Man accused of stealing lottery tickets turns himself in
A 37-year-old Tilbury man is facing a handful of charges after he grabbed two trays of lottery tickets from a local convenience store and took off without paying for them.
Police said they got a tip about that at around 6:45 a.m. on Monday, August 28.
Officers said they were told the man went into Circle K on Queen Street North in Tilbury and demanded money and lottery tickets from the employee, but the employee refused to hand any of that over.
At that point, the man allegedly grabbed two trays of tickets from the counter and took off.
Police said they were able to work with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to trace several winning tickets back to a different vendor and secured an image of the surveillance footage, which they released to the public.
Officers said they were able to identify the suspect and eventually obtained a warrant for his arrest when they couldn't find him.
A 37-year-old Tilbury man turned himself in to police on Monday in connection with the case and he was charged with theft, possession of stolen property, and wearing a disguise with intent to commit theft.
He was later released with conditions and a future court date.
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Leamington man arrested for skipping court
A 25-year-old Leamington man who was wanted for missing a scheduled court appearance turned himself in Monday afternoon.
CK police said the man showed up at police headquarters in Chatham at 4:40 p.m. Monday.
He was arrested and later released with a future court date.
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Wallaceburg man accused of visiting business he had been banned from
A 34-year-old Wallaceburg man who had already found himself on the wrong side of the law is in more trouble now.
Police said they arrested the man after they were called to a business on McNaughton Avenue in Wallaceburg shortly before 5 p.m. Monday.
Officers said they were told there was a man at the business who had previously been kicked out for previous thefts.
Police found the man a short distance away and confirmed that he had been released from custody with a condition that required him not to go into that specific business.
Officers arrested him and also allegedly found about $200 worth of merchandise on the man that he had not purchased.
The man was charged with theft, possession of stolen property, and failing to comply with his release conditions. He was taken to police headquarters and was set to be held there pending a bail hearing.
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Man arrested for taking pictures of someone's dog
A 46-year-old Chatham man is back in police custody after a strange encounter with someone he had been ordered to stay away from.
Police said the man was released from custody on July 11 with a condition that required him to stay away from the victim and to stay at least 25 metres away from them.
Officers said the man allegedly breached those conditions at around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday when he approached the victim and started snapping some pictures of the victim's dog. He then allegedly continued to call the victim names before driving away from the area.
Police found the accused outside of his residence and arrested him.
He was charged with failing to comply with his release conditions and was taken to police headquarters where he was set to be held pending a bail hearing.
