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CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Police crackdown on rolling stops draws support from Windsor residents
Windsor police are stepping up enforcement at problem intersections where drivers are failing to come to a complete stop—and residents say it's about time. Officers with the Windsor Police Service Traffic Enforcement Unit have been stationed at intersections like Central Avenue and Reginald Street this week as part of a blitz targeting so-called 'rolling stops.' 'Our traffic enforcement unit is finding that a lot more people are running through stop signs as well as rolling stops at lights, which is horribly dangerous not only for themselves, but for the other drivers on the road,' said Const. Bianca Jackson. Jackson said the crackdown is about safety, particularly with an increase in pedestrian and cyclist traffic during the summer months. 'There could be pedestrians still trying to cross the roads. People on bicycles. And as well, we're trying to help people prepare for the red light cameras that are going to be ultimately coming throughout our city a lot more,' she said. 'You have to stop at the stop signs. You have to stop at the stop lights. Again, safety is the number one thing here. When you stop, make sure the way is clear. Rolling stops are not appropriate and will cost you.' For residents living near busy intersections, the enforcement is long overdue. 'Every day, almost at least 60 per cent of the cars don't stop,' said Lee Tracey, who lives at the corner of Central and Reginald. 'All they have to do is sit there on that side and they can ticket all day. They could make a fortune here.' Tracey believes traffic calming measures like speed humps could also help. 'It would solve the problem,' he stated. 'They don't even slow down. They just don't acknowledge the stop signs even here.' Nearby neighbour Tucker Rozeboom agreed. 'They barely even roll. Some of them don't even slow down,' he said, adding he's happy to see plainclothes officers monitoring the area in unmarked vehicles. 'The unmarked truck does a very good job of people not noticing it, which is wonderful, because then they [motorists] treat it like they normally do—where they go through at about 60, right?' Rozeboom said the problem isn't limited to cars. 'The e-bikes are just as bad too,' he said. He recalled two recent crashes that left people injured, including one involving his girlfriend. 'She's currently doing physio and everything for nerve damage. Her friend was in the passenger seat—two cracked vertebrae. That one was on Seminole,' he said. 'Had another one on Central the other day where someone just pulled out of the Metro parking lot, just didn't look where they're going. Careless mistakes everywhere.' Neighbourhood resident Janna Friend said the issue is widespread. 'It's a problem not just here. It's all over Windsor. You see it everywhere,' she said. Friend believes financial penalties are the only way to get drivers to take the rules seriously. 'I don't think that people are going to learn anything without being monetarily dinged,' she said. 'Once they have to pay out, they're going to be like, oh—second thought at the stop sign. Maybe someone's watching. I will stop, and then we're all safer.' Former OPP Commissioner and public safety analyst Chris Lewis said he supports the initiative. 'It all comes down to communicating with the public and reminding them that this is a problem and it's an offense and what the penalty for that offense is,' Lewis told CTV News. 'So little blitzes like this tend to do that… and going forward, other people will maybe give more thought to how they stop at stop signs or stop lights.' Lewis added that while issuing tickets can be part of the solution, the focus should be on changing behaviour. 'It's not all about laying charges. It's about educating the public and preventing injuries from occurring,' he said. 'Any time police really put a focus on something that's risking lives—maybe taking innocent lives of children on bicycles or whatever the case may be—that's a good thing.'
CTV News
08-07-2025
- CTV News
Windsor police crack down on rolling stops
The Windsor Police Service is reminding drivers to come to a full stop at a red light or stop sign after officers pulled over multiple vehicles in a short time frame. Officers with the Windsor Police Traffic Enforcement Unit stopped eight drivers in just three hours Monday for failing to come to a complete stop. A social media post by the service said, 'Rolling through a right turn at a red light or stop sign isn't just illegal-it's dangerous.' Const. Bianca Jackson says stopping eight drivers in three hours is a lot. 'In actuality, around the city, I'm sure it happens far, far more than we're able to catch people at these lights,' she said. 'I'm sure people see this on a regular basis. It's unfortunate because you're supposed to come to a complete stop at every red light. Not only for your safety but for the safety of others.' Jackson says it's important to come to a full stop not just for drivers around you but also pedestrians who may try to cross the street at the last minute. 'We see this happen at many intersections, especially those where the opposite light has an advanced turning green light. People assume that the other ongoing traffic is stopping and I can roll through this red light. That's not the case, and for many people now, they're seeing that hefty, hefty fine,' she says. Drivers could face a variety of charges and some hefty fines for failing to come to a full stop. Penalties Failing to stop at a red light: Fine up to $325 + 3 demerit points Failing to stop at a stop sign: Fine up to $110 + 3 demerit points Careless driving: Fine up to $490 + 6 demerit points — Rusty Thomson/AM800 News
CBC
11-06-2025
- CBC
Windsor police say 6th person arrested in Crown Royal whisky heist
Social Sharing Windsor police have arrested another person in connection to the theft of $500,000 of Crown Royal whisky last month. Police said Tuesday they arrested a 54-year-old on Friday in the 5500 block of Lassaline Avenue. He's been charged with possession of stolen property for the purposes of trafficking and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. "This investigation is ongoing and other arrests are anticipated," police said in a statement. Police had announced Friday they made five arrested in connection with the whisky theft, totalling more than 1,000 boxes of Crown Royal products on May 17. A commercial tractor trailer was stolen from a trucking business near Devonshire Mall and found empty the next day. Police laid similar charges against the other five people arrested. "There was a rental truck that we believe has been used to transport some of the stolen alcohol down the road to the 401, going east to cities like London and maybe even farther east," Windsor police spokesperson Const. Bianca Jackson said in late May. Jackson said last week that Windsor police officers were working with other forces in the region to track down the suspects.
CBC
31-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Police: $500K worth of whisky stolen from transport truck in Windsor, Ont.
Investigators in southwestern Ontario are searching for at least six suspects who authorities say recently pulled off a large-scale whisky heist by swiping more than 1,000 boxes of Crown Royal from a transport truck. The stolen Canadian liquor has a retail value of nearly $500,000, according to Windsor police, and some of it has since made its way east of Windsor to other cities. "In my time here, I can't say that I have recalled seeing anything like this before," Const. Bianca Jackson, a spokesperson for the Windsor Police Service, said Wednesday. According to police, on the night of May 17, the thieves broke into a fenced-in facility on Devon Drive, an industrial area near Devonshire Mall, and stole the loaded trailer. The next day, the trailer was found empty in the 4000 block of County Road 46. A short surveillance video shared by police shows an individual standing near a dark-coloured transport truck with a white trailer parked in a lot. The suspect can be seen directing a large U-Haul truck to back up behind the doors of the truck trailer. Investigators have asked people who live near Devon Drive or the lot on County Road 46 to check their surveillance or dash cam footage for any possible clues. "There was a rental truck that we believe has been used to transport some of the stolen alcohol down the road to the 401, going east to cities like London and maybe even farther east," Jackson said. "Our officers will work with our neighbouring police services to find out more details and then go from there with the investigation." Jackson said investigators are trying to determine how the suspects knew the alcohol was stored at the Devon Drive facility. Investigators believe six or more persons were involved in the crime. Jackson said that estimate is based in part on the number of people needed "to pull off a theft of this calibre." In an initial statement about the theft, police said the alcohol was valued at $100,000. Jackson said the figure represents the loss for the business owner, while $500,000 is the total retail value. A spokesperson for Diageo, the company that produces Crown Royal, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Canadian whisky is bottled at a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.
CBC
28-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Police: $500K worth of whisky stolen from transport truck in Windsor
Investigators in southwestern Ontario are searching for at least six suspects who authorities say recently pulled off a large-scale whisky heist by swiping more than 1,000 boxes of Crown Royal from a transport truck. The stolen Canadian liquor has a retail value of nearly $500,000, according to Windsor police, and some of it has since made its way east of Windsor to other cities. "In my time here, I can't say that I have recalled seeing anything like this before," Const. Bianca Jackson, a spokesperson for the Windsor Police Service, said Wednesday. According to police, on the night of May 17, the thieves broke into a fenced-in facility on Devon Drive, an industrial area near Devonshire Mall, and stole the loaded trailer. The next day, the trailer was found empty in the 4000 block of County Road 46. A short surveillance video shared by police shows an individual standing near a dark-coloured transport truck with a white trailer parked in a lot. The suspect can be seen directing a large U-Haul truck to back up behind the doors of the truck trailer. Investigators have asked people who live near Devon Drive or the lot on County Road 46 to check their surveillance or dash cam footage for any possible clues. "There was a rental truck that we believe has been used to transport some of the stolen alcohol down the road to the 401, going east to cities like London and maybe even farther east," Jackson said. "Our officers will work with our neighbouring police services to find out more details and then go from there with the investigation." Jackson said investigators are trying to determine how the suspects knew the alcohol was stored at the Devon Drive facility. Investigators believe six or more persons were involved in the crime. Jackson said that estimate is based in part on the number of people needed "to pull off a theft of this calibre." In an initial statement about the theft, police said the alcohol was valued at $100,000. Jackson said the figure represents the loss for the business owner, while $500,000 is the total retail value. A spokesperson for Diageo, the company that produces Crown Royal, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Canadian whisky is bottled at a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.
