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Woman avoids jail in social housing fraud
The scam went undetected for nearly three years. Month after month, building manager Maria Pato would fill out the paperwork to claim subsidies for 11 apartments rented to people on social assistance....
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Man jailed in child porn case
A convicted pedophile was sentenced Wednesday to two years less a day in jail for possession and distribution of child pornography. Frank Morency, 34, was also given a sentence of time served – 232...
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Charges thrown out in cocaine trafficking case
A Chrysler employee accused of dealing drugs from the plant parking lot had the charges against him dropped Thursday. Todd Jason Windibank and his wife, Amy Lynn, were implicated in one of the largest...
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Photographer sentenced to 10 months for luring
A local photographer has begun serving a 10-month jail sentence for luring a child. Andrew Derrek LeHoux, 33, pleaded guilty to one count involving a teenage girl under the age of 16. LeHoux, who goes...
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Man on trial after dog dies chained to tree with muzzle taped shut
A Windsor judge will rule Wednesday in a case of alleged animal cruelty involving a dog strangled to death while chained outdoors. John Mackenzie, 56, is charged with killing a dog and causing an...
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Man convicted of animal cruelty in dog’s strangulation death
A Belle River man who wrapped electrical tape around a dog’s muzzle before it died of asphyxiation was convicted Wednesday of animal cruelty. John Mackenzie, 56, was found guilty of killing a dog and...
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Man applies to have weapons case reopened
A man convicted of firearm offences, despite claiming Windsor police planted the guns on him, has applied to the courts to reopen his case. Gurfathe Singh Kooner, 28, wants more information about the...
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Watermain work set to begin on Wyandotte Street East
Wyandotte Street East between St. Rose and Fairview avenues will be down to one lane in each direction beginning Monday for watermain work. D’Amore Construction will be installing a new 300 mm...
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Police seek robbers in violent home invasion
Windsor police are looking for two men who burst into a Shepherd Street West home overnight and tied up, assaulted and robbed a man. The resident, who lives in the 400 block, said he answered a knock...
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General manager leaves Leamington District Chamber of Commerce
The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce’s general manger has resigned, effective immediately. Sally McDonald did not give a reason for her abrupt departure in a letter of resignation accepted by...
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Public board gets $14M for school renovations
The province announced $14 million Monday for a permanent addition to Tecumseh Vista Academy and renovations at Century Secondary School to transform it into Westview Freedom Academy. “It’s certainly...
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Enwin 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...
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School funding announcement clarified by board
The Greater Essex County District School Board Wednesday cleared up confusion about a provincial funding announcement made earlier this week. While MPP Teresa Piruzza announced the public board will be...
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Man faces jail term for possessing child pornography
Stuart Dennis McKay downloads videos involving the rape of little girls as young as one. For his vast collection of child pornography -– 248 videos and 19,610 still images stored on two laptop...
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Woman spared longer jail term to get help with drug addiction
A Windsor woman who steals, then steals some more, was handed a shortened jail sentence Thursday so she doesn’t miss out on a bed at a native treatment centre in Blind River, Ont. Ginelle Soney, 29,...
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Men sentenced for drugs, gun
The car matched the description of the one involved in a drive-by shooting. Sure enough, there was a gun inside. Zakaria Abdinur, 25, was sentenced Monday to 3½ years in prison for the loaded Taurus...
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Man accused of threatening to shoot up school pleads guilty to unrelated charges
A Windsor man charged with sparking the lockdown of a high school and St. Clair College earlier this year pleaded guilty in Ontario court Monday to unrelated drug charges. Adam William Moroz, 20, was...
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Judge to rule Monday in Lev Tahor child protection case
CHATHAM A Superior Court judge Wednesday smiled sweetly at a 17-year-old mother before saying she will rule Monday on whether the girl’s infant daughter will be placed in foster care in Quebec. The...
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Windsor police officer charged with assault on ex-wife
A Windsor police officer has been suspended with pay after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his ex-wife. Warren Braganza, 37, is charged with assault and forcible confinement for an incident...
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