It appears that a couple people in Chatham-Kent had a little bit too much St. Patrick’s Day fun on Tuesday.
Shortly after 1 a.m., police responded to the area of the Lord Selkirk Bridge, in Wallaceburg, where a man was found to be causing a disturbance.
As police found that he was also intoxicated in a public area, the 32-year-old was arrested and transported to headquarters, where he was later released.
In Chatham, shortly after midnight, police responded to the Elephant’s Nest in Chatham, where a 31-year-old man was found to be intoxicated in a public area.
He was arrested, transported to Headquarters and later released.
Police were busy all across Chatham-Kent as well.
Police officers conducted several RIDE programs throughout the evening in various areas of the Municipality.
A total of 1,000 vehicles were checked, five violations issued and three 3-Day suspensions were issued.