The Chatham-Kent Police Service responded to 99 calls for service in the last 24 hours. One person was arrested and held for a bail hearing.
Breach of Probation
An Officer on general patrol in the early morning hours of June 7, 2015, located a female walking in the downtown area of Chatham. On seeing the police, the female ran and a short foot pursuit incurred. This same 19 year old Blenheim female was arrested a short distance away as she was found to be breaching her probation order by being out past curfew. In this case, the condition applied to a conviction she received as a result of an offence while she was a young offender. An additional charge was added, as the female was bound by an adult probation order prohibiting her from being in that area of the downtown. The female was held for bail.
Vehicle Fire
On June 6, 2015, Officers responded to a motorcycle on fire at an intersection of McNaughton Ave in Chatham. The fire was extinguished by the Chatham-Kent Fire Service, however, the motorcycle was destroyed as a result of the incident. No persons were injured in the incident and the cause of the fire believed mechanical.
Theft
On June 6, 2015, an Officer responded to a theft from a residential property. A Dresden family had a $1000 canoe stolen from the back of their property. The canoe was tied along the bank of the Sydenham River and went missing from that location.
The Chatham-Kent Police wish to remind citizens to lock up their valuables present on their property, in sheds, garages, compounds and cars. Many crimes are crimes of opportunity, in that a criminal sees an insecure valuable at a local business or home and seizes the opportunity presented, leaving the owner the victim of the crime. Now that the warm weather is here for the season, these types of crimes become more prevalent and the simple act of “locking things up” can really serve to prevent one from becoming a victim of crime.