Boater locates vehicle reported stolen 14 years ago
Chatham-Kent police are giving credit to a boater for helping them track down a vehicle that was reported stolen from Sombra in 2010.
Officers said the boater was testing a fish finder on the Sydenham River in Wallaceburg and saw what appeared to be a vehicle on its roof in the river.
Police were called in just after 3 p.m. Saturday and responded to the boat docks at Wallace Street and Huron Street.
After seeing the image from the boater, officers called in the Ontario Provincial Police Dive Team to investigate.
Investigators said the vehicle was unoccupied.
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Man arrested for removing chain from former school in Chatham
A 30-year-old Chatham man is charged with mischief after he allegedly used bolt cutters to cut and remove a chain that was keeping a gate secured at the former Monsignor Uyen Catholic School in Chatham.
Chatham-Kent police said they were called to the property for a mischief investigation at 6 p.m. on February 28.
Officers said they were able to identify a suspect and arrested him on Partridge Crescent shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday.
He was charged with mischief and was set to be held in custody pending a bail hearing.
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Window-smashing man arrested in Chatham
A 31-year-old Chatham man is also facing a mischief charge after he allegedly threw a rock at a vehicle in Chatham over the noon-hour on Sunday.
CK police said they were called to a parking lot on King Street West for the mischief investigation at around 12:45 p.m. Sunday and learned that someone had smashed the rear window of a vehicle.
Officers were able to identify a suspect and arrested him about two hours later at Murray Street and William Street.
The accused was arrested, charged, and taken into custody pending a bail hearing.
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Two women arrested for failing to attend court
CK police have arrested a pair of women in their 30s in two separate cases.
Police said a 35-year-old woman who was wanted for skipping court in March 2022 turned herself in to police just before 11:30 a.m. Monday.
She is currently charged with drug possession, possession of stolen property, and theft.
In a separate case, police arrested a 36-year-old Chatham woman who was also wanted for skipping a court appearance.
Police said they found her just after 2 a.m. Monday on Mary Street in Chatham when they were responding to a separate matter.
The woman is currently charged with impaired driving.
Both of the accused who were arrested on outstanding warrants were later released with future court dates.
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Yelling man booked for public intoxication
An 18-year-old man who was wanted by OPP was arrested Sunday night after he was allegedly yelling at random people on Emma Street in Chatham.
CK police said they found the man and arrested him for public intoxication.
He was taken to police headquarters and later released to the OPP.