Can you identify this suspect?
Chatham-Kent police are looking for two suspects -- one of whom was caught on camera -- after some power tools were reported stolen from a business in Chatham.
Police said the suspects were riding bicycles and broke into the building on Grand Avenue East sometime between 5 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Monday.
They took off with several tools including some power tools and welders.
One of the suspects was last seen wearing a dark-coloured parka with fur on the hood, black shoes with red laces, a dark green hoodie, and a dark-coloured baseball hat.
Investigators have also released a picture of one of the suspects below and they are asking anyone with information to contact Constable Steven White at 519-436-6600 or stevenwh@chatham-kent.ca.
You can also submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and may be eligible for a cash reward.
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Online threats lead to Chatham man's arrest
A 50-year-old Chatham man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to burn a local business down.
CK police said they were called to the business on Murray Street just before 10 a.m. Monday for that investigation and learned that the man had posted the threatening comments online.
Officers were able to contact the man and told him that they were looking for him.
He turned himself in just after 11 a.m. Tuesday at police headquarters and was charged with uttering threats before he was released with a future court date.
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Chatham man arrested for contacting his victim
A 20-year-old Chatham man has been arrested and charged with violating his release conditions after he allegedly contacted someone he had been ordered to stay away from.
CK police said the man was charged with assault, uttering threats, and mischief on December 6 before he was released with conditions and a future court date.
Those release conditions included a ban on communicating with a specific woman and also required him to stay away from anywhere she was known to live, work, or go to school.
Police said they learned Tuesday afternoon that the man had breached those conditions by showing up at the victim's address and trying to communicate with her.
Officers found the man while he was walking on King Street East in Chatham and arrested him. He was charged with failing to comply with an undertaking.
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Chatham Township man arrested for hitting his teenage son
A 41-year-old Chatham Township man who was wanted for hitting his teenage son over the summer has turned himself in.
CK police said their investigation started on November 28 when they were notified that the man had allegedly assaulted his son four times between June and September of this year.
The man turned himself in at police headquarters at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and was later released with a future court date.
Police said he is currently facing four counts of assault.
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Two men arrested for skipping court
Chatham-Kent police have tracked down two more wanted men locally who both allegedly skipped their scheduled court dates.
Police said a 23-year-old Wallaceburg who missed a court appearance on November 24 turned himself in to police shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.
He is facing 12 counts of failing to comply with a probation order, three counts of obstructing a peace officer, and two counts of failing to attend court and was set to be held in custody pending a bail hearing.
In the second case, a 41-year-old Chatham man who was previously charged with assault, mischief, and uttering threats was arrested on Communication Road in Blenheim just after 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the Chatham man was wanted for failing to show up for his court appearance earlier this year.
He was charged and later released with a new court date in January.
