Evening News for Monday, June 12, 2023.

The damage is estimated at $350,000 after a fire at a home on Bloomfield Road, Chatham-Kent police are looking for some help to identify a couple of suspects in connection with a pair of gas theft investigations, and all 20 renovated OnRoute stops on the 401 and 400 now have EV fast chargers.

A pole fire is getting the blame for a power outage in the Merlin-area this morning, Chatham-Kent police are investigating a pair of break-ins that both took place over the weekend, and the federal Conservatives are announcing plans to introduce a new bill that would ensure murderers like Paul Bernardo serve their entire sentence in maximum security.

Fergie Jenkins attends his statue unveiling ceremony in Chatham on Saturday, Police are looking for a man who fled a robbery on a bike, Police are looking for information regarding a break-and-enter on Queen Street, and CK Fire & Rescue is working with local business owners to help reduce the risk of fires.

The Fergie Jenkin statue can now be seen outside the Chatham Civic Centre, Police are looking for a man who robbed a home in Chatham and then biked away, Police are looking for information about the break-and-enter of a business on Queen Street, and CK Fire & Rescue are launching a program to help business owners protect themselves againsts arson.

Two Canadian Hall of Famers will be making an appearance at the statue unveiling ceremony in Chatham this afternoon, CK Fire is launching a new program to help prevent arson, and a recent online survey showed that many CK residents are interested in raising backyard chickens.

The majority of Chatham-Kent residents are in favor of backyard chickens according to an online survey, CK Fire and Rescue is launching a new program to help business owners protect themselves against arson, and two Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers will be attending the Fergie Jenkin's statue unveiling this weekend.

The Gable Rees Rotary Pool in Blenheim will be closed for the day after an electrical fire broke out in one of the change rooms late yesterday afternoon, a 36-year-old Chatham man is facing impaired driving and drug charges after he was allegedly passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle with some suspected fentanyl on him, and Canada's unemployment rate is up for the first time since August of last year.

A burn ban is in place for Chatham-Kent, the only two Canadians in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame will appear together to celebrate the Fergie Jenkins' statue unveiling this weekend, and students in Chatham-Kent are getting a first-hand look into the careers of first responders through a new partnership between Chatham-Kent Fire & Rescue and the Lambton-Kent District School Board.