Brantford police will be out in force Thanksgiving Weekend

Oct 8, 2015

Operation Impact

Brantford police will be out in force during the Thanksgiving Weekend as part of a national campaign aimed at making Canada’s roads the safest in the world.

From Friday, Oct. 9 to Monday, Oct. 12 police will be participating in Operation Impact, a traffic enforcement program, which will see police target impaired drivers, people not wearing their seatbelts, aggressive drivers and distracted drivers.

This year has seen several motor vehicle collisions with major injuries in Brantford.

Police said each of these accidents have indicators that showed that most cases could have been prevented.

The annual participation of Brantford police in Operation Impact represents an important part of the Brantford police overall traffic strategy, which seeks to improve road safety through partnerships.

Operation Impact is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and member agencies of the CACP Traffic Committee from across Canada in support of Canada’s Road Safety Strategy 2015, which has a goal of making Canada’s roads the safest in the world by 2015.

October 8, 2015

Oct 8, 2015

Type: Search Warrant – Firearm

Locations: Sheridan Street Incident: Brantford Police executed a search warrant on a Sheridan Street home on October 5 around 8pm after receiving information of a unregistered handgun being stored in the house. Emergency Response officers entered the residence and seized a replica firearm from a bedroom within the house. Further investigation is being conducted and the person seen with the firearm is being sought for questioning.

Type: Theft of Dog

Locations: Erie Ave

Incident: Police are attempting to learn the identify of a person seen on video stealing a 5 month old dog left tied up outside of a store on Erie Ave on Monday October 5, 2015. The white Aussie Shepherd named Buddy” has two brown ears. Anyone with information as to “Buddy’s” whereabouts is asked to call Police or the SPCA.

Type: Attempt Theft

Locations: King George Road

Incident: A would-be thief

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