HALIFAX A 24-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving, after police stopped a vehicle with a fake motor vehicle inspection sticker in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley on Monday night. Nova Scotia RCMP says at approximately 10:15 a.m. on May 31, officers with Annapolis Valley Traffic Services were on patrol in a subdue police vehicle, when they noticed a vehicle that did not appear to be road worthy with a fake inspection sticker leaving a liquor store. Police say an officer conducted a traffic stop and detected signs of alcohol impairment from the driver. The driver was arrested after providing a breath sample and failing the Roadside Screening Device. Police say the readings were 150 mg% and 140 mg%, almost twice the legal limit.
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The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area including Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities with reporting dates between May 10-16, 2021.
During this time period, police responded to 321 calls for service.
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May 10th 37 calls for service
Foot pursuit ends in arrest
Portage la Prairie RCMP were led them to believe a person of interest was at an address in the 100-block of 10th Street NW.
Officers were advised that this person was not there but believed that may not be the case. The officer parked his police vehicle out of site and waited a short time. A person matching the person of interest was then seen leaving this residence. The officer followed in his police vehicle and over the P.A. System informed the suspect that he was under arrest. The suspect then began to run.
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The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area including Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities with reporting dates between April 19-25, 2021.
During this time period police responded to 327 calls for service.
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April 19th 36 calls for service
There was nothing of significance to report on this date.
April 20th 30 calls for service
There was nothing of significance to report on this date.
April 21st 59 calls for service
Speeder fined
A Portage la Prairie RCMP officer was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway #1 just west of Portage la Prairie when a blue Hyundai approached at a high rate of speed.
Author of the article: Aaron Wilgosh
Publishing date: Feb 15, 2021 • February 15, 2021 • 3 minute read •
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The following is a summary of police activity in the Central Plains Area including Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and the surrounding Rural Municipalities with reporting dates between February 1 and 7, 2021.
During this time period, police responded to 227 calls for service.
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February 1st 32 calls for service
Animal abuse reported
Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report that someone had injured a dog in Dakota Tipi First Nation.
An individual entered a yard on Dakota Drive and stuck the dog with an unknown object causing injuries to the animal. Officers contained the area and called in the Police Dog Service to track the suspect. The Police Dog Unit tracked the suspect to another residence on Dakota Drive where the track was lost.