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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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FIRE INVESTIGATION 23-43306

FIRE INVESTIGATION

LONDON, ON (May 12, 2023) – Members of the London Police Service Street Crime Unit are investigating after a fire was reported on Whitney Street last night.

On Thursday, May 11, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to a residential building in the 1800-block of Whitney Street in relation to reports of a fire.

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

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and police remain on scene...

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HIT & RUN INVESTIGATION 22-88891

FATAL HIT-AND-RUN
Investigation ongoing

UPDATE # 8 – LONDON, ON (September 18, 2023) – Today is one-year since the fatal hit and run on Hamilton Road.

On September 18th, 2022, at approximately 4:40 a.m., a 2-door blue sedan was travelling eastbound on Hamilton Road in the curb lane approaching Inkerman Street, when it struck cyclist Jibin Cheruvilputhenpurayil Benoy.

Police are re-releasing video surveillance footage in hopes of identifying the suspect vehicle and driver.

The vehicle is described as...

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CHECK WELFARE 23-41993

SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE Check welfare investigation 

UPDATE #1 (May 8, 2023) – Police have concluded their investigation into this incident.

Due to the nature of the report, a large police presence was deployed for several hours to conduct a thorough search of the area and investigate further. The search and initial investigation are complete, and no evidence was discovered to indicate any incident occurred as initially described.

Police will continue to investigate any further information,...

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