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Brazen art thief latest crook to hit Ottawa Street second-hand shop (with video)
Don’t let television shows like Pawn Stars fool you — the second-hand dealer business isn’t always entertaining. Just ask Lawrence Holland of Holland Consignment Shoppe and Auction House on Ottawa...
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Police arrest alleged art thief, recover stolen painting
There’s no accounting for artistic taste — except when it comes to the law: Windsor police have recovered a $550 oil painting that was boldly stolen from an Ottawa Street second-hand shop earlier this...
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Windsor police seek stolen school bus
Windsor police are asking for the public’s help locating a stolen school bus. The yellow vehicle was taken from a storage lot at 5345 Rhodes Drive. The theft was discovered on Monday. The bus belongs...
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Windsor business owner credits police, public for solving theft (with video)
Windsor business owner Angelo Mariani didn’t think it was possible for someone to steal an in-ground pool — but teenage culprits proved him wrong. Now the owner of Pools By Angelo is expressing his...
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Alleged meat thief chased by police in Wallaceburg
A 27-year-old alleged shoplifter is in custody after he fled from Chatham-Kent police, throwing packages of meat as he ran. The incident began just before 6 p.m. Monday at the No Frills grocery store...
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Windsor mother pleads with thief for return of stolen memories (with video)
Forest Glade resident Katelynn Smith knows she screwed up when she forgot her purse in her unlocked vehicle overnight. But now she’s imploring whoever stole the purse to return something more valuable...
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A touching letter from the dead
I went to the cemetery the other day to visit my parents’ grave and I found that someone had stolen the arrangement I had put there. Before that, someone stole a guardian angel I had put there. This is...
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Police arrest teenage suspects in rash of brazen purse snatching incidents
Windsor police have arrested and charged two teenage males believed to be responsible for a rash of purse snatching attempts in the east end — including one incident that left an elderly woman with an...
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Windsor police officer charged with theft
A veteran Windsor police officer was charged today with theft, possession of stolen property and two counts of uttering a forged document. Police arrested the 14-year member of the Windsor police...
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Windsor police name officer accused of theft
Windsor police have identified the veteran officer charged earlier this month with theft. Const. Timothy Kettlewell was arrested on April 17. He faces one count of theft under $5,000, one count of...
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Alleged meat thief arrested in Chatham
A 31-year-old Chatham man is facing theft and assault charges after he allegedly tried to steal a bag full of meat from a supermarket. The crime occurred around 11:15 a.m. last Friday at the Sobeys on...
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Crook caught red-handed breaking into a van
Windsor police arrested a man late Tuesday after watching him break into a vehicle. At 11:55 p.m. officers on routine patrol were at University Avenue West and Victoria Avenue, waiting for the traffic...
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Suspect sought in south Windsor suburban ‘car-hopping’ (with video)
Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers have released a surveillance camera recording of a youthful suspect who stole items from a parked vehicle in a south end suburban neighbourhood. The crime...
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LaSalle police seek break-in culprit
LaSalle police are hoping someone will recognize a man who broke into a home and stole cash, electronics and jewellery earlier this week. A surveillance video camera recorded the crime, which occurred...
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DNA evidence leads to arrest of Chatham break-in suspect
Chatham-Kent police say they’ve found the man responsible for a series of break-in crimes dating back almost three years — and it’s all thanks to DNA evidence. The suspect — a 50-year-old Chatham man —...
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Two Windsor men arrested for broad daylight break-in
Two men are facing break-in charges after a Windsor couple discovered the suspects in the front room of their house Sunday afternoon. Police were called around 4:50 p.m. to a residence in the 700 block...
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Legally blind Windsor woman seeks return of stolen computer
A legally blind woman in Windsor’s west end is hoping the public can help her find her computer, which was taken in a break-in over Thanksgiving weekend. “It had zoom text,” said a frustrated Jennifer...
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LaSalle police seek grocery thief
A security camera image of a man who stole from the FreshCo at 5840 Malden Rd. on Nov. 4, 2013. LaSalle police are hoping the public can help identify a man who stole from a supermarket on Monday. The...
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Did a parks employee steal gas from a city pump?
Officials at Windsor’s parks and recreation department were so sure someone was stealing gas from city pumps in the summer of 2012 they put two private eyes on the job. Those investigators say they...
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Thief tries to steal bolted-down computer on University of Windsor campus
A 37-year-old Windsor man is in custody after he allegedly try to steal a computer station on the university campus. Dale Wesley Simmons has been charged with breaking and entering, assaulting an...
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