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WATER SEARCH 21-120399

ONGOING WATER SEARCH CONCLUDED Search efforts completed

UPDATE #2 – LONDON, ON (November 30, 2021) – On Saturday, November 27 at approximately 8:20 a.m., London Police received reports of a male who had entered the Thames River in the area of Wharncliffe Road South and Oxford Street. Officers attended the area, and witnessed an individual submerged in the water. Rescue efforts were immediately started. Sadly, after an extensive three-day search involving members of the London Police Service,...

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ROBBERY 21-119242

REPLICA GUN AND STOLEN PROPERTY SEIZED London woman facing charges 

LONDON, ON (November 24, 2021) – A London woman is facing weapons-related charges after an armed robbery in a south-end shopping mall yesterday evening in the 1100-block of Wellington Road. 

At approximately 7:30 p.m., on November 23, 2021, an employee of a store inside the shopping mall observed a woman select a number of items and try to leave the store without making any attempt to pay for them. 

A mall security...

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AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 21-119187

LONDON MAN FACING CHARGES Aggravated assault investigation

LONDON, ON (November 24, 2021) – A London man is in custody in relation to a serious assault investigation.

On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at approximately 5 p.m., a 50-year-old London man was walking in the 400-block of York Street when he was approached by a male acquaintance.

The two men entered into an argument. The suspect male was in possession of a baseball bat and a sharp object at the time of the reported incident.

The victim...

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2022 LPS CANINE CALENDAR

2022 LPS CANINE CALENDAR All profits go to the Easter Seals Camp Woodeden

LONDON, ON (November 23, 2021) – The London Police Service Canine Unit is proud to announce the launch of sales for the 2022 LPS Canine Calendar, in celebration of their upcoming 50th anniversary.

The 12-month calendar boasts our current Canine team, and their furry colleagues, along with photos and a historical snapshot from our proud past.

The LPS Canine Unit was introduced in February of 1972, and began patrol in...

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SUSPICIOUS FIRES 21-118584

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE FIRES Investigations ongoing             

LONDON, ON (November 22, 2021) – Members of the London Police Service Street Crime Unit are investigating six (6) suspicious fires reported between November 6 – November 22, 2021, in the same general area of the city.

Fires were reported on Price Street, Trafalgar Street, Dakin Street, Egerton Street, and Hamilton Road. Two of the reported incidents took place at the same location on Hamilton Road,...

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