Wingham Free PressYesterday morning around 7:30 a.m. police responded to a two vehicle collision on Keil Drive North near Trillium Lane in Chatham. No one was injured. Total damage was estimated at $2500. A 73-year-old Chatham man was charged with failing to yield the right of way. Yesterday morning around 9:30 a.m. police responded to a two […]
On September 22, 2014, police received information that unknown suspect(s) had entered two churches, New Beginnings Church on Wellington Street West and St. Agnes Church on Croydon Street. Once inside, the suspect(s) caused damage and stole offerings from the weekend masses. Through investigation, police identified the man responsible for both incidents. Last night, police located […]
Yesterday, members of the Chatham-Kent Police Intelligence Section, with the assistance of the Community Patrol Branch, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act Search Warrant on Elizabeth Street in Wallaceburg as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Approximately $15,000 worth of cocaine was seized for analysis. Two sets of digital scales were also seized. A […]
Around 2:00 a.m. this morning, an officer on general patrol observed a vehicle travelling westbound on Richmond Street in Chatham at a low rate of speed. The officer initiated a traffic stop and through investigation suspected that the man was driving while under the influence of alcohol. The man was read the roadside breath demand […]
Shortly after 7:00 p.m. last night, police received information regarding a possible impaired driver in Chatham. An officer located the woman sitting in her motor vehicle in a residential driveway. The keys were in the ignition and the vehicle’s engine was running. Through investigation, the officer believed that the woman was in care and control […]
Yesterday afternoon, an officer on general patrol observed a man sitting in a vehicle with the ignition running on Duke Street in Chatham. The vehicle only had a rear licence plate attached to it. Through investigation, the officer learned that the licence plate was not registered to the vehicle. The plate was seized as evidence. […]
The Chatham-Kent police have arrested a man wanted on an outstanding warrant. In August 2014, a warrant was issued for the man following a domestic disturbance in Wallaceburg. Yesterday afternoon, police located the man and he was taken into custody. The 29-year-old Wallaceburg man has been charged with:– break and enter– assault x3– mischief under […]
The Chatham-Kent police have arrested a man for failing to comply with his release conditions. In January 2014, the man was released from custody with several conditions. One of those conditions stated that he was not to attend Sobeys on Park Avenue West in Chatham. Last night around 7:00 p.m. the man entered the grocery […]
Shortly after 7:00 p.m. last night, an officer was conducting radar enforcement on Kent Bridge Road when he observed a vehicle travelling northbound at a high rate of speed. The officer recorded the vehicle travelling 153km/h in an 80km/h zone. A 52-year-old Mississauga man has been charged with stunt driving. His driver’s licence has been […]
Around 12:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, police responded to a two vehicle collision on Cross Street near Robinson Street in Dresden. No one was injured. Total damages were estimated at $10,000. A 59-year-old Chatham Township woman was charged with failing to yield the right of way.