Tim Hortons crash in Chatham leads to careless driving charge
A 67-year-old Chatham man has been charged in connection with a crash at the Tim Hortons on Third Street in Chatham Saturday afternoon.
Police previously reported that a vehicle had hit a light post in the Tim Hortons parking lot, then went across the road, striking a concrete post and a parked vehicle in the parking lot of police headquarters.
The collision then turned the vehicle around so that it went back across the road and hit the Tim Hortons building, causing an estimated $300,000 in damage.
As a result of the investigation, the driver has been charged with careless driving.
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Man accused of knocking out phone lines at CK courthouse
A 28-year-old Chatham man has been arrested and charged with mischief after he allegedly took out the phone service at the Chatham-Kent Courthouse.
Police said on September 17, the courthouse reported that the entire phone line was down. When Bell Canada employees were investigating the outage, they determined that the supply boxes had been damaged.
Officers were able to identify a suspect with the help of video surveillance and arrested him on Thursday.
He was charged and later released with a future court date.
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Two impaired driving arrests
An off-duty officer with a keen eye is getting the credit for tipping off police about an impaired driver.
Chatham-Kent police said the off-duty officer called in a possible impaired driver on River Line just before 6 p.m. Thursday.
Police later pulled the suspect's vehicle over and believed the man behind the wheel was driving while under the influence of alcohol, so they arrested him and took him back to headquarters for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, a 57-year-old man from West Lorne was charged with having a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit. He was later released with a future court date.
In a separate investigation, police arrested a 60-year-old man from Dresden after getting a call about a suspicious man sitting in a parking lot on King Street East in Chatham.
Police said that tip came in at around 7 p.m. Thursday, adding that when officers found the man, they saw that he was sitting in the driver's seat with the vehicle running and in reverse.
Police said they were were able to open the door and put the vehicle in park.
As a result of their investigation, police arrested the driver and took him back to police headquarters for breath tests because they believed he was in control of his vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The man was later charged with having a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit and released with a future court date.
Police said they are thankful for the tips that came in leading to these two arrests and they are also encouraging anyone who thinks they see someone driving while impaired to call 911 immediately to report it.
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Tools, rifle stolen from shed in Dover Township
Chatham-Kent police are looking for tips as they try to solve a break-in at a property on Marsh Line where someone took off with about $10,000 worth of equipment and a .22 calibre single shot Cooey rifle.
Police said someone broke into a shed on the property between 4 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Thursday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Jennifer Jacobson at jenniferja@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #87212.
Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.