(Photo courtesy of the Chatham-Kent Police Service)(Photo courtesy of the Chatham-Kent Police Service)
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Pot Plants In Corn Field

Chatham-Kent police have seized 130 marijuana plants after a concerned citizen tipped them off about someone growing pot in a corn field in Orford Township.

Police say they located five different plots of marijuana plants in the field, adding the plants have a combined street value of approximately $130,000.

Officers are asking anyone who believes there are plants growing in their field to call police or Crime Stoppers.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

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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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.