Theft leads to fraud

On September 16, 2015 police received information that personal documentation had been stolen from a vehicle in Chatham overnight. On this same date, an employee from Speedy Mart on Bloomfield Road contacted police to report a suspicious transaction involving a credit card.

Through investigation, police identified the man responsible.

Last night, officers located the man and he was arrested. A 26-year-old Riverview Drive man has been charged with theft under $5000, possession of property obtained by a crime under $5000 and fraud under $5000. He was released pending a future court date of November 24, 2015.