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Police Investigating Links Between Break-And-Enters

An arrest has been made in connection to a break-and-enter in Chatham-Kent that may be linked to other ongoing investigations.

The Chatham-Kent Police Service said officers were called to the break-and-enter at a McNaughton Line address in Chatham Township on Monday at around 10:15 am.

Several tools and a pickup truck were reported stolen from the property, however, the truck was later located at a Longwoods Road trailer park.

Police later obtained and executed a search warrant at a Longwoods Road residence and recovered additional stolen property with an estimated value of $25,000.

Authorities said the stolen property may also be connected to other ongoing break-and-enter investigationsĀ and investigators are looking into potential links to other similar incidents.

As a result, a 33-year-old Chatham Township man was arrested and is now charged with break-and-enter, theft over $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, trafficking property obtained by crime and criminal harassment. He was taken to police headquarters and held pending a bail hearing.