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STATEMENT FROM CHIEF WILLIAMS

STATEMENT FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE
In relation to Pride celebrations 

LONDON, ON (July 18, 2022) – This weekend at an event meant to celebrate our LGBT2QIA+ community, a disturbance occurred involving individuals not participating in the festivities, leading to criminal charges against one man. The investigation into this disturbance and those involved is ongoing. We continue to appeal to anyone with any information or video of the incident to please reach out if they have not...

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ARSON INVESTIGATION
Investigation ongoing

LONDON, ON (July 18, 2022) – On Sunday July 17, 2022, at approximately 9:00 p.m., emergency crews responded to a working fire at a building located in the area of Weston Street and Fairview Avenue.

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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DOWNTOWN WEAPONS INVESTIGATION Female arrested, male charged by way of warrant of arrest 

UPDATE – LONDON, ON (July 15, 2022) – Investigators have identified two suspects in relation to a weapons investigating dating back to May 27, 2022.

As a result of the investigation, the following charges have been laid:

Ahmed Abdalla Hashim, 19, of Toronto, has not been located, and as such, has been charged by way of warrant of arrest, with the following offences:

• Pointing a firearm;
• Discharge firearm with...

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ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
Photos of suspects and vehicle

UPDATE – LONDON, ON (July 15, 2022) – Police continue to investigate an armed robbery that took place in the 2400-block of Main Street, in Lambeth, on Monday, July 11, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m. 

Further investigation of the matter has led investigators to determine that four suspects attended the jewelry store location.  Two of the suspects entered the store, one in possession of a hammer and the other in possession of a...

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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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