Stalker rate is 2nd lowest in country

London has Ontario’s 2nd-lowest criminal stalking rate — a product, officials say, of a concerted effort by police, the city and others to tackle the problem.
The rate for metropolitan areas across the country was measured as the number of incidents per 100,000 population.
London’s rate was 42, compared to Kitchener with 100, Windsor 62, Brantford 100, Hamilton 60 and Guelph 58. Toronto’s rate was 62 while Ottawa’s 28 was lowest in the province. The highest in Canada was Kingston at 224.

Cigarette causes house fire

 Two cats are dead and a townhouse complex left with damaged est. at $100,000 after a carelessly discarded cigarette started a Sunday morning fire in London's south end.

  Firefighters were called to the new townhouse complex at 337 Southdale Rd. E. — the first tenants moved in less than a year ago — at about 10 a.m. by Ashley Graham, who woke to the smell of smoke in her unit. Police shut down Southdale Rd. E. just east of White Oaks Rd. for  two hours .

Japan nuclear plant faces new threat

SENDAI, Japan - Thousands of Japanese fled the vicinity of an earthquake-crippled nuclear plant after a radiation leak and authorities faced a fresh threat on Sunday with the failure of the cooling system in a second reactor.
Operator Tokyo Electric Power said it was preparing to vent steam to relieve pressure in the No.3 reactor at the plant 240 km north of Tokyo which would release a small amount of radiation following an explosion and leak on Saturday from the facility’s No. 1 reactor.