From My Bottom Step

Police Release – Drug Trafficing

Members of the London Police Service Guns and Drugs Section commenced an investigation in October 2008 involving the trafficking of drugs. As a result of that investigation on Tuesday December 30 2008 members of the London Police Service Guns and Drugs Section arrested a male and two females. Three search warrants were executed to residences on Dalhousie Crescent, Thornley Street and to the Forest City Pharmacy located at 9-100 Belmont Drive. Police seized a 2002 Toyota Highlander, a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier, a 2007 Pontiac G5, a small quantity of Canadian currency and a small quantity of oxycodone and marihuana. Continue Reading

Police Release – Robbery Attempt

On Tuesday December 30 2008 at 11:15 pm a lone male entered a residence on Mornington Avenue. The suspect brandished a weapon and demanded property from the 21 and 20 year old male occupants. A struggle ensued between the suspect and the occupants and the suspect fled from the residence without obtaining anything. The occupants received non life threatening injuries during the struggle. Police were called and are looking for … Continue Reading

In The News – 2008/12/31

Breaking news. Local, regional, national, and international. London, Ontario, Canada, and the world. Whatever catches my attention and interests me. Updated throughout the day!

Disclaimer: I regret that I can only ensure the validity of these links at the time that the articles are published. The (unscrupulous?) practise of some media outlets to subsequently redirect links to advertisements is completely … Continue Reading

Ontario BookCrossing Leader Board – 2008/12

The leading BookCrossing cities in Ontario, ranked according to membership: Continue Reading

Canoeist Should be Billed

One of yesterday’s LFP stories (”Canoeist Rescued…”; London Free Press; 008/12/29) described the rescue of an Ingersoll man from the frigid waters of the Thames River “just east of Dorchester…past the Putnam bridge.”

Because the man had a cellphone on his person and called his wife, public assistance was not too long in arriving. London firefighters were amoung those who responded and picked him up “using a zodiac with … Continue Reading

In The News – 2008/12/30

Breaking news. Local, regional, national, and international. London, Ontario, Canada, and the world. Whatever catches my attention and interests me. Updated throughout the day!

Disclaimer: I regret that I can only ensure the validity of these links at the time that the articles are published. The (unscrupulous?) practise of some media outlets to subsequently redirect links to advertisements is completely … Continue Reading

BookCrossing Release #114

Title:
Eye of the Storm

Location:
LTC #24; London, Ontario

Time:
05:00 p.m.

To learn more, click here.

Early in 1991, while the Gulf war is in full bloom, operatives of Saddam Hussein hire legendary terrorist Sean Dillon to take the war to the enemy. A master of disguise and … Continue Reading

Police Release – Hitchhiker Robbed

On Sunday December 28 2008 at approximately 2 am a 33 year old male accepted a ride from two unknown males and a female after leaving an establishment on Huron Street. They drove to the area of Wonderland Road near MacMaster Drive where they stopped and the female exited the vehicle. The two unknown males proceeded pull the 33 year old male from the vehicle and assault him. The suspects … Continue Reading

Police Release – Kangaroo Robbery

On Saturday December 27 2008 at 7:30 pm two males approached a 16 year old male inside of the Kangeroo Variety Store located at 342 Richmond Street. One of suspects brandished a knife and demanded money from the victim. The suspects obtained a quantity of cash and fled on foot. The victim was not injured. Police were called and located and arrested the suspects in the area.

Rourke Desmanche 19 … Continue Reading

In The News – 2008/12/29

Breaking news. Local, regional, national, and international. London, Ontario, Canada, and the world. Whatever catches my attention and interests me. Updated throughout the day!

Disclaimer: I regret that I can only ensure the validity of these links at the time that the articles are published. The (unscrupulous?) practise of some media outlets to subsequently redirect links to advertisements is completely … Continue Reading