An incident near the intersection of 13th Avenue and Eighth Street on the evening of Nov. 21 has resulted in an investigation being established by members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS).
Police were asked to look into the incident and it was determined that an assault had occurred when a man approached another man and a woman who were working on a vehicle at the scene.
The suspect, who was intoxicated, asked the duo for a ride and then assaulted the man when he refused to give him a ride. The suspect then fled the scene once he learned the police were on their way.
That same evening, a 44-year-old woman was charged for impaired driving after police observed her erratic driving actions. She now has a Dec. 17 court date.
A 26-year-old Regina man was arrested and lodged in cells after being picked up by EPS members for being in breach of court ordered conditions. EPS members had observed the man acting in a suspicious manner as he drove north on Souris Avenue on the night of Nov. 21. After making a traffic stop, the accused, it was noted, was in breach of several conditions so he was taken into custody pending a court appearance the next morning.
On the night of Nov. 22, EPS members intervened in an argument between two patrons at a local restaurant. By the time police got to the scene, one of the people involved in the incident had left. The remaining subject was interviewed and the incident was seen to be resolved.
A 31-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent. During the traffic stop that involved the impaired driving charge, police noted that a 21-year-old male passenger, who was on probation, was also intoxicated which was a breach of his probation order, so he was also arrested and charged accordingly. He was lodged in cells pending a court appearance the next morning.
During the past weekend, EPS members were kept on the run with a variety of events starting with a couple of responses to alarms Friday night. Police discovered that one alarm was caused by an individual who had pushed it accidentally while the other had been set off by a company employee who had also accidentally activated it.
A fight at a local convenience store involved an intoxicated person spitting on another person which resulted in a scuffle and subsequent arrest of one person who was lodged in cells until sober.
A noisy party on Friday night resulted in a warning being issued to the host of the event.
Police received a call from a person who had loaned their vehicle to another person who had not returned it at an agreed-upon time. The vehicle was located and it was noted that it had suffered some damage. The person who had borrowed the car was located and charged with driving without due care and attention and driving without a valid licence.
A local lounge reported to police that a person who had been removed from their premises had attempted to get back in, but by the time police arrived at the scene, the subject had fled.
A disagreement between a mother and son resulted in police intervention on Nov. 23. With police assistance, the issue was resolved.
An alarm was triggered after hours at a local lounge during the past weekend. On attendance, police found the front door was open and investigation revealed the doors had not been bolted so a person had opened the door and activated the alarm, but had not entered the building.
A truck being driven in slow motion and very erratically on the weekend resulted in the police activating their emergency lights which resulted in the driver pulling over to the curb. In fact, he pulled over so far, he ran into a lamp post.
The driver was charged with impaired operation of a vehicle and driving without a valid licence. Further investigation led to other charges of break, enter and theft, possession of a controlled substance, theft of a vehicle, resisting arrest and refusing to take a breathalyzer test.
A 37-year-old man was taken into custody pending a Monday morning court appearance.
Police received a call regarding a truck that was swerving down a local street. When police made the traffic stop, it was determined that the operator had not been drinking but was very tired. A further check indicated that there were warrants out for his arrest so he was taken into custody pending a court appearance in Saskatoon.
