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Kingston Police officer charged with impaired driving while off duty

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Previl, S. (2026, October 5). Kingston Police officer charged with impaired driving while off duty. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12088701/kingston-police-officer-impaired-driving-charge/

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Constable Peter Guy Forbes, a 26-year veteran of the Kingston Police force, was arrested and charged with impaired driving and exceeding blood alcohol concentration on September 26 at approximately 1:35 a.m. The incident occurred while he was off duty near Brock Street. Forbes has been placed on administrative duties until further investigation is completed; police have stated that no additional information will be released due to the case now being in court proceedings.
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Const. Peter Guy Forbes, a 26-year veteran of the Kingston Police, was arrested and charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and exceeding blood alcohol concentration on September 26 while off duty in Kingston, Ontario. The incident occurred around 1:35 a.m. near Brock Street. Forbes was taken to police headquarters for processing and released pending a future court date. Following the arrest, Forbes has been placed on administrative duties as an investigation is ongoing; however, police have stated that no further information will be provided since the case is now before the courts.

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Kingston Kingston Police

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Forbes ORG · 2× Kingston GPE · 1× Kingston Police ORG · 1× Peter Guy Forbes PERSON · 1×

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Get daily National news He was charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and exceeding blood alcohol concentration while he was off duty.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05
🔮 Police said no more information will be provided as the case is now before the courts.
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Kingston Police officer charged with impaired driving while off duty · assertive framing

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A police officer in Kingston is facing charges of impaired driving. asserted
officer → face → driving
Const. Peter Guy Forbes, a 26-year member of Kingston Police, was arrested and charged on Saturday, Sept. 26. asserted
Forbes → arrest → Saturday
Get daily National news He was charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and exceeding blood alcohol concentration while he was off duty. asserted
he → get → duty
The alleged drunk driving, according to police, happened around 1:35 a.m. near Brock Street. uncertain
driving → allege → Street
Forbes was taken to police headquarters and released for a future court date. asserted
Forbes → take → date
Forbes has been placed on administrative duties pending the results of its investigation. asserted
Forbes → place → investigation
Police said no more information will be provided as the case is now before the courts. asserted
case → say → courts
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