24 h. ago Watchdog closes probe into police officer's actions during tense standoff

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared an OPP tactical officer who fired a less-lethal weapon at a knife-wielding man during a standoff at a Seaforth home four months ago. Ontario Provincial Police were called on Dec. 20 around 3:30 p.m. to a domestic disturbance at a Seaforth home where a resident asked police to remove a […]

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44 h. ago One person seriously injured in east London house fire: Police

A house fire Thursday afternoon in east London left one person with serious injuries and forced residents to vacate neighbouring homes, London police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the fire in a home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, where paramedics took one person to hospital with […]

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44 h. ago Injured woman found on front lawn at house fire: Platoon chief

London firefighters found an injured woman outside a burning home when they arrived at a house fire in east London on Thursday afternoon, a platoon chief said. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to a “fully involved structure fire” at the home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, said Colin […]

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48 h. ago Watchdog clears London police in senior's fatal balcony plunge

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared London police of wrongdoing in the death of a senior who jumped from the balcony of his apartment six days before Christmas. Two police officers were sent to an apartment building near Southdale Road and Pomeroy Lane in southwest London on Dec. 19 shortly after 1 p.m. to apprehend a […]

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2 d. ago Knife pointed at homeowner after clash with suspect in porch theft

A knife was pointed at a London resident who confronted a suspect after witnessing the theft of a package from the porch of their east-end home, police say. It was Monday when London police say a person was spotted stealing an item that had been left outside a home on Victoria Drive, a residential street […]

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4 d. ago Accused told police she didn't kill drug dealer, points finger at three men

Ashley Bourget said she’d had enough. “I’m done with this because I told you now what happened 100 times and I’m fed up so I’m going to go. If you need me you know where I live,” she said as she stood up to leave the London police interview room. “Now I look like a […]

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6 d. ago Man suffers serious injuries in weekend shooting: London police

London police were investigating a shooting that left a man with serious injuries. Officers were notified a man had arrived at a local hospital with a serious but non-life-threatening gunshot wound shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. The investigation is in its early stages, police say, and investigators are asking anyone who may have information […]

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7 d. ago Woman, 24, dead after crash that led to wild police chase across region

A 24-year-old woman is dead, and two men are in custody, after a crash in a First Nations community southwest of London that resulted in a multi-county flight from police involving several stolen vehicles. Police were called to a crash on Jubilee Road, near Dodem Way, in Muncee-Delaware Nation at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Middlesex […]

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7 d. ago Mother of newborn baby left on London doorstep located: Police

The mother of a newborn baby boy left on the front porch of a London home has been identified and located, London police said Friday evening

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9 d. ago Newborn baby left on doorstep of home in London, Ont.: police

Police in London, Ont. are looking for the mother of a newborn baby which was left on someone’s doorstep just north of the downtown core of the city on Wednesday afternoon.

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9 d. ago Police seek public's help after newborn baby left on porch of London home

Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found on a London porch. The baby was left at a home near the intersection of Sterling Street and Oxford Street East, police say. That area is in east London, between Adelaide Street and Quebec Street. It was about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday when London police say […]

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9 d. ago London woman details discovery of abandoned baby on her doorstep

Bria Vanier opened the door to see two police officers standing on the porch beside a newborn baby boy wrapped in a blanket.

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1 week ago Police in Ontario city taking ‘different course’ to tackle public drug use

The London Police Service is launching a new strategy to address open-air drug use, pairing up with mental health experts and nurses to patrol and support community.

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1 week ago London's police chief reveals plan to tackle public drug use

Public safety has been declining in parts of London for years, and businesses and residents in the most-affected areas have long argued drug use is to blame, the city’s police chief says.

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1 week ago Man rescued from burning vehicle by police charged with arson

A man rescued from a burning vehicle by London police officers early Tuesday was later charged with arson, London police said. Emergency crews responded at about 2 a.m. to a vehicle on fire in the area of York and Maitland streets, police said. Police officers spoke to a woman at the scene who told them […]

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1 week ago Man pulled from burning vehicle by police charged with arson

A man rescued from a burning vehicle at an auto dealership by officers early Tuesday was charged later with arson, London police said.

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1 week ago Stolen car crashed after driving through school yard as kids played: Police

A London man is charged after police say a stolen vehicle was driven through a school yard while children were playing nearby.

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1 week ago One arrested after propane tanks explode in London homeless camp fire

One person has been arrested following a homeless encampment fire that was deemed an act of arson, London police say.

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2 w. ago Five people charged, two firearms seized in GTA human trafficking probe

Five people face charges and two firearms were seized as a result of a human trafficking investigation dubbed Project Aserale. Durham Regional Police say London Police started an investigation in 2023 that involved a male suspect in Pickering – and Durham cops took over the probe in 2024. As part of the investigation, officers executed […]

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2 w. ago U.K. police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, sexual assault

LONDON — British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Brand, 50, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual […]

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