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Drunk Woman Arrested In Chatham

A local woman was forced to sleep it off in a holding cell after she was found wandering into traffic in Chatham.

The Chatham-Kent Police Service said officers were called to the area of Given Road and McNaughton Avenue East on Monday at around 4:20 p.m., after receiving reports of a woman walking in and out of traffic on the road.

Police and EMS found the woman in the area and determined that she was highly intoxicated and unable to care for herself.

A 48-year-old Chatham woman was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place. She was taken to police headquarters and held until sober.