The Prince George RCMP’s Community Policing Team observed several speed-happy drivers on Domano Boulevard in College Heights yesterday (Tuesday).
The program called, Speed Watch is a joint initiative between police and ICBC and attended the area due to a community complaint regarding speeding vehicles.
Patrol Volunteer Program Coordinator Mike Burt told MyPGNow.com the two volunteers who attended saw some shocking results.
“For about two hours, they checked over a thousand vehicles and they found 320 vehicles that were speeding. One of those was doing 87 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone.”
The next step will be to set up speed traps in the area.
“The volunteers can capture some of that information and provide that to the detachment and then the RCMP officers and our NCO can make the determination on where officers need to go to set up and conduct the enforcement.”
Earlier today (Wednesday), the Prince George RCMP and Wood Wheaton Honda unveiled a new Community Policing Vehicle, a 2025 Honda CRV.
“Community Policing staff and volunteers rely on sponsored vehicles to provide crime prevention education; to complete vehicle patrols; to attend home and business security assessments and to assist with city-wide special events,” stated Sergeant Craig Douglass.
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