Theft charges
Chatham-Kent police say a thief got caught in the act Monday afternoon in downtown Chatham.
It wasn’t in a local store, but rather it was from a boat docked on the Thames River.
Police got the call at 4:41 p.m. and learned the owner of a boat docked at the boardwalk returned to find a woman taking property from the boat.
The woman stayed on the scene until police arrived.
A 39-year-old Chatham-Kent woman was arrested and charged with theft and possessing stolen property.
B&E arrest
A Wallaceburg man is facing charges after someone broke into a garage in that community Monday night.
Shortly before 11 p.m., police attended Margaret Avenue in Wallaceburg for the break-and-enter complaint.
Through investigation, police learned the man was seen entering a detached garage on the property.
Police arrived on the scene and called the man out of the building. The man presented himself and was arrested, police say.
A 32-year-old Wallaceburg man was charged with breaking and entering.
Disturbing arrests
Early Tuesday morning, at 4:10 a.m., police responded to a disturbance on Taylor Avenue in Chatham.
Upon arrival, police located multiple people outside of the address.
Through investigation, police learned a woman and a man were engaged in a verbal argument that escalated when the man threw the woman to the floor and prevented her from leaving a room.
After a third person intervened, the woman left the room; the man followed and assaulted her, police say.
Officers also learned the woman was bound by a release order not to communicate with the man and was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
A 19-year-old Wallaceburg woman was arrested on the outstanding warrant and charged with failing to comply with a release order.
A 22-year-old Chatham man was arrested and charged with assault and forcible confinement.
They were both transported to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.
