By CHIEF ROBERT DUTTCHEN, Corman Park Police Service
In the early afternoon of April 6, a Corman Park Police Service (CPPS) officer on patrol on Highway 219 observed a woman running in traffic. The officer located her in the ditch and determined she was under the influence of drugs. She was taken into custody and provided the officer with a false name. Using police databases, the member was able to confirm her true identity and determined she was subject to multiple outstanding warrants. The suspect was lodged at the Saskatoon RCMP Detachment to await a disposition before a hearing officer.
Later that same afternoon, another CPPS officer patrolling the Highway 219 area initiated a traffic stop based on the manner in which a vehicle was being driven. At the roadside, the driver was identified and police record checks confirmed she was subject to multiple outstanding warrants. The officer processed the driver and released her with court dates in relation to her warrants.
On April 8, at approximately 10:10 a.m., Saskatoon RCMP requested CPPS assistance with a traffic stop on Highway 219. The attending RCMP member requested CPPS conduct an oral fluid test on a driver suspected of operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs. CPPS attended and administered the test, which returned a positive result for THC. RCMP processed the driver for drug-impaired driving.
Later that same evening, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a CPPS officer on patrol in the vicinity of 3rd Avenue and 1st Street in Saskatoon observed a vehicle displaying licence plates that did not match the vehicle to which they were attached. A traffic stop was initiated. The driver admitted to using mismatched plates in order to test drive the vehicle. Police record checks further revealed the driver was wanted by the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS). The driver was issued several offence notices and released on an Undertaking in relation to the SPS warrants.
In the early morning hours of April 9, a CPPS officer on patrol on Highway 12 near the Highway 11 junction stopped a vehicle based on the driver’s manner of driving. The driver was identified and police record checks confirmed he was wanted by the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) for driving offences and failing to appear in court. PAPS was contacted and directed that the suspect be released on an appearance notice.
Shortly after 7:00 a.m. on April 10, a CPPS officer on patrol received a broadcast alert regarding a possibly impaired driver travelling southbound on Highway 11. The officer located a vehicle matching the description and initiated a traffic stop. The driver was clearly impaired. She was taken into custody and conveyed to the Martensville RCMP Detachment, where she provided two breath samples confirming her blood alcohol concentration at nearly twice the legal limit. She was processed and released once sober.
On the afternoon of April 12, a CPPS officer patrolling Highway 12 in the vicinity of Township Road 380 received an Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) alert for an unregistered vehicle. A traffic stop was initiated. At the roadside, the officer observed signs consistent with drug use and formed the opinion that the driver may be impaired by drugs. An oral fluid demand was made, and the driver returned a positive result for cocaine. The driver was issued a seven-day licence suspension for a second offence, and the vehicle was impounded for 120 days.