During the Dec. 16 night shift, members of the Estevan Police Service located a man who had been reported missing over the weekend. It was learned the man was safe and the matter was concluded.
On Dec. 17, EPS members attended to two security alarm calls, both proving to be false with no further action required. They also were advised of a semi-trailer truck being driven on a residential street on the southwest side of the city in contravention of local legislation. Police confirmed that heavy truck traffic is confined to designated truck routes throughout the city.
An ongoing issue regarding a barking dog was once again handled by EPS members. Police have established an investigation into the repeated disturbance incidents.
Another call to police was in reference to a vehicle being parked across a driveway at a home where the resident, a wheelchair user, needed to retain access.
EPS members also issued a number of Traffic Safety Act tickets for various violations including several for speeding within the city.
A possible drug overdose incident attracted police and emergency medical service personnel to a residence in the central part of the city on the night of Dec. 19. When police and EMS arrived the male subject was conscious and alert. He was attended to my EMS members and no further policing action was required.
A 37-year-old man who broke a window in an east central business establishment was taken into custody and charged with being intoxicated in public. He is slated for a court appearance on Feb. 23.
A report of a bottle being thrown from one vehicle in the direction of another moving vehicle attracted police attention on Dec. 19. A traffic stop was made and a 17-year-old Estevan woman was charged with stunting under the Traffic Safety Act.
A man causing a disturbance at a local business was warned about his actions when police caught up to him later to notify him that he had been banned from that business.
A barking dog complaint was looked into on Dec. 19 and the owner was spoken to by police and was reminded of the local civic bylaw regarding noise and disturbances.
A 29-year-old Battleford man was arrested at an east central business on Dec. 19. He was charged with being intoxicated in public after it was noted that he had been causing a disturbance. He was lodged in cells until regaining sobriety.
Dec. 19 also saw a number of Traffic Safety Act violations being tended to by police along with violations of the Vehicle Equipment Act and the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act. Some of the charges included illegal window tints, stunting, failing to stop at a stop sight and failing to stop at a red light and consuming alcohol in a place other than a private dwelling.
On the afternoon of Dec. 20 EPS members initiated an arrest of a 19-year-old Estevan woman who had been the subject of several separate investigations beginning in October of this year. She has now been charged with seven Criminal Code violations, three charges of break, enter and theft and three charges of fraud and theft.
The woman is now scheduled for a Feb. 23 court appearance.
On the Dec. 20 night shift, EPS members were called to the central part of Estevan in response to a call regarding a significant odour of marijuana entering the atmosphere. Further investigation of the suspect vehicle, however, failed to reveal any evidence of a controlled substance.
Police were later dispatched to the north central area of the city based on a report of fireworks being set off in the neighbourhood. The source of th event was not determined, but police issued a reminder that it is unlawful to set off fireworks in the city without proper authorization and processes.
EPS members next found themselves tending to a domestic disturbance, another barking dog complaint and an incident involving a 20-year-old woman who was refusing to leave a business after being asked to do so. Once police arrived, she complied with the order.
A second domestic dispute on the night of Dec. 20 led to police intervention and a decision by the feuding parties to spend the rest of the evening in separate locations.
A call regarding a suspicious vehicle being parked in front of a residence in the south central area of the city, was checked out by police who noted that the vehicle departed the scene prior to their arrival.
EPS received a report of a woman unsuccessfully attempting to enter a residence in the south central area of the city. When police located her, it was determined that she was lost and so she was transported to the proper address and the matter was concluded.
On the night of Dec. 21, EPS members were sent to a parking lot on the north side of the city to follow up on a report of a possible impaired driver. An extensive search of the area failed to turn up the suspect vehicle and driver.
EPS members were also unsuccessful in following up a report of an erratic driver on the city’s north west side that same night. Again, it was noted the vehicle had left the area prior to police arrival.
Police were informed of a theft from a vehicle on the night of Dec. 21. Two sub-speakers and an amplifier had been lifted from the vehicle. An investigation into the theft has been launched.
