Impaired charge
A mere two hours after Chatham-Kent police held a press conference to announce their seasonal RIDE programs they arrested a Chatham driver for impaired driving.
On Wednesday evening at about 7 p.m., police responded to a possible impaired driving complaint on St. Clair Street in Chatham.
Officers located the vehicle in the area of School Street and Centre Street in Chatham and pulled it over. Officers believed the driver driving was operating the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The male was arrested and transported to police headquarters for breath tests.
A 42-year-old Chatham man was charged with having a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit.
Bail violations
A report of suspicious activity led to a pair of arrests early Thursday morning.
Shortly before 1 a.m., police were called in regards to a report of two suspicious parties in the area Richmond Street and Bloomfield Road in Chatham.
Police arrived and located the parties. Through investigation, police learned one of the two men was previously released on July 22 of last year on a condition to be inside his residence between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
A 44-year-old Chatham man was arrested and charged with failing to comply with Judicial Release. He was transported to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.
Police also learned the second man was previously released on a probation order on Oct. 18 of last year on a condition to be inside his residence between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The man also entered in a form 10 undertaking on June 30 of this year for failing to comply with his probation order curfew condition.
A 38-year-old Chatham man was arrested and charged with failing to comply with a probation order and failing to comply with an undertaking. The accused was transported to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.
