Holiday Checkstop Program

• Winnipeg police charge more people in second week of holiday checkstop program

  WPS run the checkstop program every December to discourage people from driving impaired but say people do it anyways.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2023
  
• Winnipeg police clamp down on impaired driving with its holiday checkstop program

  Hundreds of vehicles were stopped, and drivers inspected, as the Winnipeg Police Service's holiday checkstop program kicked off this year.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2023
  
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• 80 facing impaired driving charges in Manitoba RCMP’s Holiday Checkstop Program

  The final tally is in from the Manitoba RCMP's Holiday Checkstop Program, and the number of people charged or facing suspension is down slightly compared to 2018.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2020
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• RCMP report five deaths and more than 150 charges during month-long checkstop program

  RCMP charged 90 people with impaired driving between Dec. 1 and Jan. 1, including three for drug-related impairment. Fifteen people were charged with refusing to take a breath test.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2019
• RCMP charge more than 20 drivers in third week of checkstop program

  Week three of RCMP holiday checkstops – which run until the end of the month, New Year's Eve included – saw around 4,000 vehicles stopped at 68 locations across Manitoba.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2018
• Winnipeg police continue to nab impaired drivers at Checkstops

  The highest blood alcohol concentration police found was more than three times the legal limit.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2018
• Winnipeg driver busted for identity fraud during holiday checkstop in Steinbach

  The highest blood alcohol reading reported during the second week of checkstops was .300 – nearly four times the legal limit.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2018
• Manitoba RCMP Holiday Checkstops see fewer impaired driving charges

  RCMP have released final results from their Holiday Checkstop Program in Manitoba.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2018