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Officers arrest and charge seven drivers with impaired operations
[1042 words] 5/20/2025 6:50am
Incident #1 Around 5:05 p.m. on May 16, 2025, while patrolling the downtown, an officer conducted a Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) check on a motor vehicle. The MTO check showed that the permit of the vehicle had expired. The officer initiated a traffic stop and detected signs of impairment from the driver. The officers conducted a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) on the driver, who p
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R.I.D.E. Spot Checks in Chelmsford and Minnow Lake Lead to Multiple Impaired Driving Charges
[402 words] 3/24/2025 9:33am
On March 21 st, 2025, the Greater Sudbury Police Service Integrated Traffic Safety Unit conducted Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) spot checks in Chelmsford and Minnow Lake as part of an ongoing effort to ensure road safety and enforce driver sobriety. During the operation, officers screened 146 drivers, resulting in several charges and suspensions. These included three charges of Imp
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Operation Impact: GSPS Traffic Management Unit Officers Lay Several Charges over Long Weekend
[316 words] 10/15/2024 9:39am
The main causes of death and serious injury on Canadian roads are impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and not wearing a seatbelt. The Greater Sudbury Police Service is committed to enforcing driver sobriety and compliance with traffic laws in order to ensure the safety of our community. Every year, the GSPS Traffic Management Unit participates in Operation Impact over the Than
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Explosive Device Seized by Police During Traffic Stop on Elm Street
[488 words] 9/30/2024 9:27am
Just after 8:30 p.m. on September 28 th, 2024, while on general patrol in the area of Elm Street at Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers observed a motor vehicle bearing a licence plate that was not authorized and subsequently conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. During the traffic stop, Officers discovered open alcohol inside the vehicle. A subsequent search was conducted on
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Officers arrest nine drivers & lay numerous impaired-related charges over Labour Day weekend
[1088 words] 9/4/2024 9:31am
Over the Labour Day long weekend, officers arrested and charged nine drivers for impaired-related offences and laid numerous charges under both the Highway Traffic Act and the Criminal Code of Canada. Five of the nine drivers arrested for Impaired Operation were charged as the result of traffic stops by officers on patrol. The drivers, ranging from 19 to 50 years of age were charged with different
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Officers seize over $13,200 in illicit drugs as a result of traffic stop
[535 words] 6/28/2024 12:21pm
Around 2:00 a.m. this morning, June 28, 2024, officers saw a vehicle with no lights traveling southbound on Regent Street. Officers initiated the emergency lights on their police cruiser to conduct a traffic stop. Once the vehicle in question came to a complete stop, the occupants began moving around vigorously causing the vehicle to shake. The responding officers approached both the driver’s and
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45 year old Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Fleeing the Scene of Collision
[374 words] 10/25/2022 8:30am
Just before 11:25 p.m. last night, October 24, 2022, Police were dispatched to the area of the Maley Drive ramp heading East just off of Notre Dame Avenue in relation to a single vehicle collision involving a Black Ford F-150. Upon arrival, Officers located two passengers in the vehicle who had sustained injuries as a result of the collision. A 39 year old man was transported to hospital with seri