Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel handled a couple of incidents with two young people on the night of Nov. 12 according to information released by EPS this week. The local policing agency was also called upon to handle 15 incidents that involved intoxicated people in one form or another over a five-day period.
During the Nov. 12 incident, police stopped a vehicle based on a call where the person said there was a suspicion of an intoxicated driver. When police located the vehicle and conducted a search, they discovered liquor in the vehicle and two occupants were charged for consuming alcohol and the 23-year-old female driver was issued a 24-hour driving suspension.
The same two people were encountered later in the evening on a separate matter and when a 17-year-old male youth became argumentative, began yelling profanities and was combative with police, he was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He now has a Dec. 17 court date.
A motor vehicle accident (MVA) at the intersection of Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue was investigated by EPS on Nov. 13. One of the vehicles involved in the two-vehicle crash sustained substantial damages from the collision and a subsequent slide into a post. No injuries were reported.
Icy road conditions that day proved to be ultra-challenging for one semi-truck driver who attempted to enter a local gas station but was unable to manoeuver into a parking spot due to loss of traction. A tow company attended the scene with a pay loader and police stopped traffic temporarily on Fourth Street to allow the tow truck to move the semi away from the ice patch.
On the night of Nov. 15, police responded to a 911 call regarding the observation of a possibly impaired driver on Fourth Street. The caller indicated that it appeared as if the driver was confused as to what lane he needed to drive in. When police attended the scene, they were unable to locate any vehicle being driven erratically.
On the night of Nov. 16, police arrested an intoxicated 28-year-old man in north central Estevan. He was charged for being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells until sober.
A 48-year-old man who was reported sleeping in a parking lot on the northern side of the city was seen to be in an intoxicated state, so he too, was lodged in cells until sober and charged for being intoxicated in a public place.
A 26-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving and lodged in cells until sober that same night. He now has a Jan. 21 court date.
The stream of intoxicated citizens continued that night when a 23-year-old was arrested on the north side of the city and transported to cells. He also faces a charge of public intoxication.
The hits just kept on coming that night as police then discovered a 28-year-old sleeping in a north Estevan business. He joined the others in the EPS cells until sober and was charged accordingly.
The next call for police involved a report of a disturbance in an east central lounge. The matter was defused prior to police arrival.
Then it was back to business with intoxicated sleepers. This time it was a follow-up on a report of a person sleeping near a vehicle on the city's southeast side. An intoxicated 34-year-old man was lodged in cells until sober and charged like the others, for being intoxicated in public.
The final call for the night was for the arrest of a 30-year-old man for impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08. He has a Jan. 21 court date and was also lodged in cells for the night.
On the night of Nov. 17, EPS members responded to a noisy party complaint on the northeast side of the city. The residents in the home were issued a warning about the city's noise bylaw.
A report of two people drinking in a parked vehicle attracted police attention on the night of Nov. 17. The two were charged for having open liquor in a vehicle.
A domestic disturbance on the city's west side was handled without further action required after police arrived.
Later that same night, a 20-year-old man was arrested for being intoxicated in public and also charged with breaching the conditions of a court order. He was lodged in cells and given a new court date of Jan. 21.
EPS personnel next arrested and charged a 31-year-old man for being intoxicated in public after they received a call regarding a person with a knife. A pocket knife was located in the man's pocket but was not believed to have been used or a factor in any incident. The man was charged with being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells until sober.
Another intoxicated man, a 29-year-old, was arrested at a north central establishment on the night of Nov. 17. He too, was charged for being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells.
A 23-year-old woman was charged with creating a loud noise that disturbed others on the night of Nov. 17. The incident involved a recurring noise coming from an apartment on the northeast side of the city.
A report of a fight near a north central convenience store on the night of Nov. 17 required police attendance. The fight was over prior to police getting to the scene, but EPS members did speak to some of the suspected combatants before sending them to their respective homes.
A domestic disturbance was defused with police intervention on the night of Nov. 17 with no further action required.
An intoxicated 49-year-old man who was reported to be in the back yard of a residence in the central part of the city was arrested and taken to cells until sober. He was charged with being intoxicated in public.
Another intoxicated man, a 23-year-old who attempted to gain entry into a residence on the city's northeast side, was arrested and lodged in cells until sober.
On the night of Nov. 18, police were dispatched to an east central area of the city in regard to a domestic disturbance. The matter was resolved without further incident.
That same night, three youths were arrested and charged with theft based on an incident that had occurred earlier. Items that had been taken included a PS3 and iPad.
The three young people now have a Dec. 17 court date.
