Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Southpoint Sun - 5
Oak Street break-in attempt thwarted by police LEAMINGTON — Leamington OPP recently arrested a break-and-enter suspect after he attempted to flee. On January 10 at approximately 12:15 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police Leamington Detachment received information of a possible break and enter in progress at an address on Oak Street. Patrol officers attended and secured the scene while waiting for additional officers from Canine and the Emergency
Response Team (ERT) to arrive. A search was conducted by Canine and ERT officers which prompted the suspect to attempt to flee. Officers were waiting outside and the suspect was taken into custody without incident. A 20-year-old Leamington resident has been charged with possession of break-in instruments and break and enter with intent. The matter is scheduled
for February 25, 2021, in the Leamington Ontario Court of Justice. Anyone with information regarding this or any other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-3101122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.catchcrooks.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Three charged during traffic stop
LEAMINGTON- On January 5 at approximately 9:45 p.m., a member of Leamington Detachment OPP conducted a traffic stop on Wigle Street, for a traffic-related offence. During the traffic stop, the officer learned the driver was suspended from driving and not complying with previous conditions. The stop resulted in a quantity of drugs being seized and stolen property located. A 37-year-old from Leamington has been charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance (three counts), failure to comply with release orders, possession of property obtained by crime and has also been charged under the Highway Traffic Act and the Reopening
Ontario Act. A 53-year-old from Chatham has been charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance (three counts), possession of property obtained by crime, and is also charged under the Reopening Ontario Act. A 44-year-old from Chatham has been charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance (three counts), possession of property obtained by crime, and is also charged under the Reopening Ontario Act. The accused have been released from police custody and are scheduled to appear in Leamington Ontario Court of Justice on March 8, 2021.
PELEE DEER CULL UNDERWAY
LEAMINGTON — Parks Canada staff, in collaboration with Caldwell First Nation, are currently conducting a deer population reduction inside Point Pelee National Park. The annual ‘deer cull’ began on Thursday, January 7 and is expected to wrap up by January 21. The park is currently closed to visitors for safety reasons, as indicated by the signs on the front gate. Sun photo
Road 4 closed for two weeks LEAMINGTON — Beginning Tuesday, January 12, contractors working on behalf of the Municipality of Leamington are now completing a road crossing replacement project on Mersea Road 4, just west of Mersea Rd. 12. The project will take approximately a week and a half to complete. During
construction, Mersea Road 4 will be closed to traffic between Highway 77 and Mersea Rd. 12. Motorists will be required to use alternate routes around the construction zone. All work operations and closures are weather dependent and subject to change.
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