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Man facing numerous charges after driving 133 km/hr in a 50 km/hr zone
A 29-year-old Biggar man is facing several charges after he was caught driving 133 kilometres per hour in a 50 km/h zone on Eighth Street East on Tuesday night. A patrol officer in the area witnessed ...
Apr 22, 2020
Man faces charges after refusing to stop for police
A Saskatoon man is facing several charges after refusing to stop for police Monday night. At around 7:30 p.m., police received a report of a hit-and-run. The complainant said their vehicle had been si...
Apr 07, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP arrests escaped inmate in northern Sask.
Twenty days after John Riley Sanderson escaped custody at the La Ronge courthouse, he is back in RCMP lockup. Mounties responding to an impaired driver call on Wednesday found the 32-year-old inside a...
Jan 22, 2020 RCMP say John Riley Sanderson, 32, escaped custody in La Ronge on Jan. 2, 2020. (La Ronge RCMP)
Police arrest two, 14 taken off road in New Year's check stops
It was a busy night for Saskatoon Police on New Year's Eve in the Bridge City. Along with RCMP, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol and Corman Park Police, they issued over 400 roadside breath tests that nigh...
Jan 01, 2020 14 impaired drivers were taken off Saskatoon roads on New Years Eve 2019. (Twitter/SPS Traffic Unit)
Young people making dangerous choices when it comes to cannabis says survey
Despite increased awareness and tougher laws, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says more education is needed on the impaired driving front. Especially when it comes to cannabis. CAA conducted...
Dec 29, 2019
Statistics Canada, SPS look back at the first year of legalization
Statistics Canada released its one-year report on pot sales and people in Saskatchewan aren't doling out major dollars like their provincial neighbours. Nearly $908 million was spent at the more than ...
Dec 12, 2019
Police launch holiday season check stop campaign
At a press conference on Monday, the Saskatoon Police Service announced the start of their holiday check stop campaign to crack down on impaired driving. According to staff sargeant Patrick Barbar, th...
Dec 10, 2019 The Drager DrugTest 5000 is a portable way for officers to test drivers for cannabis impairment. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
MADD Canada launches holiday Red Ribbon campaign
Red ribbons aren't just for gifts this holiday season; MADD Canada is using them to fight impaired driving. Lou Van de Vorst is the vice-president of the Saskatoon campaign. He lost his son Jordan, da...
Dec 06, 2019 (MADD Canada/Facebook)
Mobile testing unit coming to Saskatoon
Saskatoon police will be rolling out a new mobile testing unit in the new year to better process impaired drivers at roadside check stops. The $100,000 large van is being retrofit to include working s...
Dec 02, 2019
Police issue record number of distracted driving tickets in October
Police across Saskatchewan issued more distracted driving tickets in October than in any previous month. The number of tickets issued hit an all-time high of 1,290. The overwhelming majority of those,...
Nov 25, 2019
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