Author of the article: Dale Carruthers
Publishing date: Jul 23, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read • A convoy of motorcycles leaves Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, where nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of inmates Saturday, July 17, after the funeral of Brandon Marchant, the latest inmate to die at the London jail. (Dale Carruthers/The London Free Press)
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Amid rising tensions at London’s provincial jail, Ontario’s solicitor general pledged to support and meet with staff, but she stopped short of condemning alleged intimidation and harassment of corrections officers by outlaw motorcycle groups.
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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents around 375 workers at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC), had called on Solicitor General Sylvia Jones to protect jail staff from outlaw motorcycle gangs and denounce their alleged actions.
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The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of a local woman following a personal injury crash investigation on South Main St.
According to police, Karen Ellis, 61, of Canandaigua was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, following too closely, and speed not reasonable.
They say Ellis was impaired by drugs while operating her vehicle at the time of the crash.
She was arrested and released on appearance tickets.