A couple of noisy events attracted the attention of the Estevan Police Service on the night of June 18 and early morning hours of June 19.
EPS members attended to an apartment on the city's north side to warn a tenant about the City's noise bylaw when it was discovered that the person was playing music much too loudly for the comfort of others.
The second trip was to a loud party at 3 a.m. This time a ticket was issued to the homeowner since this was the third time police had been required to visit the home in response to noise complaints.
A woman who reported being struck by a vehicle while she was walking in the WalMart parking lot, did not suffer any major injuries and only reported some stiffness in her wrist as a result of the incident. EPS members state they have the identity of the offending driver and have asked the driver to stop in at the police station to help them complete their investigative file.
A portable radio located in the back of a truck was the cause of a complaint registered with EPS on June 18. The radio, it seemed, had accidentally turned on when it was shifted in the truck's box by the heavy rain that struck the region.
On the night of June 19, EPS members patrolling Estevan streets at 11 p.m. were alerted to the possibility that an unregistered vehicle, or a suspended driver was on the same street. The police cruiser was equipped with an automated license plate reader that sent them a signal as they met a vehicle along Souris Avenue.
The officer in the cruiser attempted to stop the driver at the Wellock Road and Souris Avenue intersection but the driver of the truck accelerated on Wellock and then turned and sped down Nicholson Road. Witnesses to the event informed police that the truck sped past the apartment complex on Nicholson at a high speed and when it fled down the street, the truck swiped a north bound vehicle in the 1400 block of Nicholson. The truck driver eventually stopped on Hillcrest Drive.
The police officer in the cruiser, who was some distance behind the truck, had not observed the collision, but found the truck and driver who was now waiting for him to initiate the arrest. The 18-year-old male driver is now facing multiple charges including impaired driving, driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent, operating a motor vehicle in a manner that is dangerous to the public and breaching conditions of his probation. He is also facing a charge of disobeying a signal to stop. The man was held in custody pending his appearance in front of a justice-of-the-peace on June 20.
As a result of this incident, police noted that one of the witnesses to the collision was also seen to be consuming alcohol, so he too was arrested for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He was later released into the care of a sober person after being issued a court date.
Police reported that substantial damage was inflicted on both vehicles but there were no serious physical injuries. The driver of the northbound vehicle, however, was quite unnerved by the event but suffered only minor scratches due to shattered glass.
EPS members continue their investigation into this incident and are undergoing interviews with several witnesses who they said they appreciated due to the fact they were stepping forward and were patient while waiting for police officers to talk with them immediately after the event concluded. Any witness to the chase and collision who hasn't already been spoken to by police, is asked to contact them at 306-634-4767.
During the early morning hours of June 21, EPS members observed a truck being driving erratically at a high speed on the city streets. After stopping the vehicle police determined the driver was intoxicated so the 30-year-old was eventually charged with driving while impaired and driving while over .08. He now has a July court date.
Police also attended to several noisy party complaints on the night of June 20 and the morning of June 21. Several home owners were charged under the city's noise bylaw and were fined $250.
An altercation at the city's leisure centre on June 21, led to a police investigation that focused on a 42-year-old Estevan woman who they determined was responsible for the dispute. She was charged with assault and uttering threats and now has a July date in court.
