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Illegal guns have no place in our communities.
Crime Stoppers Guns for Cash project started in the fall of 2007 and is being run to assist “Project Disarm” and other officers to get guns off the streets of London. This is being done concurrent to the Federal Government amnesty on long guns which runs until the middle of May 2008.
If you have a firearm that you want to submit for destruction, call your local police service for instructions.
Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service is currently investigating a home invasion that occurred at a Hull Road apartment in Strathroy at 9:15 pm on March 9th, 2008.
Two males forced their way into the apartment. One was armed with a handgun and the other was carrying a wooden baseball bat. Once inside the apartment the suspects forced the lone female occupant to sit on the couch by pointing a gun in her face. They demanded that the victim turn over any drugs and money. One of the suspects opened a coffee table and removed a quantity of cash. The suspects then fled the scene on foot.
One suspect is described as: male, 5'6", 160 lbs approx 25 years, dark toned skin with a heavy pocked marked face wearing dark jeans, black nylon jacket with a hood.
The second suspect is 5'8", 160 lbs, 25 years, dark toned skin wearing a green bandana, dark jeans and a dark coloured nylon jacket with a hood.
The hand gun is described as a small black revolver with a 2" barrel and containing several noticeable scratches.
London Police Service are asking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect caught on surveillance tape using a stolen credit card at a variety store here in London. The male on surveillance is described by witnesses as approximately 20-25 years old, medium build, 6 feet tall, short blond hair, unshaven. Suspect is wearing a beige or light green sweater with a logo on the front and blue jeans.
The victim in this matter had his wallet stolen while at a business downtown and before he had a chance to cancel his credit card it was used by the suspect. London Police Service would like to remind everyone to maintain tight and positive control of your wallet or purse at all times and be mindful of who is around you whenever you use your debit or credit cards.
Middlesex OPP is currently investigating a break-in to the Petro-Canada Service station situated on Elgin Field Rd in Middlesex Centre. between the hours of 1025 pm on the 23rd of March and 6:30am on the 24th of March 2008.
The suspects deactivated the alarm system. The culprits then gained entry by smashing the glass doors to the vacant restaurant attached to the service station. Once inside the restaurant the suspects broke a hole approximately 2' by 2" in the cement cinder block wall which acts as a barrier between the two businesses. The hole in the wall leads to the Petro Canada office. The suspects removed a large quanity of cigarettes and cash before leaving the scene out the steel door on the east side of the building. Due to the large quanity of cigarettes taken its believed the suspects left the scene in a pick up truck or van.
