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  KITCHENER -- The Waterloo Regional Police Service has launched a body-worn and in-car video camera pilot project. The project includes 70 body-worn cameras and 40 in-car video cameras, which will be deployed in the North Patrol Division and Traffic Unit. “This is an exciting time for WRPS and the Waterloo Region community,” Chief Bryan Larkin said in a news release. “As we move towards utilizing current technology to enhance and strengthen our commitment to transparency and accountability, we will carefully and thoroughly evaluate the program to ensure it has the best impact on o...

21 Impaired Operation related charges  360 Other charges laid include Criminal Code offences, Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act charges, and other Highway Traffic Act offences, including improper turns, failing to stop for a school bus and unsafe lane changes.  “During Canada Road Safety Week, WRPS focused on targeting the Fatal Four offences – which is impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving, and not wearing a seatbelt,” said Bryan Larkin, Chief of Police. Throughout the week, Larkin said they witnessed "a lack of regard for other road users and unsafe driving beha...

21 impaired operation related charges 360 other charges laid include Criminal Code offences, Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act charges, and other Highway Traffic Act offences, including improper turns, failing to stop for a school bus and unsafe lane changes. “During Canada Road Safety Week, WRPS focused on targeting the Fatal Four offences – which is impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving, and not wearing a seatbelt,” Chief Bryan Larkin said in the release. “What we witnessed was a lack of regard for other road users and unsafe driving behaviours that are una...

  WATERLOO -- Ontario's Solicitor General Sylvia Jones is urging Waterloo Region's residents not to gather over the May long weekend in an effort to save the summer. "We have seen when there is a holiday, when there is a long weekend, unfortunately, two weeks later we do see a rise in the number of COVID cases," Jones said. Officials in the province are racing to bring COVID-19 case counts and hospitalize down while aiming to at least partially vaccine 65 per cent of people 18 and older by the month's end. The Ontario-wide stay-at-home order is set to expire June 2, with provincial offi...

  KITCHENER -- Regional police have made several arrests and laid dozens of charges after an organized car rally of modified vehicles in Kitchener. Officials say the event drew between 250 to 300 vehicles, some from out of region, and happened in the area of Ottawa Street South on Saturday. However, some drivers were reportedly able to meet at other locations in Waterloo Region after they were dispersed. A total of 26 charges were laid that include dangerous driving, stunt driving, speeding, flight from police, not having insurance, as well as improper mufflers, headlights, and brake ligh...