Handcuffs file photo. (BlackburnNews.com file photo by Dave Richie)Chatham-Kent police are crediting an alert member of the public for helping them get an impaired driver off the road.
Police got a tip about a possible impaired driver on St. Clair St. around 10:45pm last night and a patrol officer spotted a suspect vehicle heading south on Communication Rd. near Park Ave. E.
The officer stopped the vehicle and determined the driver had been drinking.
After testing the suspect, police charged a 32-year-old Thamesville man with impaired driving.
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Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
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