CK police dig up more charges against man who fled from traffic stop
A 31-year-old Chatham man who was arrested for driving away when police tried to pull him over is facing even more charges after police ran an extensive background check on him.
Chatham-Kent police said the man, who was out on bail for 21 charges, was arrested on Saturday for fleeing from an attempted traffic stop.
Officers said their investigation into the man led them to charge him with more than a dozen additional charges including: five counts of mischief under $5,000, three counts of uttering threats, two counts of mischief over $5,000, two counts of criminal harassment, and two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.
He was held in custody pending a bail hearing and is currently being held in custody at the Southwest Regional Detention Centre.
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Police pick up wanted man on Park Street
Chatham-Kent police have caught up with a 41-year-old man who was wanted on a DNA warrant and for violating his bail conditions.
Police said they found him shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday on Park Street and arrested him.
He was taken back to police headquarters for processing and was later released with a future court date.
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Man and woman banned from seeing each other found in the same vehicle
A 53-year-old Chatham Township man and a 36-year-old Chatham woman are both in more trouble with police after they allegedly violated their release conditions during a Sunday afternoon drive near Thamesville.
CK police said they pulled the pair over in a vehicle on Longwoods Road in Camden Township just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday and confirmed that the man and the woman had been released with conditions not to associate with each other.
Both of them were also wanted by police for a separate warrant.
The man and the woman were both arrested, taken to police headquarters, and later released with conditions and a future court date.
They are both charged with two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.
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Traffic complaint leads police to impaired driver
Chatham-Kent police are giving credit to a concerned citizen for tipping them off about an impaired driver in Blenheim Sunday afternoon.
Police said they responded to the area of Middle Line and Lagoon Road shortly after 4:30 p.m. Monday after receiving a traffic complaint.
Officers pulled a vehicle over there and believed the woman behind the wheel was under the influence of alcohol, so they tried to carry out a roadside test.
Police said the woman failed to provide a breath sample, so she was arrested.
A 66-year-old woman was arrested, charged with impaired driving, and later released with a future court date.
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Police negotiate with man who had locked himself in his vehicle
A 24-year-old Blenheim man was arrested in Wallaceburg early Monday morning after police responded to a disturbance call.
CK police said they found the man, who was locked inside of his vehicle, on Reaume Crescent shortly before 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Officers said after negotiating with the man, he unlocked the vehicle and got out.
He was arrested and taken to police headquarters where he was set to be held pending a bail hearing.
The man was charged with failing to comply with a release order.
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OPP traffic stop leads to charges
A 27-year-old Wallaceburg man has been charged with several offences by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Chatham-Kent following a traffic stop early Monday morning.
The OPP said an officer received a licence plate status notification on the police Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system while approaching a stationary vehicle on Main Street near Erie Street at around 2:40 a.m. and the driver gave police a false identity.
"The investigating officer determined that the driver was violating conditions of a previous release order and was in possession of a prohibited weapon," said Constable Brett Phair.
The suspect was charged with impersonation with intent to avoid arrest, prosecution or obstruction of justice, possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to his prohibition order, obstructing a peace officer, unauthorized possession of a weapon, and two counts of failure to comply with his release order other than to attend court.