When Estevan Police Service members stopped a vehicle for speeding on the streets of Estevan, July 2 they also managed to add a charge of possession of marijuana to the driver.
The theft of some money from a local gas station on July 3 was also placed under investigation.
On July 7, EPS members were called out to a domestic dispute, which was resolved with no further action required, and they also charged one Novice 2 rated driver with driving while their blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent and for impaired driving.
A hit and run incident at a local lounge and restaurant parking lot was placed under investigation after witnesses were able to obtain the licence plate number of the offending vehicle.
When police conducted a routine traffic stop that same evening, an odour of marijuana was detected in the vehicle so the occupants were subsequently arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance after a small quantity of the drug was uncovered.
Another traffic stop led to a charge of being in possession of a controlled substance plus a charge of having open liquor in public.
EPS members also handled a call regarding the theft of $20 and cellphone from a female victim on July 8.
Another call regarding the theft of a cellphone from a man was put into investigative mode. The victim said he had called his phone number and someone had answered it. Police attended to the area from which the call was received and discovered a person passed out in the driveway. The man was arrested and charged with being in possession of property by crime as well as for being intoxicated in public. He was lodged in cells until sober.
A young offender was picked up and charged with uttering threats of bodily harm to another youth. He was held in custody for the night and was released following a visit with a justice-of-peace the next morning.
A school bus that was vandalized around July 5 was the subject of an investigation by EPS. They noticed the bus that had been parked on the north side of the city was damaged in the rear door where the vandals gained entry and caused more damage to the interior by discharging the fire extinguisher.
Another vandalism incident that occurred on the east side of the city was also the subject of a police investigation during that same time frame. In this case, a vehicle had been spray painted.
EPS members were also required to attend to a parking lot on the east side of the city to look into an incident of a truck trailer unit that had struck a building after it had been turned too sharply while exiting a back lane. Significant damage had been inflicted on the building which was noted by the police officers on the scene.
A fire in the valley south of Perkins Street, which was caused by a lightning strike led to the dispatching of police and fire rescue personnel who extinguished the flames quickly and no damage was done to any surrounding structures.
An intoxicated man in a parking lot in the central part of the city was the subject of police interest later that night. After they received the call regarding the man, police attended the scene but were unable to locate the subject.
A pickup truck that had been backed into a parked vehicle in the northern part of the city was the subject of the next police investigation. The truck in question was not found.
A possible intoxicated man was reported to police after he was seen sleeping near a business in the central part of the city. The man was checked by police, but it was noted he was not intoxicated.
Police received a report of a vehicle that had crossed the road into oncoming traffic, nearly causing an accident. Further investigation revealed that the driver had been texting while driving and the matter is leading to an investigation.
A vehicle parked in a garage on the western side of the city was entered around July 5. Some cash was reported missing, but damage had been inflicted on the vehicle during the unlawful entry.
A report of a vehicle striking the rail crossing arm on the eastern side of the city on July 6 was looked into by police who, in turn, contacted the CPR who dispatched personnel to repair the minor damages.
Police report they also handled a number of complaints regarding illegal parking and Traffic Safety Act matters such as speeding and running red lights.
