Police standoff in domestic assault case nets man four months in jail
Gerald Maxwell Halliday ripped out his girlfriend’s hair, opened a gash to her head with his bare hands then chased her bleeding into the street. “She truly believes he was trying to kill her,”...
View ArticleHelp sought in finding missing man
Windsor police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man with medical issues missing from his Arthur Road home. The man, 27, is white and about five feet eight inches tall. He has a beard and...
View Article‘Our children are pawns’– Hundreds show up for contentious meeting (With Video)
A Chromebook for every student. An athletic program envied by schools throughout southern Ontario. Grade 7 and 8 students will see these and other benefits when they move to F.J. Brennan High School in...
View ArticleTemporary reprieve recommended for St. Gregory; School to house Grade 7 and 8...
St. Gregory elementary school may get a last-minute reprieve from closure, but it won’t be status quo for Catholic students in Tecumseh, parents learned Wednesday night. At a special meeting at St....
View ArticleDeloitte director explains 2014 tech predictions
It’s too soon to write an obituary for the PC, but don’t bet on its tiny, portable offspring — the smart watch — to take off, say the latest tech predictions from Deloitte. “Anything small enough to...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada deals final blow to Anglican parishioners
A breakaway group of Anglican parishioners has been dealt a deathblow in their legal battle over ownership of a Riverside church. The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to grant St. Aidan’s...
View ArticleMan jailed for credit card fraud
A Windsor man who used a stolen credit card to go on a shopping spree at an Esso gas bar was sentenced Tuesday to two months in jail. Mitchell A. Larocque, 32, visited the Tecumseh Road East gas bar...
View ArticleSuspended cop fined in relation to car crash
A Windsor police officer suspended from duty for allegedly assaulting his ex-wife earlier this month was fined $1,250 in traffic court Wednesday for an unrelated incident last year. Warren Braganza...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in crack cocaine case
A Windsor man police believed was dealing drugs pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of crack cocaine. Sean Franklyn Tolls, 39, was the subject of tips to police by two separate confidential...
View ArticleYoung driver sentenced in road rage incident
A Windsor teen who succumbed to road rage last fall, when he punched another driver in the head, was ordered Tuesday to perform 75 hours of community service as part of probation. Carlos Alfonso...
View ArticleCourt delays lead to stay in assault charges
A Syrian immigrant bounced out of a courtroom beaming Thursday after having assault charges stayed because of court delays in bringing the case to trial. Zainab Shakeer, 46, had been charged with...
View Article‘Math test cancelled due to flying lead;’ Teen gets time served for January...
The teenager whose Twitter posts triggered the lockdown of local schools in January was only trying to attract followers with his posts about “flying lead,” Ontario court heard Thursday. Adam William...
View ArticleEnwin bill tops $3,600; resident seeing red (With video)
When Vince Allen opened his Enwin Utilities bill this week, his heart nearly stopped. Usually, the bill for the house he rents on Monmouth Road totals about $140. This month, it was $3,680.90. “This is...
View ArticleWindsor police constable demoted for discreditable conduct
Windsor police Const. Warren Braganza has been demoted for six months for causing a car crash then leaving the scene last summer. Braganza, 37, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of discreditable...
View ArticleMore charges laid in fake doctor case
An alleged fraudster police say pretended to be a doctor to prey on the family of a sick child was arraigned on six new charges Tuesday. Darko Lee Jovanovich, 32, is now facing 24 charges in Ontario...
View ArticleStroke victim gets house arrest for gun crime
A man who had the same model of gun as Dirty Harry was placed on house arrest Tuesday after a Windsor judge took pity on his frail physical condition. Leonard Simon, 68, kept a Smith & Wesson .357...
View ArticleCrack dealer sentenced to jail
A Toronto man who dealt drugs out of a west Windsor apartment was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail. Malcolm E. Marfo, 22, pleaded guilty to possession of nearly one ounce of crack cocaine for the...
View ArticleWoman jailed for dealing drugs while behind bars
The jailhouse request was clandestine, but specific: hot sauce, coffee and a big bag of weed. Guards at Windsor Jail intercepted a note about incoming drugs. May 28, 2013. The handwritten note was...
View ArticleToronto drug dealer found guilty
A Toronto-area drug dealer, who tried to argue his rights were violated when police found cocaine, crack and a digital scale in his pockets, was convicted in Superior Court Friday. Adrian Omar...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing begins for priest charged with stealing church funds
A preliminary hearing has begun in the case of a former Tecumseh priest charged with embezzling money from St. Anne’s Church. Robert Couture, 50, is charged with theft over $5,000. Police allege the...
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