Chatham-Kent: 3 arrested in theft, release-order and intoxication cases

Chatham-Kent police arrested three people in separate incidents in Chatham and Blenheim on Nov. 5, including a 35-year-old man following a reported store theft, police said.

Reported theft in Chatham

Officers were dispatched to a business on St. Clair Street in Chatham at about 11:48 a.m. after a theft was reported. Police said the man was known to the business and had taken an item without trying to pay. He was on probation at the time.

Police located the Chatham-Kent man and arrested him for theft under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime and three counts of failing to comply with a probation order. He was taken to police headquarters and released on a Form 10, with a court date set for Feb. 1, 2027.

Release-order arrest

At approximately 6:42 p.m., police found a 37-year-old Chatham woman at a residence on Lorne Avenue. Police said her conditions required her to be with her surety whenever she was outside her own residence. She was not at her own home and was not with her surety, according to police.

Officers arrested her for failure to comply with a release order. She was taken to police headquarters and held for bail.

Public intoxication in Blenheim

In Blenheim, police were called at about 10:40 p.m. after a partially clothed man was seen walking on Chatham Street South. Officers determined he was unable to care for himself, police said.

The 62-year-old Chatham-Kent man was arrested and held until sober. He received provincial offence notices under the Liquor Licence and Control Act and the Trespass to Property Act.