Overnight tweets from the Toronto Police Operations Centre have ranged across fires, accidents and quite a few impaired drivers this New Year’s morning. OPS TPS, as it is known, let’s the public know via Twitter about breaking news, and serves as communication for the cops too, Fortunately, the fire reported at River St and Shuter Street turned out to be a pot left on the stove that was easily handled by the fire service. As recently as sun-up the dispatches reporting “impaired driver” or “suspected impaired driver” were frequent. Drunk driving it seems is a daylight thing on New Year’s Day morning. The public was asked to watch for a silver Toyta. Then there was the suspected drunk driver in a Ford SUV headed southbound on the DVP at the Bloor ramp. A house fire near the Don Valley Parkway and York Mills road caused concern for drifting smoke., Someone rear-ended a police car at Finch Ave. and Neilsen Rd. There was a probably a breathalyzer administered there. And many reports of “one in custody for impaired.”
