Wingham Free PressAt approximately 3:31 am this morning the Chatham Kent Police responded to a glass break alarm at Mark’s Work Warehouse on McNaughton Avenue, Wallaceburg. Upon arrival two male parties were observed running from the scene. Police gave chase on foot and arrested them a short distance away. As a result of the investigation a Wallaceburg […]
Officers of the Community Patrol Section and Traffic Management Unit continued to step up efforts to make our roads safer, with Ride programs being conducted in the Chatham area last night. A total of 550 vehicles were checked, with three (3) road side tests being administered. Officers also charged one (1) driver with driving while […]
Sometime between midnight and 8:00 am yesterday, unknown suspect(s) entered a residence on Sherman Street in Blenheim through an unlocked window and stole an Xbox gaming system and a Samsung cellphone. The total value of these items is $400. The Chatham-Kent police are seeking information about this break and enter. Anyone with information is asked […]
Minutes can seem like an eternity to those waiting for help. Every day police, fire and ambulance respond to urgent calls. Time lost getting there could mean the difference between life and death. A major concern for all emergency responders is motorists who don’t make way for emergency vehicles. When you see an emergency vehicle, […]
At approximately 11:05 am yesterday a resident in the Bruinsma Avenue area of Chatham observed 3 male parties in a neighborhood park pacing back and forth immediately following a residential alarm that was sounding in the area. The Chatham Kent Police were called and the neighbor followed the suspicious parties at a safe distance alerting […]
At approximately 8:41 pm yesterday the Chatham Kent Police responded to a glass break alarm at the LCBO in Dresden. Upon arrival it was discovered that the front window was smashed and the store was entered. Thieves made off with 16 bottles of liquor valued at $890. Forensic evidence was located at the scene and […]
Sometime between 4:30 pm and 10:20 p.m. yesterday, unknown suspect(s) entered a residence on Baldoon Road in Chatham and stole a 55 Inch Sony Television and two fishing poles with reels. The total value of these items is $1500. The Chatham-Kent police are seeking information about this break and enter. Anyone with information is asked […]
At approximately 2:00 am this morning the Chatham Kent Police responded to a collision at Baldoon Road and McNaughton Avenue in Chatham. Upon arrival the officer observed a vehicle that had struck a hydro pole. Upon speaking with the driver of the vehicle the officer determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. As […]
The Chatham-Kent police have arrested a man wanted on the CKPS Wanted List. On March 5, 2012, the man and his common-law spouse engaged in a verbal argument which escalated into a physical altercation. It is alleged that the man assaulted the woman, threatened her and ripped the telephone out of the wall, preventing her […]
The Chatham-Kent police have arrested a man for impaired driving in Chatham early this morning. Around 12:30 a.m. police responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Riverview Line. Officers located the driver asleep behind the wheel with the doors locked. Officers awakened the driver and through investigation believed that he was operating his vehicle […]