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CK police briefs - Thursday, October 20, 2022

Two arrests on outstanding warrants

Chatham-Kent police have caught up with two more people who were on their wanted list.

Police said they arrested a 39-year-old Chatham man who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for breaching his probation and mischief just after 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers said he was on Queen Street in Chatham when they found him.

He was taken into custody and later released with a future court date.

A 40-year-old man who was wanted for failing to attend court, failing to comply with a probation order, and obstructing a peace officer was also arrested on Wednesday.

Police said they picked him up on St. Clair Street in Chatham just after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The accused was taken back to police headquarters and was set to be held there pending a bail hearing.

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School break-in

Chatham-Kent police are looking for some tools, both the human and inanimate kind.

Investigators said someone broke into Wallaceburg District Secondary School sometime between Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday at 6:00 a.m. and took several tools, including Dewalt cordless drills, cordless saws, multi-tools, a crosshair laser, a Mastercraft heat gun, a Great Stuff spray foam gun, miscellaneous drill bits, pry bars, and batteries engraved with “CARE.”

If you have any information to assist with this investigation, please contact Constable Jason Hamm at jasonha@chatham-kent.ca. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.

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