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In the year before he was killed at his former north London home, Safurani Bakare tried to start a Christian ministry in its backyard.
A former tenant in the same house is shedding new light on the man, who went by the name Sam, killed in an apparently random stabbing last weekend a man she describes as kind and passionate about Christianity.
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“I knew Sam before he (moved out of) the house one day (last winter), so I was so shocked to hear what happened,” Leah Bessner told The Free Press in an interview conducted online. “He was a very nice guy.”
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LONDON, ONT. London police have launched a new online survey to determine the extent of systemic racism within the force. “The survey is part of a larger research study to identify and address internal and external bias that may impact the delivery of policing services,” a news release stated. All community members who have personally interacted with a police officer or civilian employee is asked to participate. “This survey provides the opportunity for Londoners to share their experiences with us, to help us identify what we’re doing right, and where we could do better,” says Chief Steve Williams in the release. “This research is part of our ongoing work toward ensuring everyone feels safe and respected in their interactions with London police.”
LONDON, ONT Chief of London Police Service, Steve Williams said police members will not be randomly stopping individuals and drivers despite the Ontario government allowing them to do so. On Friday afternoon, the Ontario government gave police temporary powers to enforce its stay-at-home order by allowing them to stop individuals and vehicles and ask their reasons for leaving their homes. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones made the announcement Friday afternoon as part of the new measures introduced by Premier Doug Ford s government to stop the further spread of COVID-19. We have made the deliberate decision to temporarily enhance police officers authority for the duration of the stay-at-home order. Moving forward, police will have the authority to require any individual who is not in a place of residence to first provide the purpose for not being at home and provide their home address, Jones said.