Windsor driver booked for speeding with small child improperly buckled
Ontario Provincial Police in Chatham-Kent are reminding drivers to buckle up and slow down after a Windsor resident was stopped for speeding and seatbelt violations.
OPP said they stopped the 30-year-old Windsor driver for allegedly going more than 45 kilometres an hour over the speed limit on the Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent.
The officer who stopped the vehicle also reported that the driver and a 3-year-old passenger were not seat belted correctly.
The driver was charged with speeding and seatbelt offences.
Police are also taking the opportunity to remind residents to properly install car seats and to make sure that they are properly sized and used according to the manufacturer's specifications.
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Blenheim man arrested for threatening his dad, breaching his release conditions
A 40-year-old Blenheim man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly threatened his father during an argument and then went to see a woman he had been ordered to stay away from.
Chatham-Kent police said they got the initial call shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday for a man who was at his father's residence when he "became unwanted."
Police said they learned the man had allegedly threatened his dad during an argument before leaving.
Officers said when they found the man, he was also allegedly at a residence with a woman who he had been ordered to stay away from.
A 40-year-old Blenheim man was arrested and charged with two counts of failing to comply with a release order and one count of uttering threats.
He was taken into custody and was set to be held there pending a bail hearing.
A 39-year-old Blenheim woman was also arrested -- she was charged with facilitating a breach of release conditions and was later released with a future court date.
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Woman wanted for skipping court arrested in Chatham
Chatham-Kent police have caught up with a 31-year-old Chatham woman who was wanted for skipping her court date earlier this year.
Police said the woman was initially arrested in July and charged with theft and possession of stolen property, then released with conditions and a future court date.
She allegedly missed that scheduled court date, though, so police issued a warrant for her arrest.
Officers caught up with her at around 10 a.m. Tuesday on Grand Avenue West in Chatham.
She was charged and taken to police headquarters and was set to be held in custody pending a court appearance.
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Man arrested in aggravated assault charged for violating release conditions
A 19-year-old Wallaceburg man who was arrested last month in connection with an aggravated assault is in more trouble with the law now.
Chatham-Kent police said the man was arrested in July and later released with conditions that required him to stop associating with some specific people.
On Monday, police learned that the man had allegedly breached that condition by texting someone he wasn't supposed to be contacting.
Investigators said they were able to confirm that information and the man was arrested over the noon-hour on Tuesday after police got a tip that he was walking on James Street in Wallaceburg.
Officers confirmed that the man was wanted on outstanding warrants and he was taken into police custody where he was set to be held pending a court appearance.
