The RCMP says it conducted a two-day enforcement enhancement campaign April 27 and 28 in the Onion Lake community, with the operation focusing on gang suppression, traffic enforcement and other policing priorities.
Enhanced Enforcement results for the two-day project as follows:
· Total checks: 70
· Arrests: 21
· Warrants executed: 23
· Charges processed by police: 40, of which 33 were Criminal Code
· New Criminal Code charges: 7 (2 x Impaired Driving)
· Number of prolific offenders processed: 7
· Number of remands to appear in court: 5
Traffic Stats as follows:
· Number of traffic stops: 401
· Number of SOTI Tickets: 76
· Number of warnings: 76
· Number of Breach charges: 2 (criminal code)
“On behalf of Onion Lake Cree Nation, we are very much grateful to have a positive working relationship with the RCMP. From a year ago till today, our membership is very grateful and feels safer than they did with all the work put in with our elders, council, and RCMP special task force, on gangs and drug activity that was taking place here. Without a collaborative approach, we wouldn’t be able to take our community back. Safety is a priority amongst our leadership,” Onion Lake First Nation Chief Wallace Fox said through a statement.