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Lambton County’s provincial offences court officials say the offices at the Bayside Centre in Sarnia are temporarily closed to the public because of the provincewide pandemic lockdown.
The county’s court services department said the closing affects in-person administrative services and ticket payments and is expected to last until at least Jan. 11.
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Currently, all court appearances are scheduled to proceed by remote audio or video, the department said.
The scheduling of in-person appearances, which are currently expected to be permitted as of Jan. 25, will only be booked at the direction of the presiding judiciary, according to a news release issued by the county department.
WINDSOR, ONT. Driving with stolen licence plates has led to multiple firearm-related charges for a Windsor man. Police say around 6 p.m. Tuesday, officers from the Property Crimes Unit saw a vehicle on Ottawa Street with stolen licence plates attached. The suspect parked in the 1300 block of Ottawa St. and exited the vehicle. Police say when he saw police the suspect began to flee the area on foot, however was quickly arrested without incident. Police say a firearm was found in the suspect’s possession and multiple shotgun shells were found inside the vehicle. A 46-year-old Windsor man is now facing the following charges:
December 23, 2020
Chatham-Kent’s mayor is trying to stay positive in the face of a province-wide lockdown to help stem the tide of COVID-19.
Darrin Canniff says it’s up to all of us to do our part.
“There’s a sense of frustration, we’ve been working really hard to keep our numbers lower here, but it’s ultimately we have a lot of people who move between Windsor-Essex and here to work,” Canniff says.
CK’s Mayor says no one is looking forward to another shut-down, but it’s for the greater good.
“I’m proud of how well the residents of Chatham-Kent have come together over the past 10 months to support and look after each other,” said Mayor Canniff. “This will hopefully be our last big push to get things heading back in the right direction and to keep everyone safe and healthy. I know that together we can do it.”
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A Windsor man faces numerous criminal charges after police spotted a vehicle with stolen licence plates this week.
At approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday, officers with the Windsor police property crimes unit eyed the vehicle on Ottawa Street.
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The suspect driver parked in the street’s 1300 block and exited the vehicle, police said in a news release on Wednesday. When he noticed the officers, he started to run, but police quickly arrested him without incident.
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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is closing down some facilities longer than what was originally planned during the holidays following the announcement of a provincewide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Although Chatham-Kent has not been as severely impacted as some areas of the province, these actions are designed to ensure as much as possible that our situation locally does not worsen,” said chief administrative officer Don Shropshire in a media release. “From the very beginning of the pandemic, we have supported medical authorities and we continue to do so.”
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