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ROBBERY 23-47873

SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE Robbery investigation  

LONDON, ON (May 26, 2023) – Members of the London Police Service Street Crime Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect male involved in a recent robbery in the south end of the city. 

On Thursday, May 25, 2023, shortly after midnight, a male was in the 800-block of Jalna Boulevard when a suspect male approached him, produced a firearm and demanded personal property. The suspect male removed property and identification...

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LPSB NAMES NEW DEPUTY CHIEF

Paul Bastien named next Deputy Chief of the London Police Service

LONDON, ON (May 25, 2023) – The London Police Services Board is pleased to announce the appointment of LPS Superintendent Paul Bastien as London’s next Deputy Chief of Police, effective May 28, 2023, following Deputy Chief Stu Betts’ resignation to become Peterborough’s Chief of Police in January, 2023.     

Deputy Chief Designate Bastien began his policing career in 1997, as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police posted to Prince...

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INDECENT ACTS 23-43797 44111

INDECENT ACT INVESTIGATIONS

LONDON, ON (May 15, 2023) – Members of the London Police Service are investigating after two separate women were approached by an unclothed unidentified male in the north end of the city over the weekend.

On May 13, 2023, at approximately 8 a.m., a woman was sitting on a park bench off Blackmaple Court when an unidentified male approached her. The man entered into a conversation with the woman and walked away. When the woman departed the area short time later, she came...

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POLICE WEEK 2023

CELEBRATING POLICE WEEK Building Bridges: Celebrating Police-Community Partnerships 

LONDON, ON (May 14, 2023) – The London Police Service is joining police services across Ontario in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of Ontario police services do to keep Ontarians safe and healthy. 

This year, Police Week runs from May 14 to 20, 2023. The theme for the week is “Building Bridges:...

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SUSPICIOUS FIRE 23-43392

SUSPICIOUS FIRE INVESTIGATION No injuries reported

LONDON, ON (May 12, 2023) – Members of the London Police Service Street Crime Unit are investigating a suspicious fire on Adelaide Street North.

On Friday, May 12, 2023, at approximately 5:20 a.m., emergency crews responded to a building in the 1000-block of Adelaide Street North in relation to reports of a fire.

Members of the London Fire Department attended and extinguished the fire.

There were no reported injuries.

The fire was deemed suspicious in...

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