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Kingston Police investigating high-level fentanyl, cocaine trafficking cell

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments arrested, Belleville Police, brown fentanyl, charged, cocaine, drug trafficking, east region, fentanyl trafficing, firearms, further arrests expected, green fentanyl, K9 Unit, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingston Police Street Crime Unit, motels, ongoing investigation, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Peel Regional Police, purple fentanyl, Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE), Shamir Stanberry, Toronto, youths

The Kingston Police Drug Enforcement Unit concluded a six-month investigation aimed at combating a high-level fentanyl and cocaine trafficking cell

OPP issues travel advisory amidst snowfall warning

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments east region, Environment Canada, Frontenac Islands, high winds, Kingston, Odessa, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), snow, snowfall warning, travel advisory

With another weekend of heavy snow expected for Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Police

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OPP Festive RIDE program finds ‘disturbing’ number of impaired drivers

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments arrests, east region, Festive RIDE campaign, holidays, impaired driving, licence suspended, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), RIDE program

Nearly 100 drivers were charged for impaired driving through the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Festive RIDE program over

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OPP: Over 2,300 charges laid in eastern Ontario during road safety week

May 24, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2, 459 charges, Careless Driving, distracted driving, east region, Eastern Ontario, failure to yeild, impaired driving, Kingston, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Road Safety Week, seatbelts, speeding, stunt driving

Canada Road Safety Week came to an end this week, and resulted in a staggering 2,459 charges laid on