Man accused of assaulting two LCBO employees
A 26-year-old Chatham-Kent man is facing a list of charges after he allegedly tried to steal some items from an LCBO in Chatham.
Police said they were told the man had walked into the store "dressed to disguise his identity" over the noon hour on Monday and then took some items off of the shelf and tried to leave without paying for them.
Officers said two loss prevention staff members tried to stop the man when he tried to leave and the man then allegedly assaulted both of them before he was arrested.
Police said the man had also been ordered twice in the past six months to stay away from that specific store.
The accused was charged with two counts of assaulting a peace officer, two counts of resisting arrest, and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order along with one count each of theft, possession of stolen property, and wearing a disguise with intent to commit a crime.
He was taken to police headquarters and was set to be held there pending a bail hearing.
--------------------
Woman on house arrest caught stealing from Walmart
A 26-year-old Chatham-Kent woman who wasn't supposed to be leaving her house in the evening was allegedly caught trying to shoplift from the Walmart store in Wallaceburg.
Police said they were called to the store on McNaughton Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Monday and learned that the woman had removed some items from the shelves and then tried to leave the store without paying for them.
Officers said they also learned that the same woman had been released from custody earlier this month with a condition that required her to stay home between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. with some specific exceptions.
As a result, the woman was charged with one count each of theft and possession of stolen property along with two counts of failing to comply with a release order.
She was taken to police headquarters and was set to be held there pending a bail hearing.
--------------------
Man accused of assaulting woman when she called for help
A 40-year-old Chatham man is facing an assault charge in connection with a domestic argument in Chatham.
Police said they were called to a Chatham home at around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday for a disturbance and learned that a man there had allegedly assaulted a woman he was arguing with after she called police for help.
Officers said they found the man on the front porch and arrested him.
He was charged with assault and was taken to police headquarters where he was set to be held pending a bail hearing.
