Safe Internet Day
Chatham-Kent police are teaming up with officers across the country to raise awareness of the dangers of social media.
The push this year is focused on highlighting internet safety for kids.
To do that, police are directing parents to an interactive website called Zoe & Molly Online where eight to 10-year-olds can explore what it means to be safe while playing games online, as well as the risks associated with sharing their personal information and sending pictures online.
Police are also urging anyone interested in more information on how to report online sexual exploitation of children or who wants to learn more about emerging online risks to visit https://www.cybertip.ca/app/en/internet_safety.
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Pickup truck stolen from Wallaceburg residence
Chatham-Kent police are working to track down a 2007 blue/silver Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 truck that was reported stolen from a residence on Walnut Street in Wallaceburg.
It shouldn't be difficult to pick out of a lineup because it's reportedly missing the passenger side mirror and has a dent by the gas tank.
Police said it was taken sometime between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday and was last seen with Ontario license plates 365 8VC.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Kyle Wright at kylew@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 ext. 87310.
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Assault charges laid after a disturbance outside of a local motel
A 26-year-old Chatham woman and a 32-year-old Raleigh Township man are both charged with assault and causing a disturbance after police responded to a call at a motel in Chatham Monday night.
Police said both of the accused were taken into custody, but the man was later released with conditions and a future court date.
The woman who was arrested was also charged with failing to comply with her release conditions and was being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
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Man charged with assault
Chatham-Kent police said a 26-year-old man was charged with assault after a domestic incident at a residence in Chatham Monday night.
He was arrested, charged, and then released with conditions and a future court date.
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Two London men arrested on warrants
Police have rounded up a pair of wanted Londoners in Chatham-Kent.
CK police said the first suspect, a 28-year-old London man, was arrested Monday morning after he turned himself in on an outstanding warrant for failing to attend court in October 2018.
The second suspect, a 35-year-old London man who was wanted by London police, was found by police in Chatham early Tuesday morning and taken into custody pending his return to London for court purposes.