A failed parking job outside Halifax police headquarters early Saturday morning resulted in the driver being arrested for impaired driving.
Halifax Regional Police say officers noticed a vehicle drive up to a gate at the back of their downtown station on Gottingen Street at around 3 a.m. Saturday.
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According to police, they watched as the driver “attempted to park before becoming stuck in a snowbank.”
“When officers approached the vehicle to assist, they quickly noted signs that the driver was impaired,” police said in a Monday release.
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“The driver was arrested and walked into the station without incident.”
Police note the 31-year-old man is now facing impaired driving charges and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
They add they also arrested three other drivers for impaired driving during that same overnight shift.
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