Stolen delivery van recovered, Leamington man arrested
CK police had to use GPS and some fast footwork to arrest a man who reportedly took off with a delivery van.
According to police, just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, a delivery driver got out of his van to deliver a package on Dufferin Avenue in Tilbury and another man hopped in.
"A 37-year-old male from Leamington jumped into the driver's seat and drove off," police said in a media release.
Officers tracked the van to the Tecumseh Line area using the vehicle's GPS and attempted to pull the driver over. Police said that once the van was stopped, the man tried to run from the scene.
The suspect was arrested after a brief foot chase.
No injuries or damage were reported.
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Unconscious man faces impaired driving charge
A man found passed out in a vehicle's driver seat was arrested for being impaired by drugs.
CK police said the man was found just after 7 a.m. on Thursday on Wedgewood Avenue in Chatham. Officers also found suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle.
The man was arrested for impaired driving. Further testing confirmed that the 37-year-old did have drugs in his system.
He was released from police custody with a February 6 court date.
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Suspended driver facing multiple charges
A 42-year-old Chatham man was arrested when police spotted him driving while he was suspended from doing so.
Police said officers attempted to question him after he pulled into the parking lot of his Orchard Heights Drive home, but he refused to identify himself and tried to run into the building.
The man has been charged with resisting arrest, obstruction, and several Highway Traffic Act offences.
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Police make multiple warrant arrests
A Chatham man wanted on outstanding warrants was arrested because of a trespassing complaint.
Police were called to a Wellington Street address at about 10 p.m. on Thursday for someone trespassing on the resident's property.
According to police, they found a 35-year-old man at the address in possession of break-in tools. When questioned, police said he provided a fake name.
It was determined that the man was wanted by way of warrant and that he was violating court orders by having the tools.
He was arrested and taken to police headquarters. The man now faces additional charges of obstructing a peace officer and failing to comply with an undertaking.
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That same night, CK police arrested a wanted man during a traffic stop.
The 38-year-old man from Ottawa was arrested on Wellington Street shortly after 10 p.m.
He was released from police custody with conditions and a future court date.