It was once again a week of variety for members of the Estevan Police Service as they were asked to investigate such things as illegal drug use, noisy parties, aggressive sales people and suspicious luring activities.
On the night of June 5, police issued a $250 ticket to a local homeowner after they were required to make two visits to a noisy party location. The first visit, making a request to tone the noise factor down was ignored, so the second visit resulted in the charge being laid.
EPS members also looked into calls regarding a suspicious male (unfounded) and a domestic dispute, which were handled with no further action being required.
The next day another noisy party host was issued a ticket for the offence after it was noted that this particular host had received noise warnings in the past.
Two RID (report impaired drivers) calls resulted in traffic stops in the city, but in both instances, the drivers of the vehicles were sober and no further action was taken.
A female who phoned police said she was being harassed outside a local lounge by a person in a vehicle. She provided a description and licence number and the police questioned and warned the occupants. No further action was required.
A driver who did not supply a suitable breath sample for a roadside examination that same night was subsequently charged with refusal, and while the investigation was ongoing, EPS members learned the man was still on court-ordered conditions issued in Manitoba and one of those conditions was a prohibition on the consumption of alcohol. He was charged accordingly.
Another traffic stop in the city that night showed that the driver was operating an unregistered vehicle and that he had been suspended from driving, so he was charged accordingly and the vehicle was seized for 30 days.
On June 6, EPS members conducted a traffic stop, and after an odour of marijuana was detected in the vehicle, the driver was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance. A further search of the vehicle resulted in the uncovering of a small amount of hydromorphone, a derivative of morphine. The man was charged with being in possession of a controlled substance.
A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Fourth Street and Kensington Avenue required police attention on June 6. Neither vehicle could be driven due to the extent of the damages and the air bags had been deployed in both vehicles. One driver was charged with failing to yield the right-of-way while turning left.
A request from Manitoba RCMP regarding an Estevan female who was continuing to contact a man in Manitoba against his wishes and court order, led to a visit to the woman by EPS members who issued a warning about her actions.
On June 7, EPS members arrested a local woman on a warrant noting she had six outstanding charges placed against her. She was later released on a $500 bond with a court date established later this month.
Police next handled a complaint from a local resident regarding an overly aggressive door-to-door salesman representing a security company. The report noted that the very aggressive sales pitch included near harassment of the homeowner, which had led him to contact police who were able to track down the sales representatives of the company and issued a warning to them. This file remains open.
Police stopped a vehicle due to the driver's aggressive actions and during the routine checks, police noted the driver showed signs of impairment, so a roadside test was administered, which the driver failed. A breath sample was then ordered and both tests indicated the driver was registering over the legal .08 limit so he was charged with driving while impaired and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent.
Police are investigating an overnight break and enter at the local Peavey Mart. Surveillance video is being reviewed as part of the investigation.
A dispute involving neighbours in the 1700 block of Third Street attracted police attention. Police noted that according to a property survey the lane involved in the dispute is actually on private property and the homeowner on the property has the approval from the City of Estevan to park a vehicle or vehicles on the property if they wish, in essence, blocking the lane if they wished to do so.
Two young males consuming beer at the local skate park became the subject of a call to police on June 7. Police located the two subjects and noted that one was 15 years old while the other was 19, so they were charged accordingly and a small quantity of alcohol was seized.
Police also responded to another complaint regarding the consumption of marijuana, also near the skate park that same night. The subjects in the vehicle under suspicion left the area prior to police arrival but a description of the vehicle was provided. The subjects are known to police so the file remains open.
A large and noisy patio/deck party on the afternoon of June 8 required police attention on the north side of the city. The homeowner was warned about the city's noise bylaw.
On the night of June 8, EPS were issued a report of a missing teenager who had gone missing from her home on the north side of the city. The young girl was ultimately found in another community and was returned to her Estevan home by members of the Carlyle detachment of the RCMP with no further incident.
A 42-year-old man turned himself into police at the Estevan station on June 8, noting that he had breached conditions of a court-ordered undertaking in relation to previous charges. He was lodged in cells pending a June 9 court appearance.
A complaint regarding a possible incident of luring a child over the Internet was filed with EPS members on June 9. This investigation remains active.
Police were next called to a local bank where a person reported finding a sum of cash near the ATM inside the bank. Police have requested access to the bank's video surveillance recording to help them determine the rightful owner of the money.
