A number of minor drug busts added to the routine patrols made by members of the Estevan Police Service this past week.
On the night of Sept. 4, EPS members noticed that a driver of a minivan parked in a public lot had remained in the vehicle for an extended period, so they approached the driver to speak to him about this suspicious behaviour and noticed that he was wearing women's undergarments. They also noted a strong odour of marijuana being emitted from the vehicle, which led to an arrest and search of the vehicle. The 46-year-old man was charged with being in possession of cocaine and marijuana in an amount less than 30 grams. He now has an Oct. 6 court date.
A 37-year-old woman was charged with speeding and having open liquor in a vehicle when she was stopped by police on the night of Sept. 4. The woman was also issued a three-day suspension of her driver's licence following a roadside breathalyzer test that registered a warning level.
Police then attended to a local lounge at the request of employees to tend to a 41-year-old patron who was refusing to leave when asked to do so. He was arrested and charged and placed in cells until sober.
A man phoned police regarding the fear of a fire in his basement on Sept. 4. When police arrived, they did not detect any smoke but followed the man to the source of his concerns and shut off the power to the residential boiler as a cautionary measure.
EPS members also noted they conducted several routine traffic stops during the course of the Sept. 4 evening patrol.
On Sept. 5 police were informed by a local business that a motorcycle had been found on their premises. Later that day, police received a call regarding a stolen motorcycle, with the owner providing a description of the bike that matched the motorcycle found at the business, so arrangements were made to have it returned to the rightful owner. In the meantime, police are still investigating the incident and have asked for the public's assistance on this file.
In the early morning of Sept. 6, EPS members responded to a complaint regarding a noisy party. Since they had responded to the same address on several occasions earlier, the owner of the house was finally charged under the civic noise bylaw and while police were dealing with tenants at the same address, an additional charge of obstruction was laid against another male who was in attendance.
On that same day, EPS were asked to look into a matter of a man uttering threats against another man after the two had engaged in a negative verbal exchange.
In response to an anonymous tip, EPS members visited the local skate park where they arrested a 21-year-old man for being in possession of a controlled substance.
On the early morning shift of Sept. 7, police began work by following a string of vandalism incidents that had occurred on the city's north side the night before. Police noted that vehicle windows had been smashed and the vehicles had been entered, with items being thrown out onto the street after loose change had been stolen. The vandals had attempted to hot wire some of the vehicles, without much success, but one vehicle was taken and was reported to have left the city, heading north towards Weyburn. The investigations into these incidents continues.
EPS members then received a call regarding a semi-trailer unit that was weaving and speeding on the highway near Estevan. When police activated a stop, the driver was warned about his poor driving habits and while they were doing a follow-up check, they noted the driver had warrants out for his arrest issued by Moose Jaw police. The driver was taken into custody and later released pending a court appearance in Moose Jaw.
On the Sept. 7 day shift, EPS attended to a domestic disturbance that was resolved with some police intervention. The members on the night shift were also called upon to help resolve a couple of domestic disturbance incidents.
Two separate reports of intoxicated individuals putting themselves at risk while walking on the south side of Estevan were looked into by EPS members. Police were unable to locate the inebriated pedestrians when they arrived in the neighbourhood.
