Multiple charges laid after family argument

Man woman charged in separate theft incidents in Chatham

Early Saturday morning, Chatham-Kent police responded to a disturbance at a residence in Dover Township.

Police learned that a male had followed his mother into the bathroom where he allegedly assaulted her. She attempted to leave the bathroom, but the accused allegedly stood in the doorway and forcefully kept her cornered, police added.

The accused’s father attempted to intervene, but the male allegedly grabbed ahold of him, pulling him down and cutting his arm, police said.

When police arrived, the accused reportedly attempted to pull away from officers. He was eventually arrested and transported to headquarters.

He was charged with two counts of assault, assault causing bodily harm, forcible confinement and resisting arrest. He was held for bail.

Arrest after shoplifting complaint

Police were dispatched Saturday afternoon to a business on Queen Street in Chatham for reports of a female shoplifting in the store.

She was located just outside the store and arrested. Further checks revealed that she was reportedly bound by court orders not to attend the business, police said.

She was charged with two counts of failing to comply with her probation order, failing to comply with an undertaking, failing to comply with a release order, theft under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and possession of a controlled substance after suspected methamphetamine was found on her. She was held for bail.

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Early Saturday morning, police received reports of a female passed out behind the wheel of her vehicle on Dundas Street in Wallaceburg.

Police placed her under arrest for impaired operation. She was transported to headquarters where she allegedly blew more than double the legal limit.

She was charged with operation while impaired and exceeding the legal limit of blood-alcohol concentration. She was released with a short date.

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