by XPolice | Dec 9, 2019 | Durham Region, News
Durham police recently completed its third week of the Festive R.I.D.E program, stopping more than 3,500 vehicles and charging 22 drivers with drinking and driving offences. Officers conducted R.I.D.E. checks in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Scugog and...
by XPolice | Dec 3, 2019 | News, Simcoe County
The joint festive R.I.D.E. program by Simcoe County police forces is reporting a disappointing weekend across the region. Officers stopped 5,555 vehicles over the past three days and conducted 137 roadside tests. Police say more than 20 various impaired charged were...
by XPolice | Sep 16, 2019 | News, Sudbury & Area
The Manitoulin detachment of the OPP recently stopped a motorist and charged him with various offences. They found he had contravened the Highway Traffic Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Cannabis Control Act. The officers had...
by XPolice | Jun 5, 2019 | News, Peel Region
A loaded firearm was located during a recent traffic stop in the city of Brampton. According to Sgt Kerry Schmidt on Twitter, the traffic stop took place on the 410 (northbound) at Steeles Avenue in Brampton. There were four occupants in the vehicle and the loaded...
by XPolice | Oct 15, 2018 | Driving Concerns, National, News
Procedures surrounding roadside cannabis testing is hazy, but new tech developments hold promise When the Cannabis Act comes into effect on October 17, it brings with it a slew of changes to laws regarding possession, distribution, and the selling of cannabis in...