The Weyburn Police Service (WPS) teamed up with the Weyburn RCMP and Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) unit last Friday to conduct high-visibility traffic enforcement.
WPS Deputy Chief Shane St. John says it was a successful evening with over 600 vehicles checked, and three drug and alcohol related suspensions issued.
“You still find people driving with alcohol or drugs in their body, they're impounded and suspended for three days.”
“It was a very successful stuff check. It's good for people to know that we are out there and we are making sure everyone's being safe on the road. It's to protect others.”
St. John says these checks are not exclusive to weekends or busy nights.
“Sometimes we might just have some roving units just checking but it can be any time. Because you never know when someone may be driving when they shouldn't be. It's there's really no set times for them. It can just be any time so always be prepared.”
The WPS also conducted proactive checks on those in the community under release conditions throughout the week. This resulted in one person being found in violation of their curfew on three occasions. They were located and arrested on Friday and held in custody until their court appearance on Monday morning.