died and a second dog was rescued by firefighters in a fire Wednesday afternoon in the SoHo neighbourhood, the London fire department says. Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire with heavy smoke at 275 William St. just after 1 p.m., the

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Police take unique step, publicly rule couple’s deaths were murder-suicide

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News An Elgin County man fatally shot his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself, Ontario Provincial Police have announced three months after the deaths. Published May 15, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  2 minute read Friends and Elgin OPP

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‘At an end’: Court puts stop to legal fight over officer’s conviction

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Published May 14, 2024  •  Last updated 7 minutes ago  •  4 minute read Debra Chrisjohn died in police custody on Sept. 7, 2016. (Facebook) Article content The reasons why a London police officer’s second pitch to overturn a conviction in the death

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London-area resident loses more than $2M in romance scam: OPP

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Article content A London-area resident lost more than $2 million over four years in a romance scam, Elgin OPP said. A resident of Malahide Township, a rural municipality southeast of London, contacted police on May 7 and said they met an individual on an online dating platform

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Man faces multiple charges after child exploitation probe: Court records

SARNIA – Court records have shed light on a Lambton County resident swept up in a massive, joint police force child exploitation probe. The OPP announced this week 64 people, including eight from Southwestern Ontario, face nearly 350 charges linked to Project Aquatic, a provincewide crackdown on

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Owner injured, suspect arrested in Kincardine jewelry store robbery

A Saugeen First Nation resident is facing multiple charges after a robbery at a Kincardine jewelry store early Saturday morning. Just before 6 a.m., South Bruce OPP received a report of a robbery. Officers arrived to find that the business owner had been injured and a suspect was arrested at the scene, it said in […]