Afternoon News for Saturday, October 24, 2026
CK News Today

Afternoon News for Saturday, October 24, 2026

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 24, 20262 min
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Investigators say the 39-year-old was seen near the main entrance of the property with a kitchen knife

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Police say the man was previously banned from possessing any weapons.

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With an update from CK News Today dot CA, I'm Jess Munday. Charges have been laid against a Chatham man following a weapons complaint. Officers were called to a Grand Avenue West address in Chatham just after 9-30 Thursday night. Investigators say the 39-year-old was seen near the main entrance of the property with a kitchen knife

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and that he threatened a security guard when he was asked to leave. Police say the man was previously banned from possessing any weapons. He was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and breach of probation.

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A man accused of sexually assaulting three teens and one young woman in Sarnia-Lambton in Chatham, Kent in 1997 has pled guilty. 53-year-old Jason Davidson admitted to the offenses in Chatham Court yesterday. Davidson was arrested in Campbell River, B.C., last October.

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