Winnipeg Police Service has released the results for the 2021 Festive Season Checkstop Program. During the course of the program officers stopped 2,471 vehicles in high visibility check stops. 368 roadside breath tests were performed which resulted in 49 drivers having immediate roadside driving prohibitions. 77 drivers were charged with impaired driving and 28 drivers READ MORE

Winnipeg Police released the numbers related to week four of the annual Festive Season Checkstop Program on Thursday, December 30, 2021 During the week 280 cars were stopped during the high visibility check stops. Eight people were charged with being impaired. 36 roadside breath tests were performed. Six people were given immediate roadside driving prohibitions READ MORE

Winnipeg police have completed the third week of the Festive Season Checkstop Program. 805 vehicles were stopped during checkstops throughout the city last week which resulted in 121 roadside breath tests being conducted. 16 people blew warnings and were given immediate roadside driving prohibitions. During the week 21 impaired drivers were arrested, four of them READ MORE

Winnipeg Police Service has released the results for week two of the 2021 Festive Checkstop Program. 385 vehicles stopped during a number check stops. Twenty drivers were charged for impairment. Officers conducted 98 roadside breath tests which resulted in 12 people being given immediate driving prohibitions. Officers also issued 49 traffic tickets during the check READ MORE

Winnipeg Police Service Festive Checkstop Program was out in force on Saturday as officers set up a number of check stops throughout the city over the course of the night. The program is designed to identify drivers who may have had too much alcohol or drugs before getting behind the wheel. In week one of READ MORE