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Indefinite sentence sought for man who tries to have sex with boys (With video)
A repeat sex offender dubbed “Diaper Boy,” should be kept behind bars indefinitely, Ontario court heard Tuesday. The public needs protection from Steven Slade, 46, argued assistant Crown attorney Gary...
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Spitfire accused of sexual assault will not challenge having to stand trial
Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson will not fight being made to stand trial for an alleged sexual assault said to have occurred at a downtown bar on St. Patrick’s Day in 2013, his lawyer told his preliminary...
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Hit-and-run driver sought by police
Windsor police are searching for the car that hit a man who was rollerskating on Somme Avenue near Rossini Boulevard Friday. The incident occurred Friday about 8:20 a.m. As a 26-year-old man on...
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Criminal case against former union boss adjourned again
A former union boss accused of stealing more than $100,000 from his local will forgo a preliminary hearing in the criminal case against him. Richard Turton, 45, was the financial secretary of CUPE...
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Driver charged with drinking before fatal crash
Additional charges were laid in court Tuesday against a driver involved in a fatal crash on Lauzon Road in April. Calvin Joseph Crosby, 22, had been charged with dangerous driving causing death and...
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Lakeshore councillor charged in alleged road rage incident
A Lakeshore councillor has been charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop at an accident for an alleged road rage incident that occurred in February. Steven Bezaire, 48, who is also a personal...
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Nicholls cruises to second victory in Chatham-Kent-Essex
Rick Nicholls handily won re-election in Chatham-Kent-Essex Thursday night, vowing to survive another term in opposition. The Tory MPP led from the earliest poll returns, with the gap widening as each...
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Attempted murder case ends in mistrial
The trial of a Windsor man accused of attempted murder for hitting his girlfriend’s father in the head with a machete ended in a mistrial this week. Jurors in the trial of Ricardo Rudolph Daley watched...
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Crack dealer sentenced to six more months behind bars
A drug dealer from the United States caught twice in Windsor plying his trade was sentenced Friday to another six months in jail. Jermaine Deleon Newell, 40, has been in jail since his last arrest on...
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Spitfire Ben Johnson stands trial for alleged sexual assault
The sexual assault trial of Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson began Monday with the Crown tendering evidence that the hockey player has had similar conduct on other occasions. Ontario court Justice...
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Lifting of publication ban sought in Ben Johnson sex assault trial
The Ontario court judge who imposed a publication ban in the sex assault trial of Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson is to decide Thursday whether the ban will continue. Justice Micheline Rawlins imposed the...
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Windsor man convicted of running marijuana ‘factory’
Reader’s Note: The Ontario Press Council issued a ruling in July of 2014 in connection with this article. Click to read the ruling. As far as marijuana grow operations go, Joe Zambito’s was an...
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Judge to rule on gag order in Ben Johnson sex assault trial
An Ontario court judge is to decide Friday whether testimony heard so far in the sex assault trial of Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson can be published. Justice Micheline Rawlins heard arguments Thursday...
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Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson trapped woman in washroom stall, sex assault...
On a night out at a west-end bar in January 2013, Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson demanded oral sex from a stranger, he exposed himself to a young woman he had trapped in a washroom stall and he tried to...
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Fake doctor sentenced to two more months in jail
A man who posed as a doctor to win the trust of his victims before taking their money was sentenced Thursday to two more months in jail. Darko Jovanovich, 32, preyed on anyone who came across his path....
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‘His delivery was very smooth;’ Fake doctor duped victims in this area for...
To healthy people, he’d give grave diagnoses. To the ailing, he’d offer hope of a miraculous cure. Darko Jovanovich would dole out medical advice with all the aplomb of a seasoned, compassionate...
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Incumbency proves its might in Kingsville, Santos re-elected
KINGSVILLE — Nelson Santos cruised to his fourth term as mayor Monday, handily defeating his only challenger for the position he’s held since 2003. “I’m grateful for the support. I look forward to...
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Essex mayor re-elected, but other incumbents turfed
ESSEX — Incumbents were turfed, but the man with the waxed moustache was re-elected to the big chair in Essex Monday night. Ron “Tout” McDermott, 76, narrowly defeated two-time challenger Ron Rogers to...
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