Three arrests on outstanding warrants
The long arm of the law has caught up with three people who were wanted by Chatham-Kent police.
A 30-year-old Walpole Island man who was wanted for drug possession and failing to attend court for fingerprinting was arrested by Walpole Island police Wednesday morning and turned over to officers in Wallaceburg.
A 55-year-old Wallaceburg woman who was wanted in connection with two separate shoplifting incidents at Walmart in Chatham and failing to attend court turned herself in to police Wednesday afternoon.
And a 24-year-old Chatham man who was wanted for fraud-related offences was arrested early Thursday morning after an officer stopped him for riding a bike after dark without a light.
All three of the accused were charged and released with future court dates.
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Tools reported stolen
Chatham-Kent police are appealing to the public as they try to track down some tools that were taken during two separate thefts in Chatham-Kent this week.
Police said sometime late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, someone stole various tools from a building on Longwoods Road in Thamesville.
Anyone with information on that incident is asked to contact Constable Pete Chandler at peterc@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #8107332.
In a separate incident, someone broke into a utility trailer parked on Rose Beach Line and took off with various tools with a combined value of approximately $1,000. Police said that was sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday night.
Anyone with information on the second case is asked to contact Constable Joel Rehill at joelr@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 extension #84994.
Anyone with information on any crime can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.