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KIDNAPPING 22-63676

KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION
Victim located safe   

LONDON, ON (July 12, 2022) – Members of the LPS Major Crime Section are investigating the kidnapping of an adult male that took place over the weekend.

On Sunday, July 10, 2022, the London Police Service responded to a break and enter in progress in the east end of the city.

While investigating the break and enter, information was received that an adult male resident of the home was located east of the city, and that he may have been...

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WEAPONS 22-61831

WEAPONS INVESTIGATION
Knife seized, London man charged

LONDON, ON (July 7, 2022) – A London man is facing charges in relation to a weapons investigation in the east end of the city on Tuesday.

At approximately 9:35 a.m., on July 5, 2022, a man was inside a restaurant in the 300-block of Clarke Road, when he approached an employee and produced a knife. The suspect made threats towards a female victim and proceeded to exit the restaurant. Police were contacted.

At approximately 9:40 a.m., officers...

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MOTIONS RELATED TO FEMICIDE AND HATE CRIME

MOTIONS RELATED TO FEMICIDE AND HATE CRIME
Letter from LPSB Chair, Susan Toth

LONDON, ON (July 5, 2022) – At the June 16, 2022 meeting of the London Police Services Board, three motions were passed regarding femicide and hate crime against women.  Addressing male violence against women is a priority of our Board. One woman or girl is murdered in Canada every 36 hours.  A disproportionate number of these women and girls are Indigenous.

The Board is committed to addressing these issues...

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SUSPICIOUS APARTMENT FIRE 22-61395

SUSPICIOUS APARTMENT FIRE
Investigation ongoing 

LONDON, ON (July 4, 2022) – On Monday, July 4, 2022, at approximately 7 a.m., emergency crews responded to a working fire at an apartment building on Fiddlers Green Road.

The London Fire Department attended and extinguished the fire.

The fire was deemed to be suspicious in nature and the investigation was assigned to members of the LPS Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the London Fire Department and Office of the Fire Marshal.

There...

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SUSPICIOUS FIRE 22-61377

SUSPICIOUS FIRE
Investigation ongoing 

LONDON, ON (July 4, 2022) – On Monday, July 4, 2022, at approximately 5 a.m., emergency crews responded to a working fire at an empty building in the 400-block of Wharncliffe Road South.

The London Fire Department attended and extinguished the fire.

The fire was deemed to be suspicious in nature and the investigation was assigned to members of the LPS Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the London Fire Department.

There were no reported injuries.

The...

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