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OPP prepare for long weekend road safety campaign

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Highway Traffic Act, Labour Day Weekend, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), road safety campaign, traffic enforcement

Over the Labour Day Long Weekend, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be executing a road safety campaign. According to

Kingston Police respond to photos of snow-covered cruiser

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Tori Stafford 96 Comments cop car, Highway Traffic Act, Kingston, Kingston Police, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), police cruiser, police vehicle, snow, snow on police car, snow on vehicles, visability

After photos of a cruiser covered in snow were widely circulated on social media, Kingston Police have responded to the

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L&A OPP: Over 120 charges laid over Canada Day long weekend

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments aggressive driving campaign, boats, Canada Day, charges, Highway Traffic Act, holiday weekend, Kingston, Lennox and Addington County, Liquor Licence Act, long weekend, marine related charges, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), seatbelt charges, speeding, stunt driving, vessels

It was a busy holiday weekend for everyone, but certainly for those members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) who

Judge rules Kingston Police traffic stop breached Charter rights

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Kingstonist 1 Comment breach of charter rights, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cocaine, dirty licence, drug trafficking, drugs, Highway Traffic Act, Kingston, marijuana, methamphetamines, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, systemic issues, thrown out evidence, traffic stop

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge has tossed out evidence gathered in a drug trafficking case and chided Kingston

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OPP charge Wolfe Island man with impaired driving

April 10, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments charged, collision causing property damage, Compulsory Automobile Act, driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol in blood, Highway Traffic Act, impaired driving, Kingston, Leeds County Detachment, Liquor Licence Act, Ontario Provincial Police, vehicle impounded, vehicle towed, Wolfe Island

A Wolfe Island man is facing two charges after a collision involving property damage on the Island over this past

OPP: Clear snow from car windows or face fines

January 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments clearing snow from windows, driving, fine, Highway Traffic Act, Kingston, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, safety, snow, visability

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding motorists that snow on vehicles can be dangerous in a number of ways