Belle River woman charged with stunt driving
A 27-year-old Belle River woman will have to hitch a ride with someone else for the next week after she was stopped for speeding on Wheatley Road.
Chatham-Kent police said the woman was charged with stunt driving after an officer pulled over a vehicle that was recorded going 132 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.
The woman's driver's licence has been suspended and her vehicle has been impounded -- both for seven days.
She's also scheduled to answer to the charge at the Provincial Offences Court in July.
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Careless driving charge after crash
The damage is estimated at $8,000 but no injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash on Grand Avenue near Vanier Drive in Chatham.
Police were called to the scene Wednesday night.
A 43-year-old Chatham man was charged with careless driving in connection with the case.
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Truck driver accused of speeding through construction zone
A 22-year-old truck driver from Mississauga is facing a few charges and a hefty fine for allegedly speeding through a construction zone with a worker present on Highway 401.
Chatham-Kent OPP said a tractor-trailer was stopped near Highway 40 on April 21, after being clocked driving faster than 100 kilometres an hour in a single-lane construction zone.
The driver from Mississauga was charged with speeding in a construction zone with a worker present, failing to enter the required information in a daily log over course of the day, and operating a vehicle while failing to display device.
Police said the speeding fine in a construction zone is doubled when a worker is present.
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Pickup truck with Flyers decal reported stolen
If you see a red 2011 Ford F-150 pickup driving around the area with Ontario license plates AP70785, you should give Chatham-Kent police a call.
You'll know it's the right truck if it has a white Philadelphia Flyers decal in the rear window.
Officers are trying to track down a vehicle with that description that was stolen from a residence on Grand Avenue East sometime overnight.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Brad Hessel at bradhe@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #87270.
Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.
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Man under house arrest in Windsor picked up in Chatham
A call about a suspicious man on Thames Street in Chatham Wednesday morning ended with local police arresting a man who was supposed to be in Windsor.
Chatham-Kent police said when they were responding to the call at around 7 a.m., they found a man who appeared to be in medical distress, so paramedics took the man to the hospital for medical attention.
The man identified himself to police, but officers said they later learned that he was not who he said he was. When officers learned the man's true identity, they learned that he was bound by a house arrest in Windsor.
Once the man was medically cleared, he was arrested and charged with one count each of failing to comply with his release conditions and obstructing police. He was taken into custody pending a bail hearing.
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Woman hides in bedroom until police come to help
A 32-year-old Walpole Island man is in trouble with police after he allegedly showed up at a woman's home in Wallaceburg after he was ordered to stay away from her.
Police said the man was released from custody on April 10 with several conditions including two that required him to stop communicating with a specific Wallaceburg woman and to stay away from her residence.
However, police said they arrested the man after he allegedly showed up at the woman's home on Wednesday and tried to talk to her. Investigators said the woman hid in a bedroom until officers arrived.
Police said through their investigation, they learned that the man was also wanted for similar offences earlier in the week.
The accused was arrested, charged, and taken into custody pending a bail hearing.
