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CK police briefs - Sunday, August 18, 2019

Breaking and entering

Police are looking for a suspect connected to a break and enter incident.

It happened on Saturday around 11:00 p.m. Police were in the area of King Street, Wallaceburg after a call of a break and enter.

Last week Sunday an unknown suspect broke into a fenced compound and stole a generator.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Ken Morrell at kenm@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 ext. 87272.  Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.

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Breach of Recognizance

Multiple people were arrested for breaching their recognizance on Saturday.

A 28-year-old Chatham woman was arrested on Saturday for breaching her recognizance of a bail condition. Her conditions included not attending a Tweedsmuir Avenue address. She was found at the address, arrested, and transported to Chatham-Kent Police headquarters and lodged for a bail hearing.

 A 58-year-old Chatham man was arrested yesterday for breaching his recognizance of bail conditions. He was ordered to stay in his residence every day between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. He also wasn't allowed to drink alcohol outside of his home. After a dispute, police were called to a residence on Edgar Street. Police discovered that one of the people in the dispute was breaching his curfew and alcohol conditions.  The man was arrested, transported to Chatham-Kent Police headquarters and lodged until a bail hearing.

On Saturday night a 31-year-old Chatham man was arrested after breaching his recognizance of bail conditions. His conditions included staying in his residence between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. After he was seen on King Street in Chatham, the man was arrested for breaching his curfew conditions, transported to Chatham-Kent Police headquarters and lodged until a bail hearing.

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False 911 calls

The Chatham-Kent Police Service is reminding residents of what number they should be calling in case of police assistance.

If you have a life-threatening emergency or would like to report a crime in progress, call 911immediately and stay on the line.

For all other non-emergency incidents, call their Dispatch Center at 519-352-1234.

If you would like to speak with an officer regarding a general inquiry, please call 519-436-6600 ext. 222.

If you have information on a crime and wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), you may be eligible for a cash reward.

Chatham-Kent Police reminds you not to call 911 unless it is an emergency, as false 911 calls pull officers away from incidents that require their attention.

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