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Suspect in Friday’s University of Windsor stabbings returns to court Wednesday Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR with files from H.G. Watson he suspect in a quadruple stabbing on the University of Windsor campus Friday morning turned himself in to Windsor Police Service Headquarters Sunday afternoon. Emad Abdel Ben-Abdellah, a 21-year-old Windsor man, has been taken into custody with pending aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and breach of probation charges. Ben-Abdellah briefly appeared in Windsor’s Ontario Court of Justice Monday morning. His lawyer requested “assessment” and a return to court, scheduled for Wednesday, March 14. Windsor police Sgt. Brett Corey told...
Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR fter a month hiatus, campus car thieves are back following two vehicle break-ins at an Ambassador Bridge parking lot last Thursday. Campus Community Police Services reported two more “smash and grab” style vehicle robberies after a brief break from January’s rash of thefts, where close to 20 cars were robbed on campus and the surrounding community. Police director Mike MacKinnon said, two cars were broken into in Lots A and B under the Ambassador Bridge Thursday evening. An Oldsmobile Alero owner reported a subwoofer stolen at around 6 p.m. and the owner of a Dodge...
Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR olice are warning people to be vigilant following a number of vehicles burglaries at the University of Windsor and surrounding community over the past two months. Following a crime alert published by the Lance on Jan. 25, a local property owner called to inform Campus Community Police that 11 cars were broken in at two apartment building parking lots near campus, according to police director Mike MacKinnon. A man matching a description issued by campus police was apprehended by Windsor Police Service in west Windsor during the early morning hours on Feb. 10, said police...
Ashley Quinton LANCE WRITER eddy library officials removed three globes from the Curriculum Resource Centre on Jan. 11 after being notified that Israel had been scratch from their surfaces. The chance of the vandalism being random is highly unlikely, as closer examination reveals the only altercation to all three spheres is the absence of the middle-eastern nation of Israel. The globes have been in this condition for at least the past three years despite student complaints, according to third-year law student Gavin Wolch. Wolch, who is Jewish, said he noticed the problem a few years ago after seeing someone else’s...
Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR ampus Community Police are asking student’s to keep their eyes peeled after a series of thefts throughout campus. Police recommend students and staff double check their locks and keep their valuables out of sight after five vehicles fell pray to thieves and vandals near Alumni Hall in Parking Lot Y on Monday, Jan. 16. Several more vehicles were also targeted under The Ambassador Bridge in Parking Lot B on Friday, Jan. 20. According to Campus Police, a lone male was spotted in the area at the time’s in question. He is described as being 5′-10”...
Campus Community Police warn of male perpetrators Gord Bacon ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Campus Community Police and the Windsor Police departments are advising students and faculty to be “extra vigilant” after two separate incidents involving female students on campus over the weekend. A female student reported being followed down Sunset Avenue by an unknown male at approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26. The suspect, described as possibly being Hispanic, thin, 5’10” tall, with black curly hair, was wearing a dark blue button down shirt with white stripes and blue jeans. The man, who may also have a goatee, fled after the...
Neighbours suspect sling-shot assassin is responsible for dead animals in west-end Stephen Hargreaves NEWS EDITOR Residents of the 2500 block of Queen Street in Windsor’s west-end are on the lookout for a man who has made their neighbourhood stink. Over 20 dead skunks, opossums and racoons have been dumped in the alley running between Queen Street and Peter Street since last spring. “I thought maybe a skunk has been hit with a car,” said resident Carol Brio, who’s been unable to enjoy her swimming pool because of the smell. “It kept up all summer, and it kept getting worse. It...