Tag: Chatham-Kent police
Man charged in crash that killed sisters trying to rescue turtle
A man is charged with two counts of careless driving causing death in a crash that killed two sisters who were trying to rescue a turtle. A 24-year-old man from Raleigh Township was charged last week in the May 18 crash, Chatham-Kent police said in a release Tuesday. The man, whose identity wasn’t released, is […]
Bail for woman charged with arson in apartment blaze that forced out dozens
A Chatham woman charged after a fire displaced dozens of tenants from a municipal housing complex has been granted bail with strict conditions of house arrest.
36 incidents of theft. $70,000 in items stolen. One London man charged
A London man is facing more than 50 theft-related charges after months of investigation into more than 30 incidents, city police say.
Teenage suspects charged after London school break-in
Two teenage boys are facing charges after a school in south London was broken into, leaving about $2,000 in damages, London police say. Police responded about 11 p.m. Thursday to the area of Chiddington Avenue and Compton Crescent, where the Sir George Etienne Cartier public school is located, after receiving reports from an area resident […]
OPP offer new details in ‘high-risk’ London takedown
A Hamilton man arrested in a âhigh-riskâ takedown across the street from London police headquarters is charged with forcible confinement, provincial police say. Officers responded to a reported disturbance in a vehicle on Hjghway 401 West about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Middlesex OPP said Tuesday. âThe OPP received a call from passengers in a vehicle that […]
Ex-employee pleads guilty to defrauding United Way of $300K
CHATHAM â A former United Way of Chatham-Kent employee has pleaded guilty to fraud after the local non-profit agency discovered it had been defrauded of more than $300,000. Veronica Whittal, 49, of Tilbury, entered a guilty plea in a Chatham court on Friday. An agreed statement of facts presented by assistant Crown attorney Kate Bailey […]
Student, 15, charged after ‘violence’ at high school: Police
A teenage student from a St. Thomas high school is facing an assault charge after a âviolent altercationâ sent another person to hospital, police say.
Police issue call for family DNA in long-forgotten search for missing men
Police are asking relatives of two Southwestern Ontario men who went missing while fishing more than 50 years ago to provide DNA samples.
Big rig crash closes rural road, sends driver to hospital: Police
A driver was taken to hospital after a crash on a Huron County road, Ontario Provincial Police say. Just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, OPP say that a vehicle collision resulted in the closure of Donnybrook Line between Bruce Road 86 and Zion Road, which is about 10 kilometres northwest of Wingham. A photo published online […]
New automated plate scanner helps recover stolen SUV in Owen Sound
The Owen Sound Police Service’s automated licence plate recognition technology (A.L.P.R) helped locate and recover a stolen 2023 Nissan Murano from the Chatham-Kent area this past week. According to a media release, officers utilized the A.L.P.R. to locate the vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Chatham-Kent Police Service in August. The Owen Sound […]