Police make three arrests after finding two handguns during traffic stop
Three people are facing drug and weapons charges after police allegedly found two handguns during a traffic stop on Gray Street in Chatham on Monday.
Chatham-Kent police said an officer who pulled the vehicle over detected a strong smell of marijuana in the vehicle and saw "a portion of a Glock style handgun" inside the vehicle.
As a result, all three of the people in the vehicle were arrested.
Police said one of those three people tried to take off, but was arrested after a short foot chase.
When police carried out a search, they also allegedly found a second handgun and some controlled drugs and substances.
Three 18-year-old Chatham men were all charged with 18 separate offences related to firearms offences and charges of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.
All three of the men were later released with conditions and a future court date.
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Highgate man arrested on Horton Line in Harwich
A 41-year-old Highgate man who was already "known to police" is in more trouble with the law after he was allegedly caught on camera trying to steal some wire.
Police said they were called to the scene Tuesday morning at a business in the area of Horton Line south of Chatham and allegedly found the man hiding among some spools of wire.
He was arrested, charged with break and enter, and taken to police headquarters pending a bail hearing.
