A suspicious incident in Merlin Tuesday led two three students getting $50 each, and a man received some needed aid and a trip out of town.
According to Chatham-Kent police, a 49-year-old man walked up to a bus stop in Merlin on Tuesday and gave three students $50 each. The man then left in a vehicle and was soon stopped by police.
During the traffic stop, police say the man began acting in an erratic fashion and was arrested for his own safety and that of the officer.
He was taken to police headquarters and was assessed by the mobile crisis unit.
Police say officers also investigated the man’s interaction with the kids at the bus stop, and say no criminal act was committed. The man was ultimately taken to the VIA Rail station in Chatham where he returned to his home community.
