One man is lucky to walk away without injuries after the vehicle he was driving slammed into a tree on Bear Line.
Chatham-Kent police say the vehicle drove off the road on Tuesday night, around 10:30pm. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle unscathed.
However, the driver has been handed a three-day license suspension for having a blood alcohol concentration above 0.
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Stolen pick-up truck from Honda House. (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Police Services.)
Honda House in Chatham is one pick-up truck short, after someone stole it from the car lot Wednesday morning.
Officers say someone stole a white 2017 Honda Ridgeline sometime around 7am. The truck was last seen with Ontario license plates AP27913.
Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Paul Brophy at 519-436-6600 ext. 84978, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Police are asking for tips that will help identify a suspect who caused some mischief at a boat dock in Chatham.
At some point in the last week, police say someone went to the boat docks along the Thames River and smashed a window on one of the boats. Damage is pegged at about $180.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Jason Williams at 519-436-6600 ext. 87224. Anonymous calls can also be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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The aftermath of a vehicle fire on the Hwy. 401. (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent OPP).
No one was hurt after a vehicle went up in flames on Hwy. 401.
Chatham-Kent OPP say first responders were called out to a vehicle fire near Orford Rd., around 8am Wednesday morning.
The vehicle had to be towed off the highway after the fire was extinguished.
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A 41-year-old woman from Vaughan is charged with racing a vehicle, after officers pulled her over near Charing Cross Rd. on Hwy. 401.
Chatham-Kent OPP say the vehicle was pulled over August 4, around 4:30pm. It's alleged that the vehicle she was driving was going more than 150 km/hr.
The 41-year-old has a court date set for September 5. Her driver's licence has been suspended and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
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Two people from Blenheim are facing charges after provincial police were called about a "suspicious vehicle".
Elgin County OPP say officers were called about the vehicle, which was out on Talbot Line, between Coyne Rd. and Dunborough Rd., around 5:20am Tuesday morning. Police say the vehicle was stopped near Wallacetown. A 33-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man were both arrested.
The 33-year-old is charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, trespassing at night, and driving while disqualified. Meanwhile, the 25-year-old has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, trespassing at night, and failing to comply with a probation order.
Both will have to go to court in St. Thomas on September 11.