Wingham Free PressLocal citizens stop to help a woman in need yesterday in Chatham. Around 12:30 p.m. police received a call from a passing motorist regarding a distraught woman walking on the Lacroix Street Bridge. Two men were driving northbound on Lacroix Street when they also observed the woman, now standing on the river side of the […]
Yesterday afternoon, emergency crews responded to a collision on McNaughton Line in Chatham Township. A 45-year-old man was travelling south on Caledonia Road when he tried to stop for the railway crossing. The man was unable to stop his truck and collided with a passing train. The man was not injured. Total damage was estimated […]
The Chatham-Kent police are looking for information regarding a stolen truck in Chatham. Sometime late January 22, 2014 or early January 23, 2014, unknown suspect(s) stole a blue 2005 Ford F150 pick-up truck from the Tweedsmuir Avenue West area. The truck has tinted windows, a chrome grill and a #17 sticker in the rear window. […]
The Chatham-Kent police would like to warn everyone about a fraudulent email. Yesterday, a citizen reported that he had received an email stating that he had to appear in New York for a scheduled hearing in court. The man was advised to bring all related documents and witnesses. The copy of the court notice was […]
The government’s new bill to fight cyberbullying and combat illicit sexting has the full support of Canada’s Police leaders and their organizations. We believe it is time for Canadians to join hands and draw a united line against those who terrorize and harass those who are vulnerable. By making it illegal to distribute an intimate […]
Occurrence #: Ba14-003696Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014 – 9:00pmOn the 23rd of January 2014, at approximately 9pm police were called to an east end residence regarding a domestic dispute. Upon arrival it was revealed that the female victim lives at the residence with her roommate. Earlier in the evening, the victim’s boyfriend attended the residence […]
Occurrence #: BA140003612Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014 – 1:30pm Barrie Police were on routine patrol in the downtown core, when they observed a wanted party in the passenger seat of a passing car. Police conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle; however the passenger decided to flee the car and run away through an alleyway. […]
(Ottawa) The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has charged a suspect in connection to a retail robbery on January 10, 2014. Steven DOMINGUE, 47 years old, of Ottawa, has been charged with single counts of Robbery, Breach of undertaking, and Breach of probation. He appeared in court on Thursday, January 23, 2014. “We sought the […]
(HWY# 37, ROSLIN) – On January 13, 2014 at 8 p.m. Central Hastings O.P.P stopped a vehicle for a traffic offence on Highway 37, Roslin, in the City of Belleville. The driver of vehicle pulled over and proceeded to run away north on Highway 37 then into a nearby marsh area. The investigation revealed the […]
(HWY# 37, ROSLIN) – On January 22, 2014 at 10:30pm Central Hastings O.P.P stopped a vehicle for speeding in a posted 60km per hour zone on Highway# 37 in Roslin, ON. The officer discovered that the 33 year old female driver had a suspended drivers licence and she was subsequently charged with Drive While Under […]