Charges laid after collision
A 33-year-old is facing charges after a single-vehicle collision in Chatham.
Around 2 p.m. Sunday police responded to the collision on Prince Albert Road. The driver had struck a guard rail.
Through investigation, police believed the man was driving while under the influence of a drug. The man was arrested and transported to police headquarters where a Drug Recognition Expert conducted an evaluation. As a result, police believed the man was impaired by a drug.
The Chatham man was charged accordingly and given a future court date.
Storage container break in
Police are investigating after a break and enter in Blenheim.
Around 4 a.m. Sunday, an unknown person or persons went to a local business and broke into storage containers behind the building.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Joel Rehill at joelr@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension 84994. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Confrontation call leads to arrest
A 46-year-old man is facing a pair of charges after an incident in Chatham on Sunday morning.
Officers responded to the report of a confrontation on Beechwood Crescent.
Officers attended the scene and located two men. According to police, one man was a tenant of the building and the other had attended the property.
Through investigation, officers learned that the man who entered the property was currently bound by conditions.
As a result, he was arrested and charged with failing to comply with his release conditions and possession of a controlled substance. The man was held for bail.
