West Region
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OPP Festive RIDE campaign against impaired driving gets underway ahead of holiday seasonRunning from Nov. 16 to Jan. 1, officials say the campaign will wrap up yearly West Region OPP efforts to combat impaired driving in 2023.CanadaNov 7, 2023
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West Region OPP complete rollout of licence plate recognition systems to patrol vehiclesThe system, which includes in car video recording equipment with licence plate recognition capabilities, is now in all frontline vehicles throughout the OPP's West Region area.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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West Region OPP’s 4-day ‘move over’ blitz starts MondayPolice will conduct an enforcement blitz Feb. 13-16, focusing on drivers who don't slow down and move over for emergency vehicles parked on the side of a highway.TrafficFeb 12, 2023
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Freezing rain leads to busy morning for OPP in London, Ont. areaAs for the freezing rain, Environment Canada has lifted its warning for the London area, but the region is still set to see periods of drizzles for the rest of Thursday.CanadaDec 15, 2022
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With 83 road fatalities so far this year, West Region OPP urge road safety for Labour Day weekendProvincially, 229 people have died in 203 fatal collisions, among them 33 motorcyclists, 17 pedestrians and nine cyclists.TrafficSep 2, 2022
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West Region OPP stress importance of motorcycle safety amid jump in fatal collisionsAt least 12 motorcyclists have died in collisions in West Region so far this year, police say, an increase of 71 per cent from the seven reported during the same period in 2021.TrafficJul 28, 2022
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West Region OPP report around 200 crashes in less than 24 hoursSince 6 p.m. on Feb. 26, West Region OPP said there have been around 200 collisions, some causing serious injury.TrafficFeb 27, 2020
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OPP launch Move Over law enforcement campaign for long weekendAs the long weekend gets underway, expect to see plenty of OPP patrolling the roads and waterways.CanadaAug 4, 2017
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