South Bruce OPP have charged a Chesley man after a large police response in an investigation.
OPP say on August 19th at about 6:15 in the evening, they received a report of someone entering vehicles at night in Chesley.
OPP say while investigating the initial complaint, they heard of numerous incidents allegedly involving the same individual over roughly a three-year period.
Those allegations have not been proven in court.
They say on August 31st, the individual was arrested after a what police describe as a lengthy engagement involving a large police presence at a residence along 1st Avenue North in Chesley.
Members of the South Bruce OPP, the OPP canine unit, crisis negotiators, and the West Region Emergency Response Team were involved.
OPP say between multiple incidents, a 31-year-old Chesley man, has been charged with:
Fail to comply with probation order – 9 counts
Fail to comply with release order -4 counts
Fail to comply with undertaking
Mischief – 8 counts
Trespassing at night – 3 counts
Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose,
Uttering threats – 2 counts
He was held for a bail hearing on August 31, 2025, and then remanded into custody.