Drug raid fizzles on Gray Street
Chatham-Kent police were left mostly empty handed Wednesday night, when officers raided a Gray Street residence in Chatham.
Last night, members of the Chatham-Kent Intelligence Unit, with the assistance of the Critical Incident Response Team, executed the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant at a residence on Gray Street in Chatham and fifth wheel trailer parked in the driveway.
All they found was some drug paraphernalia, along with a non-restricted firearm and various ammunition that was stored in a careless manner. It was all seized.
A warrant is being requested for a 38-year-old Chatham man for failing to comply with his release conditions and a 21-year-old Chatham man for firearm-related offences.
Crash leads to charges
Around 8:30 p.m. last night, police responded to a single motor-vehicle collision on Fraser Road in Wallaceburg.
Through investigation, police learned that the driver lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway, struck a hydro pole and came to rest in a ditch.
Officers located the vehicle’s occupants a short distance away from the scene on Heritage Line.
A 35-year-old Chatham man was arrested and charged with careless driving and failing to comply with his release conditions as he was not to communicate with a specific woman, who was his passenger. He has been held in custody pending a bail hearing.
Woman assaults man with a crowbar
Early this morning, police responded to a domestic disturbance at a local motel on Grand Avenue East in Chatham.
Through investigation, police learned that a woman assaulted a man with a crowbar.
A 28-year-old Merlin woman was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon.
