NEWS RELEASES
GUELPH POLICE SERVICE
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Busy Saturday night in the downtown core
There were large crowds reported in the downtown area on Saturday night that were orderly for the most part. Of note was that there were eight tickets issued under the City By-law for urinating in a public place. That particular offence comes with a fine of $365.
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Impaired driving
On Apr. 30 at approximately 12:20 a.m., police stopped a man for speeding on Gordon Street in the south end of Guelph. While the investigating officer interacted with the driver, he formed the grounds to believe that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle may be impaired by alcohol. The male registered a fail on an approved roadside screening device and was arrested.
Derek McKenna, a 35-year-old from Morriston, was charged with operate motor vehicle with over .08mgs of alcohol and was also served with a 90-day administrative driver’s license suspension. He was later released to appear in court on May 12, 2017.
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Traffic enforcement
Numbers from the weekend show that there were 109 vehicles stopped and Provincial Offence notices were issued to 63 drivers. One driver in particular was found to be driving while under suspension and received a total of seven offence notices for his indiscretions.
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