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Police searching for man who allegedly performed ‘indecent act’

Police searching for man who allegedly performed ‘indecent act’

🕔11:23, 7.Apr 2018

The Windsor Police Service is actively searching for a man after he allegedly performed an indecent act at a business on Walker Road. The investigation revealed at approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 28, a white male wearing a black hoodie

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County Road 42 collision ends in death

County Road 42 collision ends in death

🕔07:28, 24.Mar 2018

A Lakeshore man involved in a collision on Essex County Road 42 has died. Jesse Thurlby, 19, suffered life threatening injuries when he lost control of his vehicle while heading westbound before being struck by an oncoming around 9:50 p.m.

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Windsor Police raise fraud prevention awareness

Windsor Police raise fraud prevention awareness

🕔17:00, 3.Mar 2018

It’s Fraud Prevention Month and Windsor Police are using the campaign to urge Windsorites to keep themselves and their pockets safe. Since it’s tax season, Const. Andy Drouillard said the most common form of fraud this time of year is

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Distracted driving not improving, says Windsor Police Service

Distracted driving not improving, says Windsor Police Service

🕔16:35, 3.Mar 2018

Drivers in Windsor are still unable to put their phones away while behind the wheel, according to police. Windsor police officers are making just as many traffic stops related to distracted driving as they have in recent years, said Sgt.

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Warnings of child substance abuse

Warnings of child substance abuse

🕔12:53, 9.Feb 2018

By Amos Johnson If your child has an alcohol or drug addiction, the signs and symptoms can blend with common teen or young adult behaviour. Such warning signs can involve changes in health, hygiene, behaviour and their social life. “These

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Alleged sexual assault in Windsor

Alleged sexual assault in Windsor

🕔15:51, 19.Jan 2018

A Windsor man has been charged with sexual assault. A woman in her 40s, whose name has not been revealed, said she was touched inappropriately by a male massage therapist. According to a report from the Windsor Police Service, a

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Canada-wide warrant issued for Windsor man

Canada-wide warrant issued for Windsor man

🕔15:48, 19.Jan 2018

The Windsor Police and the Provincial Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad are asking for help from Windsorites. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man named Tristan Henderson-Tymczak, who is serving a sentence for weapons offences, including robbery with

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More jobs for Windsor manufacturer

More jobs for Windsor manufacturer

🕔15:47, 19.Jan 2018

A Windsor automotive trim manufacturer can expect to add 60 new jobs. Lakeside Plastics Ltd. has a federal grant to thank for the expected job creation. Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains said a $1-million grant will

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Police warn about rental scam

Police warn about rental scam

🕔15:46, 19.Jan 2018

The Windsor Police Service is asking residents to be vigilant about yet another scam active in the community. This kind of scam is called rental scam, and the police have received several complaints about it. Rental scam is when the

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Police hope ‘Coffee with a cop’ is a success with public

Police hope ‘Coffee with a cop’ is a success with public

🕔15:43, 19.Jan 2018

Windsor police crowded a coffee shop on Thursday afternoon, but it had a casual atmosphere. Windsor police and Downtown BIA held Coffee with a Cop, an opportunity for the public to discuss their concern with the police. Coffee with a

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Can-Am Police-Fire Games coming to Windsor

Can-Am Police-Fire Games coming to Windsor

🕔16:35, 17.Dec 2017

Windsor has won the bid to host the Can-Am Police Fire Games in 2022. “We’re thrilled to be setting another signature event for our city and region, this event will bring hundreds of adults and families to experience all that

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Islam-related graffiti is back in Windsor

Islam-related graffiti is back in Windsor

🕔15:32, 17.Dec 2017

Islam-related graffiti has resurfaced around Windsor.  Local media outlets have been affected, with the Windsor Star, CBC and CTV offices being vandalized. Bus shelters along Ouellette Avenue have also been defaced with offensive language. The graffiti was done with red

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West-end man charged for drug-trafficking

West-end man charged for drug-trafficking

🕔15:18, 15.Dec 2017

A Windsor man is in custody for alleged drug trafficking, according to police. The suspect was located at 8:15 p.m. on Monday and was placed under arrest without incident. Police said they were granted “judicial authorization” to search the man’s

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Police warn about ‘romance scammers’

Police warn about ‘romance scammers’

🕔14:04, 15.Dec 2017

After a recent slew of financial scams in Windsor, local police are asking people to stay vigilant for a new kind of fraud. They released information about a local woman who was swindled out of $1,900 in what police are calling

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Family friend attempts mugging with bear spray

Family friend attempts mugging with bear spray

🕔13:04, 29.Sep 2017

By Kacie Cooper In a recent attempted robbery, bear spray was used as a weapon towards a Windsor man and his pregnant wife. Andrew Shanahan and his wife, Felissya, were walking on Wyandotte Street on Sept. 27 when two men approached

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Shocking facts on use of force

Shocking facts on use of force

🕔11:01, 24.Feb 2017

The Windsor Police Service board held a public meeting and their findings in the use of force annual report may come as a shock. The number of injuries sustained by members of the community decreased in 2016 compared to previous

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Pedestrian hit by train

Pedestrian hit by train

🕔13:00, 20.Jan 2017

By David Lafreniere A man is dead after being hit by a Via Rail passenger train just east of Banwell Road in Tecumseh Thursday afternoon. Police and the coroner are investigating and the name of the man is not being

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Police, fire or ambulance, what is your emergency?

Police, fire or ambulance, what is your emergency?

🕔16:06, 21.Oct 2016

Every day police dispatchers field hundreds of emergency calls that come into the emergency 911 centre. Dispatchers have to assess the situation of the callers, think quickly to help them and send emergency services to the scene. They are the

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Black lives matter everywhere

🕔14:26, 21.Oct 2016

The activist movement Black Lives Matter may have started far from Canada, but there are people in Windsor who also feel very strongly about it. The movement began after the man who shot and killed African-American teen Trayvon Martin was acquitted.

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Stabbing update

🕔12:46, 30.Sep 2016

An 83-year-old woman was stabbed in the face multiple times by an alleged male attacker in the 1300 block of Ottawa St. shortly before 11 a.m. on Wed, Sept 28. “I saw the blood, and then they cleaned it all

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