From May 30 to June 6, the Weyburn Police Service dealt with a total of 127 calls for service, including assaults and loud parties. City police received a complaint of identity theft relating to a credit card application on Friday.
From May 30 to June 6, the Weyburn Police Service dealt with a total of 127 calls for service, including assaults and loud parties.
City police received a complaint of identity theft relating to a credit card application on Friday.
There have been a number of similar incidents around the province. Police wish to remind all people to be extra-vigilant in the information that they do give out and to make certain that they are providing this information to a legitimate company. No legitimate company will ask you to supply or verify personal information via e-mail.
The Weyburn police received a report that an 11-year-old youth had been assaulted with a knife on Saturday. The investigation has revealed that the suspect, also 11 years old, pulled a jacknife on the victim. No one was injured in the incident. Under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, no person under the age of 12 years can be charged with an offence. As a result the police will be working with the family and other support agencies in an effort to identify the underlying issues and get the youth whatever assistance is required.
Also on Saturday, police received a complaint of a large party in a residential area. Partygoers had caused damage to trees and shrubs in the area as they parked their vehicles and came and went. This matter is still under investigation.
Early on Sunday, the Weyburn police were called to a report of a fight at a local bar. Upon arrival the police found the bar owner engaged in preventing a patron from re-entering the bar. The patron was extremely agitated. Three police officers were required to arrest the subject. A 19-year-old male has been charged with numerous offences, including resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer and refusing to leave a licenced outlet when requested to do so.
City police received a complaint of threats being transmitted via text message on June 1. This matter is under investigation.
The transmission of a threat by any means is illegal. Recent changes to cell phone suppliers has allowed the police to obtain the actual text messages, making these allegations now easier to prove.
The Weyburn PS received another complaint of harassing text messages on June 2. This matter is still under investigation.
Also on June 1, the Weyburn police received a complaint of a sexual assault involving a 12-year-old female victim. This incident occurred outside of the City of Weyburn, but involves local people. This is an isolated incident where the victim and suspect are known to each other.
The Weyburn Police Service received a report of allegations of a sexual assault involving a five-year-old victim on Sunday. This matter is under investigation.
Police are investigating a complaint of a motorcycle having been damaged on Sunday. The motorcycle was parked in the 10 block of Second Street NE and appears to have been knocked over by a vehicle. The matter is still under investigation.
The police received a complaint on May 30 of damage done to a vehicle while parked at the City Centre Mall lot.
City police responded to a complaint of a disturbance in the area of Coteau Avenue and 10th Street on June 2. As a result the police located a 28-year-old man who had suffered a moderate beating. Due to the victim being unco-operative, the file has been concluded.
Police received two complaints of damage having been done to two unrelated vehicles on June 2. One was parked at the rear of an apartment residence on Third St. The other was parked near the area of First Avenue and King Street. There are no suspects.
As summer approaches and the weather perhaps has finally become more seasonable, city police wish to remind residents of the provisions of both the Noise Bylaw and the Fire Bylaw. The Noise Bylaw applies to the owner of the property or the person in control of the property and is in effect 24 hours a day with particular emphasis placed on noise after 11 p.m.. The Fire Bylaw requires that anyone wishing to have an open-air fire pit obtain a permit from the Fire Department. The minimum fine for having a fire pit without a permit is $200.
