Good Samaritan stabbed in downtown Windsor
Windsor police say a 22-year-old male was stabbed in the downtown core after he intervened in what he thought was a threatening situation. The incident happened on Ouellette Avenue at Park Street early...
View ArticleWindsor gas station robber reveals face for security camera
The robber of a gas station in Windsor tried to hide his face with a reusable shopping bag — but he didn’t realize a security camera was recording when he momentarily removed his disguise. The crime...
View ArticleWindsor police seek remaining suspects in downtown group assault
Windsor police say there are two suspects — one still unidentified — who have yet to be arrested in connection with the group assault that smashed the glass of the downtown Pizza Pizza location in May....
View ArticleTrio of robbers threatened cyclist with knife for his phone, say Windsor police
A group of robbers asked a passing cyclist for the time, then made him hand over his phone at knifepoint, say Windsor police. The crime happened on Thursday shortly before 1:15 a.m. in the area of...
View ArticleWindsor police alert public after stranger's attempt to abduct child
Windsor police are on the lookout for a man with unusual proportions after he tried to coax a seven-year-old boy out of an apartment. The incident happened on Wednesday morning at an apartment building...
View ArticleWindsor man took his own life after Amherstburg shooting, says SIU
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has cleared Windsor police after a standoff last fall ended with the suspect dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. In a report released Friday,...
View ArticleMemorial to murdered Windsor police officer missing
A memorial to Const. John Atkinson — Windsor’s first police officer to be murdered in the line of duty — has been stolen. According to the Windsor police Property Crimes Unit, a wall-mounted plaque...
View ArticleWest Windsor man charged after allegedly demanding cash for hostage
Kidnapping and forcible confinement charges have been laid after a west Windsor incident in which a man allegedly held another person hostage and demanded money in exchange for the victim’s freedom....
View ArticleTwo Leamington males charged in hazmat protocol incident
Charges have been laid against two males from Leamington in connection with the incident last weekend that emergency responders had to treat as a potentially hazardous materials situation. The case...
View ArticleWindsor police seek barefoot hammer-wielding robbers
Windsor police are looking for two males who brandished what looked like a hammer or a small axe when they robbed a convenience store on University Avenue West early Monday. The crime happened shortly...
View ArticleReward doubled for tips on stolen memorial to murdered Windsor police officer
Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers has doubled the reward money for information on the theft of a memorial plaque dedicated to Const. John Atkinson — the first Windsor police officer to be...
View ArticleKnife-wielding robber struck three stores in one night, say Windsor police
Windsor police are looking for a knife-wielding culprit who they believe robbed three different convenience stores across the city in one night. All the robberies happened on Monday night. The first...
View Article'Targeted' shooting incident leaves Windsor man critically injured
Investigators believe a man who was shot in his home near Drouillard Road early Tuesday was the victim of a ‘targeted incident.’ Windsor police responded around 3:15 a.m. to a report of a shooting...
View ArticleImages released of downtown Windsor stabbing suspects
Police have released surveillance camera images of the two suspects involved in the stabbing of a Good Samaritan in downtown Windsor last week. The images show two males running south on Ouellette...
View ArticleWindsor police cordon Gladstone Avenue home after report of injured person
A report of an injured person at a home on Gladstone Avenue led to a Windsor police presence in the neighbourhood on Wednesday. The residence at 1503 Gladstone Ave. south of Ottawa Street was...
View ArticleWindsor man arrested following weekend stabbing
Windsor police have arrested a suspect following a stabbing last weekend. Police were called to the 1300 block of Pelletier Street around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Responding officers found a man suffering...
View ArticleWindsor police arrest suspect in five convenience store robberies
Windsor police believe they have arrested the man responsible for a series of knifepoint robberies of Mac’s convenience stores across the city — including two during the early morning hours on...
View ArticleNothing criminal about injury at Gladstone Avenue home, say Windsor police
Windsor police are assuring the public that no foul play is suspected at the home at 1503 Gladstone Ave. — which was under investigation for several hours on Wednesday. Patrol officers were called to a...
View ArticlePolice make arrest, lay murder charge in death of Windsor woman
Windsor police have arrested a man and charged him with murder in relation to the death of Autumn Taggart — the woman whose body was found in her apartment earlier this summer. The arrest was made...
View ArticleSerial convenience store robber grabbed and threatened store employees, say...
The man who allegedly robbed five different Mac’s convenience stores across Windsor in less than three days was growing more aggressive in his most recent crimes, according to details from police....
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