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Police find dead body in burnt suite

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the period of June 28 to July 7: *On July 7, at 12:14 p.m. police responded to a complaint of an apartment that had possibly been burnt on South Hill. The fire was out prior to arrival of police.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the period of June 28 to July 7:

*On July 7, at 12:14 p.m. police responded to a complaint of an apartment that had possibly been burnt on South Hill. The fire was out prior to arrival of police. A 42-year-old Weyburn female was found dead in the suite.The cause of the fire is unknown and the cause of death is unknown. Investigation into the matter continues.

*On July 6, police responded to a complaint of a motor vehicle accident. Investigation revealed that a vehicle was travelling southbound on Fifth Street and struck a vehicle travelling east on First Avenue NE.Traffic lights were changing from green to red for north/south traffic.Both vehicles had to be towed away from the scene.One Weyburn female received minor injuries for which no hospitalization was required.

*On July 4, police noticed a vehicle parked with someone inside. The male occupant was charged with impaired driving.

*On July 2, a Weyburn resident phoned in a complaint of an erratic driver. The erratic driver was located and given a breathalyser test. The suspect was charged with impaired driving.

*On July 1, police were called to a local gas station where a vehicle took gas without paying for it. This case is still under investigation.

*On June 30, police investigated a case of mischief in which a local resident had his front window shot out by an air gun.

*On June 29, police responded to a theft occurrence. A work truck was broken into and had tools stolen out of it. There was more than one incident of theft out of vehicles on this day.

*A concerned Weyburn resident reported underage individuals using false identification to get into a local bar. The bar was contacted and stated that they would keep an eye out for any fraudulent identification.

*On June 28, police attended to a break and enter call. The suspect was inside an apartment when the male resident returned home. The suspect was 23 to 25 years old, 5-foot 6-inches, slender build, black moustache, wearing jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.

*During this reporting period Weyburn Police received 170 calls for service.