During the week of March 17th – March 24th officers responded to 113 calls for service.
On March 19th 2025 an off-duty officer reported that there was a male drinking out of wine bottle in the parking lot of a business in Durham. Police attended and located the male driver in his vehicle, a partially drank wine bottle was observed in the car door. The male driver was asked to provide a sample of his breath into an approved screening device, at which point the driver registered an ‘ALERT.’ The male was charged accordingly and his license suspended for three days.
On March 20th 2025, while on general patrol police observed a vehicle that had entered the ditch just outside of the town of Durham. Throughout the course of the investigation into the vehicle and its driver, police believed the driver to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested for impaired operation of a conveyance and transported to the West Grey Police Service where he provided samples of his breath and produced readings of 200mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, almost three times the legal limit. The male will be seen before the Ontario Court of Justice, Walkerton at a later date.
On March 21st 2025, police were conducting a proactive RIDE check in West Grey when an impaired driver entered the check point. Police observed open and empty alcohol containers throughout the accused’s vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was asked to provide a roadside sample of his breath into an approved screening device (ASD). The driver registered a ‘FAIL’ and was subsequently arrested and transported to the West Grey Police Station. The driver provided a sample of his breath which registered readings of 130mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. The male was charged accordingly and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice, Walkerton at a later date.
On March 23rd 2025, police responded to a domestic disturbance. While on scene police learned that the female party had broken into her former residence, damaged property and stolen property from the residence. The female was arrested and charged with break and enter, theft under $5000 and domestic mischief. She will be seen before the Ontario Court of Justice, Walkerton at a later date.
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Weekly Press Release March 17, 2025 – March 24, 2025
