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FALL RIVER/MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY: There was a 15 per cent increase in responses by Halifax District RCMP to Waverley, Fall River, and Musquodoboit Valley areas during the month of January 2022 compares to a year earlier.
The stats for the police responses were posted on Councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon’s Facebook page. Stats for February have not yet been compiled.
RCMP had 242 initiative-taking assignments as compared to 183 in Jan. 2021.
Overall, the calls for service were at 681 during the month, up moderately from a year ago.
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There were 91 cellphone/seatbelt/speeding/impaired driving checkpoints held during the month.
The month saw just 24 motor vehicle collisions, a decrease of eight from 32 in Jan. 2021. Of the 24, three resulted in injuries.
Police issued 28 summary offence tickets in Jan. 2022 compared to 15 in Jan. 2021.
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The offence tickets issued this past January were 18 for other MVA infractions (driving without insurance, etc.); four speeding; four unregistered vehicles; and two aggressive driving tickets.
In January, police had 103 traffic stops compared to 131 a year earlier, which resulted in six impaired driving charges compared to zero from Jan. 2021.
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