Julie Kotsis

Windsor

Feminist, mom, social activist, union activist, animal lover, proud Unifor National Executive Board member representing media workers across the country

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Articles

Distracted driving charges soar: OPP stats for Kingsville, Leamington, Pelee

5 days ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Motor vehicle collisions decreased in the south end of Essex County but distracted driving charges sky-rocketed 300 per cent over the first three months of 2025, according to OPP statistics. Fatalities have remained low, with one traffic death since the beginning of the year, said Insp. Chuck Lorway on Thursday as he presented the latest Ontario Provincial Police statistics report to the detachment board representing the municipalities of Kingsville, Leamington and Pelee.
Province announces new agreement with Caesars Entertainment

6 days ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Windsor’s top tourist attraction will retain its name and affiliation after the province and Caesars Entertainment Windsor reached a new agreement that begins in 2026. Caesars Entertainment will remain the service provider for Caesars Windsor after coming out on top of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s competitive procurement process.
OPP search for suspect in pair of robberies in Tecumseh

6 days ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Police are looking for a suspect in a pair of convenience store robberies in Tecumseh. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police Essex County major crime unit were called to a store in the 12000 block of Tecumseh Road on Sunday, May 4, at approximately 11:38 p.m., after a man armed with a knife demanded cash and cigarettes. The suspect, wearing a black mask that fully covered his face, fled the store with an unknown quantity of cash and five packages of cigarettes.
Windsor police raid downtown magic mushroom dispensary

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Windsor police seized almost $30,000 in illegal drugs from an Ouellette Avenue dispensary, where psilocybin is sold. Officers with the drugs and guns unit executed a search warrant Wednesday at a store in the 300 block of Ouellette Avenue, where numerous raids have occurred over the last three years.
Dirt bike riding on sidewalk narrowly misses elderly woman, man charged

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

A 27-year-old LaSalle man is facing a criminal driving charge after a close call with a pedestrian on a sidewalk. LaSalle police said they received numerous calls Wednesday just before 4:30 p.m., about a male riding a dirt bike on Matchett Road. The callers said the driver, wearing a silver helmet and riding a blue motorcycle or dirt bike, allegedly almost struck an elderly female pedestrian on a sidewalk. Officers located the individual, who they said was operating a street-legal dirt bike.
Amherstburg man takes home more than $100K in lottery win

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Amherstburg man takes home more than $100K in lottery winShare this Story : Amherstburg man takes home more than $100K in lottery winAmherstburg man takes home more than $100K in lottery winAn Amherstburg man is more than $100,000 richer after taking second prize in the March 19 Lotto 6/49 draw. Pasquale Mazzei’s claimed his winnings — $105,904.20 — at the OLG prize centre in Toronto.
Property crimes down in April in Windsor

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Property crimes down in April in WindsorShare this Story : Property crimes down in April in WindsorProperty crimes down in April in WindsorProperty crimes fell by 20 per cent in April as compared to the previous year, according to Windsor police officials. Windsor Police Service released its latest crime statistics noting the 797 property crimes in April were a 20.1 per cent decline. However, crimes against people were up 7.3 per cent – to 264 – from a year ago.
Directors workshop offered at Kordazone Theatre

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Jeff Marontate, Korda Artistic Productions’s resident director, is hosting a workshop in May covering a range of topics for folks wanting to learn more about the work of the theatre director. Participants will have the opportunity to work on selected scenes with local actors, along with learning about directing essentials such as text analysis, business and blocking, period and style, script interpretation and stage picture.
Good Samaritans make dramatic Windsor riverfront rescue

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

Citizens in Windsor made a daring rescue along the downtown riverfront Wednesday afternoon. Several men jumped over a fence, forming a chain, to help pull a woman out of the Detroit River at a riverfront park around 3:30 p.m.Windsor police officers quickly arrived on scene to assist with the dramatic rescue. Five men, helped by police, pulled the woman up and over the guard rail. Afterward, the woman could be seen sitting on the sidewalk surrounded by several of the people who had helped her.
Three Kingsville men face numerous charges following OPP investigation

1 week ago | windsorstar.com | Julie Kotsis

A routine traffic stop in Kingsville has led to the arrest of three people on a variety of criminal code and cannabis charges. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle on Heritage Road on Jan. 1, citing a license plate discrepancy. Follow up investigation led officers to several break and enter incidents and recovered stolen property, according to OPP officials.