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CK police briefs- Sunday, February 23, 2020

Man arrested for alleged drug trafficking 

A 23-year-old Chatham man is facing charges after initially being found unconscious.

Around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, police got a call about an unconscious man in the area of Louella Crescent in Chatham.

Officers were able to revive the man by using Narcan. Following an investigation, cops found the man in possession of a large quantity of a suspected controlled substance.

As a result, the man was charged accordingly and released with a future court date.

Breach of the peace and substance charges

Calls about a man wandering in the street in Chatham has led to charges for a 46-year-old man.

Officers responded to the area of King Street West around 1:15 a.m. Sunday. The man could be seen walking in the street and causing traffic obstructions.

Cops arrested the Chatham man for breach of the peace. While investigating, police also found him in possession of a controlled substance.

He was charged accordingly and transported to the police station where he was later released with a future court date.

Frozen food bandit 

Police are asking for tips from the public after a garage was broken into in Chatham.

Police responded to a residential alarm around midnight Sunday on Westminister Court. An unknown person forced their way into the garage area, damaging the doorknob in the process.

An undisclosed amount of frozen food was stolen.

Any with information is asked to contact Constable Ryan Gardiner at (519) 436-6600, ext. 87305 or ryang@chatham-kent.ca.

Woman arrested for Foodland theft 

A 38-year-old from Wallaceburg is in trouble with the law after a theft incident.

Officers on general patrol in Wallaceburg on Saturday afternoon located the woman on Old Glass Road.

She was arrested in relation to a theft that occurred earlier in the day Foodland Grocery Outlet.

She was eventually released with a future court date.

Man arrested for breaching curfew 

Shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, cops located a 23-year-old man in the area of Adelaide Street North.

The Howard Township man was found to be in breach of his curfew conditions.

He was arrested, and eventually brought back to his house and given a future court date.

 

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