Wingham Free PressDate: Saturday, November 9, 2013 – 11:18amOfficers while on general patrol Saturday stopped to assist a stranded motorist in the area of Dunlop and Anne Street. The male driver’s behavior was not as to be expected and he grew increasingly evasive declining any help. Officers made a few queries and as a result discovered the […]
On November 9th 2013 officers responded to a complaint on Wellington street in Blenheim regarding an ex-boyfriend leaving threatening messages on the victim’s cell phone. Several messages of a threatening manner were recorded on the victims cell phone over the previous month. A 53 year old Blenheim man was arrested and charged with Uttering Threats […]
On November 10th 2013 at approx. 2:18 hrs. officers responded to a disturbance call involving several people fighting on St. Clair street in Chatham. As a result of the altercation 3 persons were arrested for being intoxicated in a public place. Two men from West Lorne, a 21 and 23 year old, and a 21 […]
The Chatham-Kent police continue to receive reports of citizens reporting suspicious telephone calls. In the typical scenario, a grandparent receives a phone call from a con-artist claiming to be one of his or her grandchildren. The caller goes on to say that they are in some kind of trouble and need money immediately. Typically they […]
On November 8th at approx. 8 p.m. officers responded to a Domestic Dispute on Marlborough Street in Blenheim. It is alleged that the male aggressor during a heated argument cut the phone lines to prevent the victim from calling police, cut the legs off a pair of the victims jeans, threw the victim’s box spring […]
During the afternoon of Friday November 8, a traffic complaint was received regarding a vehicle swerving all over the road, travelling southbound on Highway 72. Officers quickly located the vehicle, and upon speaking to the driver, he was found to be under the influence of alcohol. The subsequent investigation also revealed that the driver also […]
Later on in the afternoon of November 8, officers from the Sioux Lookout OPP conducted a vehicle stop on Front Street. The investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle had their license previously suspended. Charged with driving while under suspension is 50 year old Leon SINGLETON of Sioux Lookout. SINGLETON was given a summons […]
During the early morning of Saturday November 9, officers on patrol observed a male walking around Sioux Lookout, who was known to be on conditions from a previous bail release. The investigation revealed that the subject was not abiding by their court imposed curfew. As a result, 26 year old Johnathan MAKAHNOUK of Sioux Lookout […]
On the morning of Sunday November 10, members of the Sioux Lookout OPP were called to one of the local hotels regarding an individual causing a disturbance on the premises. Officers proceeded to arrest one individual, who provided police with a name that was later found to be false. The actual arrested person was subject […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – On Sunday, November 10, 2013 at approximately 6:34 p.m. (Central Standard Time) the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified that a Bearskin Airlines plane had crashed on the approach to landing at Red Lake airport. The Metro Fairchild 19 passenger plane had departed Sioux Lookout and was scheduled to land in […]