Crime Stoppers wants to remind everyone to use caution when being asked for money through an unknown phone call. Earlier this week a resident of Chatham received a call on his cell phone. The number appeared to be a Chatham-Kent Police Service number. This is called phone spoofing as scammers use software to disguise their…
On Sunday July 26th, 2020 at approximately 3:30 pm two cyclists were riding their bikes, side by side, on the north side of the McDonalds on McNaughton Ave in Wallaceburg, when a westbound silver sedan struck their front wheels knocking them to the ground. The driver of the vehicle spoke briefly with the cyclists and…
Summer is in full swing and that means people are out on their ATV’s enjoying the great weather. This also means that thieves are looking to steal ATV’s that are left unlocked and out in the open. Sometime overnight on July 13th, 2020 a barn on Whitebread Line was entered and a Green 2018 Honda…
On Monday July 6th, 2020 at around 9:00 a.m. police responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Zone Centre Line between Zone 7 Road and St. Ignatius Line. The driver lost control of their vehicle, left the roadway and struck a hydro pole. The driver fled the scene prior to police arrival. The suspect…
At approximately 3:30 am on Tuesday June 23rd, 2020 two unknown suspects forced their way into a Riverview Drive business by smashing a glass door causing approximately $1100.00 damages. Once inside the suspects removed several Milwaukee power tools with a value of about $750.00. Crime Stoppers is seeking information that can identify the suspects involved…
On Tuesday June 9th, 2020 at approximately 3:30 am an unknown suspect broke the glass front door of Ray’s Mini Mart on Dufferin Avenue, Wallaceburg. Once inside the suspect began smashing at the ATM machine with a crow bar causing approximately $4000 in damages. The suspect fled the store having been unable to access the…
On Wednesday may 27th, 2020 just before 8:00 a.m. emergency crews responded to the report of a port-a-john on fire in Steinhoff Park near Mary Street in Wallaceburg. Damage was estimated at $1000. A few minutes later, emergency crews were called to Thomas Avenue, near an apartment building, where discarded furniture next to a garbage…
Sometime overnight on Thursday May 14th, 2020 unknown suspects entered an unlocked barn on Whitebread Line, Wallaceburg. Once inside the suspects removed a 2013 red Polaris Sportsman 800 ATV with a 2-inch trailer hitch. The ATV is valued at $5,000. Crime Stoppers is seeking information that can identify the persons responsible for this break and…
Sometime overnight of April 30th and May 1st, 2020 unknown suspects forced their way into 6 storage units at a storage facility on Lambton Line north of Thamesville causing approximately $9000 in damages. Each of the storage units were rummaged through and several items including cartons of cigarettes, a Danby heater/ air conditioner unit, small…
Spring is here, and it is the season of yard work and barbecues. Unfortunately, it is also the season of open garage doors, open ground level windows and unlocked doors to your home. Across Chatham-Kent the Police have received numerous complaints of thieves entering garages through open doors. Tools, alcohol, cash, bank cards and wallets…