Power equipment stolen from local business
Chatham-Kent police are appealing to the public for tips after someone broke into a truck and a locked trailer at Bluewater Pools in Chatham over the long weekend and took off with some tools and power equipment.
Police said it's believed that sometime between 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, someone cut a fence at the business on Riverview Drive and smashed a window to a truck before stealing some tools.
Whoever broke into the truck is also believed to have forced their way into a locked trailer at the compound, taking off with some power equipment.
The damage is estimated at $1,000 and the total value of the stolen property is estimated at $4,000.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Fraser Leontowicz at fraserl@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #87148.
Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.
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ATV reported stolen in Bothwell
Chatham-Kent police are asking you to keep an eye out for an ATV that was reported stolen from a property in Bothwell earlier this week.
Police said the 2015 Yamaha ATV was reportedly stolen sometime between 8 p.m. Monday and 4 p.m. Tuesday.
It was last seen with the Ontario license plate 9DH09.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Ashwin Roy at ashwinr@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #87331.
Anonymous callers can also contact Crime Stoppers.
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Wanted man turns himself in
A 20-year-old Chatham man who was wanted for mischief and assault causing bodily harm has turned himself in.
Chatham-Kent police said the man was arrested at police headquarters Tuesday night.
Officers said in addition to the assault and mischief charges, the man was also charged with aggravated assault and forcible confinement after an incident where a woman was allegedly held against her will and assaulted in a Chatham home earlier this month.
The accused was later released pending a future court date.
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Two suspended drivers pulled from the road
A 35-year-old Chatham man and a 36-year-old Wallaceburg man who weren't supposed to be driving are both facing charges now after a pair of traffic stops in Chatham-Kent yesterday.
Police said the Chatham man was arrested after an officer on patrol stopped a van on Richmond Street in Chatham Tuesday afternoon.
The officer allegedly recognized the man behind the wheel as a suspended driver and pulled him over near West Street.
The accused was charged with failing to comply with his release conditions by operating a motor vehicle and driving while suspended.
He was taken into custody pending a bail hearing.
In the second case, an officer on general patrol in Wallaceburg Tuesday afternoon allegedly spotted a suspicious vehicle in the area of Bruinsma Avenue and pulled it over.
Police said the officer learned that the man behind the wheel of that vehicle was suspended from driving for unpaid fines and that the license plates attached to the vehicle were not authorized for it and had expired in 2008.
A Wallaceburg man was arrested and charged with driving while under suspension, using unauthorized license plate, and failing to have insurance. The license plates were seized, the vehicle was towed from the scene, and the man who was arrested has a future court date.
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Man charged with domestic assault
A 34-year-old Wallaceburg man has been arrested and charged with uttering threats and two counts of assault after he allegedly hit his wife and threatened to damage their home.
Police said they made the arrest after they were called to a residence in Wallaceburg at around 4 a.m. Wednesday.
