Masked…and arrested
Two men face charges after someone tried to steal copper wire in Blenheim Monday morning.
According to police, an officer of foot patrol in Blenheim was approached by a citizen who said they saw two men in masks stripping wire from air conditioning units at a Talbot Street business.
Police followed up and located the suspects.
Two men, aged 43, from Blenheim and Chatham-Kent respectively, are charged with mischief over $5,000, theft and possession of stolen goods.
Senior assaulted
A Chatham man faces charges after police say someone assaulted a senior citizen in Tilbury Monday evening.
Police were called about 5:20 p.m. over an altercation between two people on Young Street in Tilbury.
Officers investigated and learned a dispute between the two turned violent, and a 70-year-old Tilbury man was assaulted.
A 41-year-old Chatham man is charged with assault.
