Sask. RCMP Officer Arrested for Impaired Driving Twice in 24 hours
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer is facing impaired driving charges following two incidents earlier this week.
On July 27th, 2021, at approximately 10 p.m., Swift Current Rural RCMP received a complaint of an impaired driver in Waldeck, SK. After investigation, the officers arrested Kevin Granrude at the scene.
Kevin Granrude was held overnight in police custody and released on July 28th, 2021, with conditions and an indefinite administrative driver’s license suspension.
That same afternoon, at about 1:45 p.m., Swift Current RCMP received a complaint of a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 1. Officers located the vehicle and stopped it near Rush Lake, SK. A roadside-approved screening device test was performed, which the driver of the vehicle failed. As a result, Kevin Granrude again was arrested and held in custody.
Kevin Granrude was not on duty and was not in a police vehicle in either incident. The vehicles involved in both incidents were impounded. He appeared in provincial court via telephone yesterday, July 29rh, 2021, in Swift Current, SK. He will next appear in court on August 18th, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.
The Swift Current Rural RCMP is actively investigating the second incident. Additional charges are pending.
Kevin Granrude, a constable with Swift Current Combined Traffic Services of Saskatchewan with 15 years of service, will also be the subject of an RCMP Code of Conduct investigation. As a first step of the internal conduct process, he has been suspended with pay while RCMP is in the process of reviewing all available discipline measures. Information about the RCMP Act, which governs conduct, is available online: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/amended-rcmp-act
“I understand hearing about incidents like this is very concerning to the public,” said Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Commanding Officer. “I too share these concerns. These are not the standards we hold our police officers and employees to. The Saskatchewan RCMP will ensure these matters are thoroughly investigated.”
An update will be provided when available.
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