Family dispute leads to charges
A 22-year-old man is facing a weapons charge after an incident in Chatham.
On Saturday officers were called to a family dispute. The suspect barricaded himself inside a rental unit.
While negotiating with the man, police began the procedure for a warrant. However before the warrant was obtained, the man surrendered himself to police.
He was arrested for weapons dangerous as well as mischief under $5,000.
The Chatham man was taken to the police station before being released with a future court date.
Man arrested twice within hours
A 24-year-old Chatham man spent some time with police twice in the same night.
It started around 7 p.m. Saturday when police went to a parking lot on Wellington Street. They found a man in control of a vehicle who had allegedly consumed alcohol.
He was arrested and taken to the police station for breathalyzers, which registered over the legal limit.
His driver's licence was seized and suspended for three months. In addition, his vehicle was impounded for a week.
However, it didn't stop there.
Shortly after the man was released, police got a call about a disturbance in the downtown Chatham area.
When officers arrived, they found the same man from earlier.
He was arrested and taken to Chatham-Kent Police headquarters until he sobered up.
Man fights sister's boyfriend
A boyfriend versus brother fight on Saturday resulted in charges for a Chatham man.
According to police, a 32-year-old man went to his sister's house wanting to speak to her boyfriend.
An argument started which resulted in the brother allegedly assaulting the boyfriend and giving him a cut above his eye.
The suspect left the scene but was located later on, arrested for assault and given a future court date.
