Holiday Checkstops
-
Winnipeg police, Manitoba RCMP launch annual impaired-driving checkstop campaignManitoba RCMP and Winnipeg Police Service launched their joint holiday checkstop program, which runs throughout December, Friday in Headingley.CrimeDec 1, 2023
-
Winnipeg police release 2022 holiday checkstop statsOver the holiday season, a total of 2,929 vehicles were stopped at police checkstops and about one in six drivers were administered roadside breath tests.CrimeJan 12, 2023
-
-
Advertisement
-
9 charges, 65 tickets issued in 1st week of Winnipeg holiday checkstopsPolice said the program, which runs throughout the holiday season, targets drivers impaired by alcohol, cannabis and other drugs.CrimeDec 9, 2021
-
-
Advertisement
-
Pandemic or not, Winnipeg police still cracking down on drunk drivers this holiday seasonPolice said Friday that officers will be "out in force" throughout the city over the holidays, although they won't be relying on defined checkpoints as they have in past years.TrafficDec 18, 2020
-
Reduction in CheckStop program like ‘giving them permission’ to drive drunk, say Winnipeg activistsWinnipeg police's temporary reduction in the CheckStop program is like giving drunk drivers permission to get behind the wheel impaired, say local activists.CrimeNov 13, 2019
-
-
Heroin found in stolen car at Winnipeg police checkstopPolice searched two suspects in a stolen vehicle and turned up around $250 in heroin and three more stolen licence plates.CrimeDec 11, 2018
-
-
Edmonton police say impaired driving arrests down in 2016 despite expanded checkstopsFigures released by the Edmonton Police Service on Wednesday suggest that despite a ramping up of checkstops and other initiatives aimed at catching drunk drivers, impaired driving arrests appeared to decline in 2016.CrimeJan 4, 2017
Trending
-
B.C. teen’s killer says new TV show about Reena Virk’s murder ‘disrespectful’3,678 Read
-
Anne Heche’s estate cannot pay over $8M in debts, son says3,212 Read
-
What is a halal mortgage? How interest-free home financing works in Canada2,590 Read
-
Train goes up in flames while rolling through London, Ont. Here’s what we know1,575 Read
-
Four injured after military horses break loose, stampede in London, U.K.1,516 Read
-
Trudeau says ‘good luck’ to Saskatchewan premier in carbon price spat1,241 Read
-