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CK police briefs - Saturday, August 10, 2024

Police investigating potential gunshot taken at vehicle

Chatham-Kent police are investigating a complaint in Thamesville* of what's believed to be a shot taken at a vehicle.

The incident happened at about 6 p.m. on Friday at a home on Wallace Street.

Police said the vehicle was hit in the window with what is believed to be a bullet from a .22 caliber firearm.

Police added that they believe there is no threat to public safety.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Constable Jake Reed at jaker@chatham-kent.ca  or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Two more b-and-e's reported across CK

CK police are looking into a break-and-enter into two storage units in Wallaceburg.

According to police, sometime overnight unknown suspect(s) broke into the storage units on Old Glass Road and took a number of tools.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Constable Max Bossence at maxb@chatham-kent.ca or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Police responded to a break-in in Blenheim early Saturday morning.

Officers received an alarm call from a business on Talbot Street at about 1:45 a.m.

When they arrived police said the suspect had fled the scene.

Surveillance footage showed a single person using a metal rod to smash the business' door.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Constable Marko Sapateiro at markos@chatham-kent.ca or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

*Chatham-Kent police later corrected the city as Thamesville and not Wallaceburg.

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