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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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SUSPICIOUS FIRE 22-57487

SUSPICIOUS FIRE
Investigation ongoing 

LONDON, ON (June 24, 2022) – On Thursday, June 23, 2022, at approximately 4:50 p.m., emergency crews responded to a working fire at a residence on Blackfriars Street.

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 the Office of the Fire Marshal.

There were...

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GRANDPARENT SCAM 22-56113

GRANDPARENT SCAM
Financial Crime Unit investigating  

UPDATE- LONDON, ON (June 30, 2022) – Members of the London Police Service Financial Crime Unit have received at least five additional complaints referred to as the ‘grandparents scam’.

Police continue to look to speak to an individual who may have information in relation to these investigations. (An additional photo of this individual has been added below).

LONDON, ON (June 22, 2022) – Members of the London Police Service...

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