Woodstock Police Service briefs

Lee Griffi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Impaired driving charge laid following R.I.D.E. check

A Woodstock man did his best to avoid being caught but is still facing an impaired driving charge following a R.I.D.E. program conducted in the city.

Members of the Woodstock Police Service were conducting a Festive R.I.D.E. checkpoint in the area of Vansittart Avenue and Tecumseh Street on Tuesday night. While monitoring vehicles approaching, officers observed the driver and passenger of a vehicle switch seats prior to reaching the R.I.D.E. stop.

As a result of the investigation, a 36-year-old male from Woodstock was arrested and charged. He was released with a future court date and issued an administrative driver’s licence suspension.

Festive R.I.D.E. programs continue throughout the month of December as part of ongoing efforts to increase impaired driving awareness and enhance public safety.

Impaired driving charge laid following traffic complaint

A Mississauga man is facing impaired driving charges following a traffic complaint in Woodstock.

On Dec. 13 at approximately 7 p.m., police received a report of a possible impaired driver at a gas station on Dundas Street in Woodstock. Officers attended the location and located the vehicle.

Police determined the driver was impaired by alcohol. Further testing revealed the driver’s blood-alcohol concentration to be more than twice the legal limit.

A 56-year-old male from Mississauga has been charged with impaired driving and was released with a future court date.

Woodstock Police assist OPP with arrest on outstanding warrants

A 34-year-old male was arrested in the area of Stafford Street in Woodstock on the afternoon of Dec. 15 as part of a coordinated effort involving the Ontario Provincial Police, the Woodstock Police Service, and the Woodstock Probation and Parole Office.

The arrest was made in relation to multiple outstanding Criminal Code offences, including theft-related charges, possession of property obtained by crime, and multiple counts of operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.

Members of the Woodstock Police Service Emergency Response Unit, K9 Unit, and uniform patrol officers assisted OPP during the arrest.

Three impaired driving charges laid in three-day stretch

The Woodstock Police Service has laid impaired driving charges against three drivers in separate incidents over a three-day period, underscoring the continued risks impaired driving poses to public safety.

The first charge was laid on the evening of Dec. 10 when police received a complaint regarding a vehicle being driven erratically in the area of Dundas Street and Springbank Avenue. Police located and stopped the vehicle a short time later and charged a 36-year-old city man with impaired and dangerous driving after it was discovered his blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit.

Police received another complaint regarding a driver suspected to be impaired in the area of Devonshire Avenue on Dec. 11. Police located the vehicle, conducted a traffic stop and charged a 45-year-old male from Woodstock with impaired driving and impaired driving by alcohol and drugs,

The following morning, police observed a vehicle fail to obey traffic laws in the area of Perry and Main Streets and conducted a traffic stop. A 37-year-old male from Brantford was charged with impaired driving after having greater than three times the legal limit of alcohol.

All three men were released with a future court date.