Estevan Police Service (EPS) members were engaged in a busy week of maintaining the law and responding to a variety of mishaps and misdeeds within the community.
On Sept. 13, EPS personnel responded to a complaint of a semi-trailer truck driver tailgating another vehicle on the highway while approaching Estevan. This incident remains under investigation and charges are pending.
Later that same day, a dispute between a landlord and tenant erupted and then escalated to the point where threats were uttered between the two parties, so the event remains under investigation by the EPS.
In the early morning hours of Sept. 14, police located a 25-year-old man walking down the middle of a city street. The man was heavily intoxicated so he was lodged in cells until sober and charged with being intoxicated in public.
EPS members also had to respond to a call regarding an intoxicated man in the Estevan Shoppers Mall later that day. Police found the man who was carrying an open container of alcohol. He was also heavily intoxicated so was taken into custody and charged with being intoxicated in public.
On Sept. 15, police set up an investigation into a misuse of credit card and fraud incident after two women used a fraudulent credit card to pay for a hotel room over the weekend. Police have identified the suspects, and the investigation is ongoing.
City police also attended to a three-vehicle collision that occurred on Kensington Avenue near a business turnoff.
It was determined that a 36-year-old man was at fault and during their investigation police arrested the man on suspicion of being impaired by a drug and/or alcohol.
As their investigation continued, police determined there were not enough grounds to lay an impaired driving charge against the driver but he was charged with three other traffic offences that had contributed to the collision.
Police reported that passengers in one of the vehicles involved in the incident sustained injuries and were transported to the hospital for further assessment.
On Sept. 16, police were called out to another motor vehicle accident where they learned one vehicle, driven by a 16-year-old woman had struck a parked vehicle. There were three occupants in the vehicle she was driving and she and a front-seat passenger were transported to hospital by ambulance for further assessment and treatment.
The driver was charged with two offences under the Traffic Safety Act.
On Sept. 17, EPS members were called to a motel in the city to assist staff with an unruly patron. The 41-year-old man was arrested for being intoxicated in public and was lodged in cells until sober.
EPS members also began an investigation into a sexual assault incident that occurred on or about Sept. 6. This matter is in the early stages of investigation.
On the evening of Sept. 16, police were called to the northeast area of the city to follow up on a complaint of a man attempting to light a cab driver on fire with a lighter.
When police arrived on the scene, the suspect fled on foot but was soon taken into custody following a short pursuit. The 45-year-old suspect was charged with assault, resisting arrest and being in breach of a probation order. He was held in custody until he made a court appearance.
In the early morning hours of Sept. 18, EPS members were called to a city hotel where they found an intoxicated man sleeping in the lobby. They arrested him and charged him with being intoxicated in a public place. Upon further investigation they learned the man had urinated on the furniture in the lobby, and during the arrest procedures, EPS members found him to be in possession of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) so he was charged with being in possession of a controlled substance and for being in breach of his probation order. He was retained in custody pending a court appearance.
On Sept. 18, EPS members received another call regarding an intoxicated man who was seen drinking alcohol in a parking lot. The man first tried to hide some beer when he saw police approaching and then he attempted to run away from them. A short foot race ensued, and the man was subsequently arrested and lodged in cells after being charged for being intoxicated in public.
A second man was arrested on the same charge later that night following a complaint registered with police.
EPS members also responded to one false alarm at a local business during their night shift.
On the night of Sept. 19, EPS members received a call regarding a fight in progress at a local business. When they arrived, police arrested one man and charged him with assault and for being intoxicated in public.
Two men were arrested for impaired driving and driving while their blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent on Sept. 19. They now have a scheduled court date.
