Barrie Police were called to attend a Bayfield Street business with regards to a motor vehicle collision. Police arrived and found a car through a window of a restaurant. An elderly lady mistakenly hit the accelerator instead of the brake which caused the collision to occur. Luckily there were no injuries however there was extensive […]
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Around 6:00 p.m. last night, officers responded to a domestic disturbance in Chatham. At this time, a 45-year-old man reported that he had been physically assaulted by his common-law partner throughout the day as they argued. The man did not require medical attention. A 42-year-old Chatham man has been charged with assault x3 and assault […]
Just before 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, police responded to a residence in Chatham in regards to a domestic related incident. At this time, a 22-year-old woman reported an incident of domestic violence that occurred on Saturday while spending the day with her boyfriend. It is alleged that the woman was physical assaulted, threatened and her […]
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Safety on the Water during WAMBO
This past weekend, the Chatham-Kent Police Service Marine unit patrolled the Sydenham River and Chanel Ecarte during WAMBO. There were no major incidents to report on the water. A number of boats were stopped for speeding at which time safety inspections were completed. Officers were pleased during inspections to find boaters had all their required […]
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25% Of Kids Have Been Bullied
Did you know that approximately 25% of children in grades four to six have been bullied. There are many forms of bullying: Verbal (name-calling, sarcasm, teasing, spreading rumours, threatening) Social (excluding others from a group, humiliating others with public gestures) Physical (hitting, shoving, chasing, unwanted sexual touching) Cyber (using the internet or text messaging to […]
Early this morning Chatham-Kent Police responded to a single motor vehicle collision which occurred on Michener Road near Goldpark Road. The vehicle in question was travelling southbound along Michener Road when for unknown reasons, the driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to collide with a Hydro pole, Hydro transformer and then a parked […]
Yesterday afternoon at about 2:00 pm police observed a pickup truck turn north off Sage Close onto Orangewood Boulevard with two boys sitting in the open bed of the truck. Both boys had bright orange hats on and were easily seen. As a result, police stopped the truck which was being operated by an elderly […]
Sometime yesterday between 1:00 – 2:30 pm, the complainant reports that unknown suspect(s) entered his open garage along Paxton Drive in Chatham and stole his Mountain bike. The bike is described as a 2009 Gary Fisher Opie Mountain bike, black in colour with white lettering TREK” on frame. Anyone with information is asked to contact […]
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27% of Fatalities Involve Speeding
Did you know that collision statistics reveal that 27% of fatalities and 19% of serious injuries involve speeding? Aggressive driving includes speeding, running red lights, tailgating, weaving in and out of traffic and failing to yield the right of way among other behaviours. This summer, the Chatham-Kent Police Service would like all motorists to please […]
On August 11th, 2013 just after 5pm the Owen Sound Police responded to the west side of the city with regards to a residence that had been broken into while its owners were away. The culprits entered through an open window and made off with several electronic items including two flat screen televisions. The investigation […]