The theft of some mail that had been delivered to a local apartment building around May 14 is being investigated by members of the Estevan Police Service.
Investigators noted the mailboxes were inside an apartment complex and behind a security door, but several individual mailboxes had been pried open and the mail removed, in spite of the security system in place.
The investigation continues.
A local business contacted police on May 14 with a request to investigate a man who was yelling at one of their employees. The subject was warned about his behaviour.
The next call that police fielded was in regards to a potential impaired driver who was seen leaving a local lounge and getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. The subject was stopped, and he failed to provide a satisfactory breath sample for analysis so the 21-year-old man will now answer to that charge when he appears in court on June 16.
On May 15, EPS members responded to a domestic dispute at a local residence. One person was spoken to and was then asked to leave by the homeowner, so that person left without further incident.
Numerous calls were received by police regarding some people soliciting money outside of a local business. The aggressiveness of their approach was being questioned, so police spoke to several people about their behaviour and the manner of their approach.
Police along with Estevan Fire Rescue Services attended to a local business in response to a complaint of a strange odour. It was determined that the strange smell was being caused by a malfunctioning air conditioning system.
A local lounge contacted police with a request to assist them in the removal of some unwanted patrons who had refused to leave the premises when asked to do so by staff members. The four men were subsequently issued fines under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act. The fine for this particular infraction is usually $360.
On May 17, police were called to a noisy party on the east side of the city where the occupants of the home were warned about the city's noise bylaw and no further action was required.
A 29-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent on the night of May 17. The man had been picked up after he was observed driving erratically in the Pleasantdale area of the city. He now has a June 16 court date.
Police were next asked to attend to a local taxi dispatch office after an intoxicated man had entered the building indicating he had been assaulted. The male was arrested in the interest of his own safety and the extreme level of his intoxication. He was lodged in cells until sober and the matter of a potential assault is under investigation.
On May 18, police received a RID (report impaired drivers) call regarding a possible impaired driver leaving a residence on the east side of the city. The vehicle was located a short distance away. The operator received a 30-day licence suspension after blowing an alert warning during a roadside breathalyzer examination.
Another call regarding a man appearing to be smoking marijuana while operating a vehicle was looked into. The vehicle in question was located and the driver was sober and there was no indication of the presence of any contraband substances so the matter was concluded.
A report of a possible gunshot being heard in the Pleasantdale area of the city was investigated with no conclusive results since there were no suspicious follow-up activities or noises.
Police also received a call regarding an intoxicated man in the general vicinity of a local grocery store on the east side of the city. The man had been spotted on the curb near the store, but when police arrived, they were unable to locate the subject but did spot a particular vehicle leaving the area in question so they stopped it and discovered the subject inside the vehicle being driven by a family member. Police noted that the man appeared to be extremely intoxicated but he was left in the care of the family member.
Police then fielded two calls regarding suspected marijuana use in the Pleasantdale area of the city. No one fitting the descriptions was found.
