Teen charged with assault
A Sunday afternoon argument turned physical in Chatham on Sunday.
Chatham-Kent police were called to a Fifth Street location about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, officers discovered a verbal argument between a young woman and the victim had escalated when the youth was asked to leave.
The youth struck the victim in the face, leaving a minor injury, police say.
The youth was located in a neighbouring unit and arrested.
A 15-year-old Chatham youth was charged with assault.
Curb tapping leads to impaired charge
Scraping her tires along the curb led to a woman being charged with impaired driving Sunday evening.
An officer spotted a vehicle hitting the right curb on Wellington Street in Chatham about 7:20 p.m.
The officer pulled over the vehicle and believed the woman behind the wheel was driving while under the influence of alcohol.
A roadside breath test was administered. The woman was arrested and transported to the OPP detachment for further breath tests.
A 31-year-old Chatham woman was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit.
Collision leads to impaired charge
A rear-end collision Sunday evening has led to an impaired charge against a Leamington man.
At 8:28 p.m., emergency crews responded to the Park Avenue and Lacroix Street intersection in Chatham for the motor vehicle collision.
Officers arrived on the scene and determined one vehicle had rear-ended another that was stopped at a red light.
Through investigation, officers believed the man who rear-ended the stopped car was driving while under the influence of alcohol. After receiving medical attention, the man was arrested and administered breath tests.
A 23-year-old Leamington man was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit and other provincial offences related to his driving license class.
Domestic violence
A visit to a Wallaceburg residence Sunday night led to charges against a local man.
Police got the call shortly after 10 p.m. to an address on Fraser Street for a disturbance.
When police arrived, they quickly learned Windsor Police Service had released a man on July 11 with conditions prohibiting him from communicating with the woman he was with. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters.
A 27-year-old Wallaceburg man was charged with failing to comply with an undertaking.
