657 tickets and warnings handed out to drivers in Regina during blitz

Tickets and warnings were handed out to 657 drivers in Regina this week during the annual Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) blitz.

Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a news release on Sept. 29  that S.T.E.P. brings together provincial resources to focus on traffic enforcement and education in different Saskatchewan communities throughout the year.

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In 2025, the Regina S.T.E.P. blitz took place on Sept. 23, and Sept. 24 and included representatives from the Saskatoon Police Service, Estevan Police Service, Prince Albert Combined Traffic Services (CTSS), Saskatchewan Highway Patrol, RCMP, and SGI Carrier Safety Services and Vehicle Standards and Inspection.

The project involved traffic stop checks at several locations throughout Regina. Enforcement efforts were concentrated on speeding, unregistered vehicles, proper use of car seats, illegal cell phone use, and seat belt violations. Officers were also watching for other offences, including impaired driving.

Speeding drivers were handed 67 tickets during the blitz, while 22 people were cited for seatbelt violations, and seven for having an unregistered vehicle. Fifty-three people were also handed tickets for cell phone violations.

Six people received tickets for driving with a suspended or invalid licence, 24 drivers were cited for vehicle equipment regulations and police handed out 166 written warnings.

Officers conducted 264 alcohol screening tests with seven people ticketed for impaired driving, although in the release RPS paired this with “admin suspensions” and said ticket numbers were predominantly related to cannabis.

As well, the blitz caught one person for a Criminal Code investigation, and two people for tobacco trafficking or Tax Act offences.

Officers also inspected 26 commercial vehicles, and 12 were taken out of service.

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