There's nothing like helping the police out, especially when they least expect it.
One intoxicated man on the Energy City's streets did just that on the night of May 12 when he signalled for a city police patrol cruiser to stop while he staggered down the street.
The man asked the officer to arrest him because he was a "bad man." He then opened the back door of the patrol car and got in.
The rather surprised, but perhaps suitably impressed police officer transported the inebriated man to police headquarters where he was placed in cells for the evening after being charged with being intoxicated in public. He was released in the morning after regaining sobriety.
On that same evening shift, police were required to intervene in another situation, but this time the subject in question was a lot less docile and co-operative.
When they were called to the south side of the city, police encountered a domestic dispute that involved a young male breaking a window, slamming doors and pushing his aunt down. He then struck the window of a vehicle that she had entered in an attempt to evade his wrath.
The man was arrested and was scheduled for a Monday morning court appearance.
This domestic dispute was just one of several that Estevan Police Service (EPS) members were required to attend to on Sunday evening and early Monday morning May 12 and 13.
All the other domestic dispute incidents were concluded with no charges being laid.
Earlier in the week, EPS members found themselves responding to a number of bylaw complaints such as noisy parties, parking infractions and erratic driving. They also responded to a false alarm in the industrial section of the city on the night of May 6. On the night of May 11, EPS members received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers system and located a driver of a vehicle who appeared to be somewhat impaired. A roadside test was administered and the driver received a 24-hour driving suspension after his blood-alcohol level was seen to be above .04 per cent.
EPS members spent a good deal of their time on Saturday night responding to loud party complaints in various areas of the city.
In the latter part of the evening, police encountered a 54-year-old man who was wandering down a street with his face covered in blood as a result of a cut above his eye. As police questioned him, it was learned that the subject did not know where he was and was displaying signs of severe impairment from alcohol. He was taken to hospital where he received several stitches to close the wound and was checked for other potential injuries. Police learned the man had no one trustworthy to be released to so he was lodged in cells for the remainder of the night for his own safety.
On the night of May 12, EPS members discovered another severely intoxicated person while on patrol. They alerted emergency medical services personnel who transported the subject to hospital for further examination.
Police also responded to a 911 call from a woman who stated that a man was following her. When police attended to the area, they learned the subject had left but the matter was kept under investigation.
