Police find drugs on wanted man
A 34-year-old Chatham man who was already wanted by police is in more trouble with the law after the officers who tracked him down allegedly found him carrying some illegal drugs.
Chatham-Kent police said the officers found the man while they were patrolling King Street in Chatham at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday and believed he was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Once they confirmed that, they arrested him and searched him.
Police said they found a small amount of narcotics in his possession, so they tacked on a charge for drug possession.
The man was taken back to police headquarters and later released with a future court date.
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Wallaceburg man arrested for bail violation
A 34-year-old Wallaceburg man spent the night in police custody after police got a tip about him breaching his bail conditions.
Police said a tip came in at around 11 p.m. Thursday that the man was at an address in Wallaceburg he had been banned from attending.
Officers were able to find him a short distance away, charged him with breaching his release order, and took him into custody pending a bail hearing.
