A 55-year-old man is facing charges following a traffic stop in Kelligrews. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says officers stopped a vehicle in the Conception Bay South community shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday. The driver was charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and refusal. His driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle was impounded. The […]
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Police arrested a 21-year-old man for impaired operation on Saturday afternoon after stopping a vehicle with an expired registration. On Feb. 21, just before 3:30 p.m., an officer on patrol in Deer Lake observed a vehicle with snow obstructing its front and rear windshields, and confirmed that its registration had expired. A traffic stop was […]
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Police impounded an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) Sunday afternoon, after learning that the vehicle had no registration or valid insurance and that the driver was operating with a suspended licence. On Feb. 22, just before 2:30 p.m., an officer on patrol in Placentia conducted a traffic stop of an ATV operating on a roadway. The operator, […]
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A 66-year-old man was located safely by Exploits Ground Search and Rescue on Saturday night after a distress call from the backcountry near Mount Peyton Summit. Around 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 21, police received a call about a snowmobiler that was stuck in a wooded area near Mount Peyton Summit. The snowmobiler, a 66-year-old man, […]
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Whitbourne-Placentia RCMP is advising all motorists that one lane of the Trans-Canada Highway near Chance Cove is closed due to a motor vehicle collision. While the highway remains passable, road conditions in the area remain poor, and police are asking all drivers to proceed with patience and caution. Please slow down, leave space between vehicles […]
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