Tag: Chatham-Kent police
Police lay charges in hit-and-run that killed pedestrian
A 27-year-old Wallaceburg resident is charged after a Walpole Island First Nation resident was struck by a vehicle and killed, Ontario Provincial Police say. OPP officials in Lambton County say it was about 3 a.m. on Aug. 25 when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene. The pedestrian, a 47-year-old […]
Man charged with possessing child porn, resisting arrest
A St. Thomas man is charged with possessing and accessing child pornography following an investigation by London police. London police said they were made aware in June of an ongoing investigation by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre involving a St. Thomas man. Members of the […]
Man sought in massive Chatham fire known to frequent London
A woman has been charged with arson in a fire that displaced 99 residents living in a municipal housing complex and police are also seeking a man known to frequent London. Erin Ashley Ott, 30, of Chatham is charged with arson-disregard for human life in a fire at an affordable housing building at 99 McNaughton […]
100 residents displaced by fire at Chatham public housing complex
Municipal officials are helping nearly 100 residents of a Chatham public housing complex displaced by a fire early Sunday that sent flames shooting through the buildingâs roof. Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue helped to evacuate the building at 99 McNaughton Ave. W. after firefighters responded to the blaze at about 6 a.m. âWhen the crews arrived […]
Elderly London woman stabbed by stranger while walking dog: Police
A London man is charged in a stabbing attack on an elderly woman who was walking her dog in the cityâs east end.