Banking frustration
A local man faces charges after losing his cool in a bank in Chatham Saturday morning.
A man went to the bank on Lacroix Street about 11:30 a.m. and asked for a new bank card. When he tried to withdraw cash, he was denied due to insufficient funds, police say.
At that point, the man became upset and threatened a bank employee, police say.
A 51-year-old Chatham-Kent man is charged with uttering threats, causing death or bodily harm.
30 calls = charges
It started shortly after midnight Sunday, and continued basically until police pounded on the door.
We’re talking about calls to the Chatham-Kent Police Service’s non-emergency line.
Police say a man in Erieau began calling that line about 12:24 a.m. Sunday, and the calls continued into the early morning. In total, police say the man made 30 calls to police and the caller did not have a legitimate emergency to report.
Officers went to the Nichols Avenue home where the calls were originating, investigated and charged a 46-year-old Erieau man with harassing communications.
