2 arrested in Walpole drug bust
An early morning raid at a Walpole Island residence netted two arrests, 18 charges, and the seizure of a quantity of illicit drugs.
Various elements of the Lambton County OPP along with Walpole Island police and Chatham-Kent police executed the warrant at a Peters Road residence about 5 a.m. Saturday.
Police scooped up two people and quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and hydromorphone, along with a loaded firearm and ammunition.
A 30-year old Windsor woman faces two counts of possession, one of uttering threats, and one of assaulting a peace officer.
A 41-year-old Walpole Island man is charged with two counts of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession, two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, weapon or ammunition, and six counts of failing to comply with a release order.
Police say the search warrant is a result of investigations initiated due to the State of Emergency declared by Walpole Island First Nation for the its current drug epidemic. Lambton County OPP continue to work in conjunction with Walpole Police Service and Chatham-Kent Police Service to address the opioid-related crisis.
If you have information on this event or any other crime activity in the area, contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or *OPP (677) on your mobile phone. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or submit a tip online at www.sarnialambtoncrimestoppers.org where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
B&E
Chatham-Kent police are investigating a break-in from Saturday morning.
Police say officers got the call about 7 a.m. Saturday and attended an office on Water Street in Wallaceburg. Investigation revealed that a television was stolen.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Chad Murphy at chaddm@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600 ext. 87266. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.
Man cuffed twice in the same day
On Saturday evening shortly before 9:30 p.m., police attended Manning Road in Chatham in response to a call of a stolen trailer.
The trailer had a GPS tracker attached, and the soon after a 29 year old Stratford man was located with the stolen trailer, arrested for theft and possession over $5,000, and driving while having his licence suspended.
The Stratford man was transported to Chatham-Kent Police Service headquarters, and later released with conditions and a future court date.
After his release, police say the man was observed walking towards a vehicle. The man sat in the driver’s seat and drove away.
Knowing the man was a suspended driver, he was located once again, arrested for driving while suspended and being in the company of someone who he was under release conditions not to communicate with.
The man was transported again to Chatham-Kent Police Service headquarters and lodged for a bail hearing.
