SASKATOON The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and other agencies plan to conduct sobriety checkpoints on New Year’s Eve. “Anyone needing to get around after consuming alcohol or drugs is encouraged to use one of many alternate services available, like public transit, ride share companies, taxis and designated driver services while respecting public health requirements,” SPS said in a news release. SPS will be joined by RCMP, Corman Park Police, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol and CP Rail Police. Volunteers from MADD Canada will also be on hand to thank drivers who choose to drive while sober. So far in December, 43 drivers have been charged or suspended for impaired driving in Saskatoon, police say.
Two individuals face several charges including Arson following a traffic stop on Highway 39 near Halbrite, SK, around 5pm on Wednesday December 16
th. Officers of the Weyburn Police Service CTSS unit and the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle after being alerted by the Automated License Plate Reader. As a result, the female driver is facing charges of Driving without a Valid Class of License, Impaired Driving, Possession of a Controlled Substance (x2), Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public, and Failing to Comply with an Undertaking. A male passenger, found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest, also faces two charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and one charge of Failing to Comply with an Undertaking. Members of the RCMP attended to assist with the traffic stop as the vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the individuals were taken into custody and transported to the Weyburn Police Service station. Further to th
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