Intoxication was the state of most of the subjects who came under the influence of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) this past week.
The activities began Dec. 5 when EPS members on the day shift were called to a motel in the west central part of the city to deal with a man who was causing a disturbance. The intoxicated 30-year-old resisted police while being arrested and was eventually transported to police cells where he was lodged until he regained sobriety. He was charged with being intoxicated in public and resisting arrest and now has a Jan. 21 court date.
During that same shift, EPS and RCMP members were dispatched to a business south of the city in response to a disturbance. Police managed to diffuse the situation with various participants being sent home while an investigation into the event continues.
On the weekend of Friday, Dec. 7 to Sunday, Dec. 9, EPS members responded to a number of calls regarding inebriated subjects beginning with a man who was spotted in the Pleasantdale area of the city in an intoxicated condition. He was taken into custody and charged. He has a January court date.
Police also responded to a call from a local lounge regarding a woman who was in the process of breaching the conditions of a long term supervision order. She was arrested and remained in custody until she could appear in court to answer to the new charges.
A fight between an intoxicated man and lounge staff resulted in a call to police on Friday night. A 54-year-old man was arrested and charged with being intoxicated in public and is being investigated for assault. He now has a January court date.
A 24-year-old Estevan man who was found passed out in a local bank building was taken into custody by police who determined he was in a highly intoxicated state. He was held in cells until sober and has a court date established.
A highly intoxicated 24-year-old woman was taken into custody by police as well. The woman had passed out in a local retail store. She now has a January court date.
The hits just kept on coming as the weekend progressed as EPS members arrested and lodged a 31-year-old Medicine Hat man for being intoxicated in public following a fight outside a local lounge. He was held in custody until regaining sobriety and was also given a January court appearance date.
And there were five more intoxication incidents still to follow on the weekend, beginning with a 27-year-old Red Deer man who was found sobbing near an off-sale liquor establishment. He had refused to leave the area without police involvement, so police complied with his wishes. They then arrested and charged a 21-year-old Estevan man for being intoxicated in public and for mischief involving goods valued at under $5,000 after he had urinated inside a local retail business. He now has a January court date.
An intoxicated man who was bothering clients at a local bank was taken into custody by police and the 50-year-old was charged with breaching court ordered conditions based on earlier charges and for being intoxicated in public. He will appear in court in early January.
Next up was a 24-year-old North Portal man who was charged with impaired driving and for refusing to comply with a police demand following a traffic-related stop along King Street. He was lodged in cells, charged accordingly and now has a January court appearance date.
A Prince Albert man was taken into custody for being intoxicated in public and for resisting arrest after he was found passed out outside a local bar. While he was being placed under arrest, the man resisted attempts to place him in a patrol vehicle. He will appear in court at a later date.
In the only non-alcohol related incident reported by police, a 22-year-old Estevan man was arrested and charged for being in possession of a controlled substance after he was observed with the substance in a local lounge. He also has a January court date.
Police noted that there were numerous other charges laid during the weekend involving a number of summary offence tickets issued under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act and the Traffic Safety Act as they followed up on various complaints coming from the general public.
