The fights were not sanctioned by any sports governing bodies, but the Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel were deployed as referees last week as part of their duties when three separate fights broke out at various lounges around the city.
On the night of Nov. 27, police were dispatched to a local lounge in response to a report of a fight in progress. When they arrived, police discovered that the fight was over and some of the combatants had left the scene.
EPS members located the individuals involved in the fracas, and in the process of checking on details, learned that same damage had been inflicted on the business. The people responsible for the damages paid for them and were sent on their way.
The next night, EPS members were called out in response to a fight that was underway at a local establishment. When they arrived, they found the fight had just ended, and a Carlyle resident was taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries. He was released a short time later. The incident remains under investigation.
Another call, that same night, brought police to a business in the central part of the city in response to a report of a group of men being engaged in a fight.
As a result of this incident, two men were taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries and two other men from Ontario were arrested and lodged in cells for the night. Both men were charged with breaching conditions of a court undertaking and one of them faces an assault charge. Police also noted that this incident remains under investigation.
