An alert member of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) noted some erratic driving activities by the operator of a vehicle on Estevan streets on the night of Aug. 13.
The vehicle was stopped and after the driver displayed signs of impairment, a roadside breathalyzer examination was conducted and the driver provided readings that indicated impairment. The male driver was subsequently charged with impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent. He will appear in court at a later date.
EPS received a call prompted by the local Report Impaired Drivers (RID) campaign later that same evening. The caller said the vehicle under observation had been swerving on the road and doing some tailgating of other vehicles.
The suspect vehicle was located by police, who determined the female driver had been consuming alcohol and was showing signs of impairment. A roadside examination led to the issuing of a 24-hour driving suspension.
Police also received a series of phone calls from a woman who they finally found in a grassy area of the city in a very intoxicated condition. The woman was arrested and charged with being intoxicated in public and was lodged in cells until sober.
EPS members also set up an investigation into a possible bullying incident following a complaint registered with them regarding invasive Twitter account use.
On Aug. 16 EPS members stopped a vehicle after noticing that it was being driven in an erratic fashion. The male driver was charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08 and has a September court date.
On Aug. 17, EPS members were called to the south side of the city in reaction to a report of an unwanted male attempting to gain access to a residence.
The man fled the scene prior to police arrival, but a short time after this event, police received another call from the same location indicating that the man had returned and was again trying to gain access to the home.
This time police found the man a short distance from the scene as he was attempting to drive away. Police arrested him and charged him with trespassing. The subject refused to provide a sample for a breathalyzer examination, so he was charged accordingly. He was also charged for having open liquor in a vehicle and operating a vehicle without a valid driver's licence.
A 20-year-old Estevan woman was transported to hospital on the night of Aug. 17 following police investigation into an assault that occurred on the city's north side. The woman suffered minor injuries while the man involved in the incident did not suffer any injuries. Police have opened an investigation into the matter.
Another assault complaint came from the central part of the city a short time after the previous incident. The suspect in this case had fled the scene prior to police arrival but the incident remains under investigation.
Due to the fact there were several outdoor public functions underway on Aug. 17, EPS members were engaged in a number of stop-and-check procedures. By paying even more serious attention to these matters, police ended up issuing charges for six alcohol-related violations, eight traffic offences and one charge for possession of a controlled substance. These charges were all laid within a two-hour time span.
EPS members also came across a group of young people consuming alcohol in a city play park. While dealing with the matter, police suspected that one of the young people was supplying them with a false name and birth date. It was confirmed later that this was the case so the male youth was arrested and lodged in cells and charged with an alcohol offence as well as for obstruction of a police officer. He now has a September court date.
On the night of Aug. 18, EPS members attended to a local lounge in response to a report of a fight in progress. The people involved in the fracas were located and the matter remains under investigation.
On the night of Aug. 19, EPS were asked to investigate a vandalism incident that occurred in the 100 block of Second Street where it was revealed that a car had been damaged through keying.
EPS members also report that they ended up responding to an unusually high number of false alarms throughout the city on Aug. 19.
