Driving, drug and weapon offences
A Ridgetown man faces multiple charges after someone rammed their vehicle into another and then tried to flee the scene on Tuesday.
The crash took place on McNaughton Avenue in Wallaceburg in the early afternoon. Chatham-Kent police learned a man was driving south on McNaughton Avenue at a high rate of speed when he collided with a vehicle exiting a parking lot, also travelling south. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage.
The first driver got out of the vehicle and attempted to flee, police say, but was detained by bystanders.
Police arrived and arrested the man. Upon search and incident to arrest, police say the man possessed suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.
He also possessed a homemade conducted energy weapon.
A 33-year-old Ridgetown man is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failing to stop after a collision, driving without a license, driving a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, weapons dangerous, and five counts of possessing a weapon contrary to a prohibition order. He was transported to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.
Assault charges
At 5:45 p.m., police responded to an assault investigation on George Street in Ridgetown.
Upon arrival, police learned the woman entered the victim’s home without invitation and engaged in a verbal argument, police say.
Another woman was also in the house and attempted to calm the situation. The first woman grabbed this woman by the arm and shoved her aside.
The woman continued to follow the victim and her grandchild around the house, yelling.
The woman left the residence but returned with a baseball bat, holding it up and threatening to cause harm to the homeowner, police say.
A 43-year-old Ridgetown woman was arrested and charged with being unlawful in a dwelling, weapons dangerous, uttering threats, assault with a weapon and two counts of assault.
Intimate partner violence
A Chatham woman faces assault charges following a domestic dispute in Chatham on Tuesday.
Chatham-Kent police were called just before 10 a.m. to a domestic disturbance on Blythwood Crescent in Chatham.
Through investigation, police learned the woman and a man verbally argued. The argument escalated when the woman assaulted the man by placing her hands around his neck, police say.
A 20-year-old Chatham woman was arrested and charged with assault.
Urns stolen out of vehicle
Sometime overnight between March 3 and 4, someone broke into a vehicle on James Court in Chatham and removed several items, including two small urns.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Danica Quenneville at danicaq@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600. Anonymous callers may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and may be eligible for a cash reward.
