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Provincial Parks Wardens in the Dunes area of Sandbanks Provincial Park contacted the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Prince Edward County Detachment to assist with a suspected impaired vessel operator. Just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jul. 31, 2021, OPP responded to the wardens’ request and spoke with the vessel operator.
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A driver who fled police, struck a cruiser, and flipped her vehicle, resulting in an inquest by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), is now facing multiple criminal charges. On Thursday, Jul. 29, 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued a press release announcing the charges, which stem from incidents that
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A South Frontenac man is facing charges after his vehicle struck a rock cut on Westport Road in South Frontenac Township, Ontario. Officers of the Sharbot Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of the single motor vehicle collision just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday,
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A Newmarket man is facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of possible impaired driving on Highway 7 in Central Frontenac Township. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jun. 28, 2021, police from the Sharbot Lake Detachment of the OPP located the vehicle at a local
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Those in the Cataraqui North neighbourhood of Kingston’s west end began reporting startling incidents involving an impaired driver narrowly missing both pedestrians and other vehicles just before 10 p.m. on the night of Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2021. According to Kingston Police, local emergency dispatch services began receiving numerous 911 calls
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Shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Jun. 21, 2021, officers of the South Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver heading south bound on Railton road in South Frontenac Township. According to a report from OPP, police located the suspect vehicle travelling
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On Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2021, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two individuals with impaired driving in separate incidents in South Frontenac Township. Shortly after 1 a.m. on that same date members of the South Frontenac and Leeds Detachments of the OPP responded to a report of a
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At approximately 10 p.m. on Friday, Jun. 11, 2021, officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner on County Road 9 in Greater Napanee. According to a report from OPP,
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A witness concerned after spotting a stopped vehicle impeding traffic contacted police in what ended up being a case involving a driver impaired by drugs. According to Kingston Police, at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Monday, Jun. 7, 2021, the witness saw the vehicle stopped in the northbound lane of Alfred
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Last week, May 18-24, 2021, was Canada Road Safety Week. During the week-long campaign, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) maintains a strong presence on highways and roads as they join policing partners across Canada to enforce and educate road users about traffic laws. OPP officers across eastern Ontario laid a
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A local woman reported to police for erratic driving is now facing impaired driving changes after she was located by Frontenac Paramedics passed out behind the wheel in Kingston’s west end. According to Kingston Police, a concerned citizen provided information to police after seeing a Ford Focus swerving “all over
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Provincial Police in Lennox and Addington County have laid impaired driving charges on a Napanee man after police responded to a single-vehicle collision on May 9, 2021. Police were called to the scene of the collision at County Road 41 and McCutcheon Road in Greater Napanee at approximately 9:30 a.m.
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