Chatham-Kent police cruiser. (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Police Service.)Chatham-Kent police cruiser. (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Police Service.)
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Police Arrest Three Impaired Drivers

Chatham-Kent Police have charged three individuals with impaired driving following separate stops last night.

In one instance an officer spotted a vehicle in the middle of Duke St. in Chatham around 9pm yesterday with no lights or license plates.

Meantime, around 10pm yesterday police say they received a call about a possible impaired driver leaving the Via Rail parking lot in Chatham and the SUV stopped on Tecumseh Line.

And around 11:30pm yesterday, an officer observed a vehicle swerving all over Erie St. S. in the Ridgetown area.

In all three cases the drivers were transported to headquarters and failed breath tests.

The 35-year-old Chatham man, 49-year-old Tilbury woman, and 36-year-old Howard Township man were all charged and released with future court dates.

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