A Chatham man has been charged in connection to a wire theft in the city.
On Feb. 12 just after 12 p.m., the Chatham-Kent Police Service was called with a report of theft and mischief.
A complainant reported they saw a male suspect removing wires from light poles at an address on Gregory Drive East.
According to the CKPS, the man tampered with a light pole on the north side of the property, removing a wiring box and cutting wires, which damaged the system and disabled the lighting system. Around 40 to 50 feet of wiring was removed.
Officers got surveillance footage, which showed a white SUV with a man and woman leaving and getting into the car within 15 minutes of being on the property.
On April 3 just before 1 p.m., a 25-year-old Chatham man was arrested at the CKPS headquarters in connection to the incident.
The man has been charged with theft over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and mischief over $5,000.
