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Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District continue to keep busy with their Festive RIDE program.

Another 46 RIDE checks were made over the past week to keep impaired drivers off our roads.

Of those stops, no impaired driving charges were laid.

The efforts made up 18 per cent of the 255 calls for service requiring police between Monday, November 28, and Sunday, December 4.

The issuance of eTickets against vehicles was also at the top of the list.

There were also sixteen motor vehicle accidents, six traffic complaints, and two shoplifting incidents that required an officer’s attention.

A total of 26 charges were laid under the Criminal Code, with another 36 issued under the Highway Traffic Act.

Here is the complete list of occurrences as supplied by the OPP;
· R.I.D.E. – 46
· eTicket – Vehicle – 45
· Motor vehicle collision – 16
· Police assistance – 15
· Mental health act – 11
· Community services – 7
· Domestic dispute – 7
· Warrants – 7
· Unwanted person – 7
· Assault – 6
· Traffic complaint – 6
· Family dispute – 4
· Traffic enforcement – H.T.A. – 4
· Bail violations – 4
· Suspicious person – 4
· Liquor licence act – 4
· Person Well-Being Check – 4
· Ambulance Assistance – 4
· Noise complaint – 4
· Property related – 3
· 911 call/911 hang-up – 3
· Theft – 3
· Alarm – 3
· Assist Other Police Agency – 2
· Phone calls – 2
· Mischief – 2
· Traffic hazard – Vehicle/Debris/Animal/Pedestrian – 2
· Threats – 2
· Trespass to property act – 2
· Police information – 2
· Person Check-in – OSOR – 2
· Sexual assault – 2
· Harassment – 2
· Shoplift – 2
· eTicket – Person – 2
· Escort – 1
· Non-police matter-lo priority – 1
· Animal complaint – 1
· Drug offences – 1
· Robbery – 1
· Fraud – 1
· Trouble with youth – 1
· Motor vehicle – abandoned – 1
· Break and Enter – business/residence/other – 1
· Weapons – 1
· Sudden death – 1
· Prevent breach of peace – 1
· Person check-in – 1