An armed robbery of a convenience store on Fourth Street during the early morning hours of June 29, has led to an investigation being opened up by members of the Estevan Police Service.
The report noted that a lone male with a knife entered the store and demanded cash from the clerk on duty.
The incident did not lead to any injuries, and the suspect fled the store before the call was made to police.
EPS members noted that when they weren't out tracking down thieves and impaired drivers, they were engaged in herding wayward moose.
In the early evening of June 26, police were notified that two moose were strolling down Henry Street in the Hillside subdivision, and they eventually found their way to the Estevan Comprehensive School grounds where they were bedded down. A jogger in the area said she ran right past them down the path to Albert Street and did not notice them until the two young animals got up and followed her and then passed her. The jogger reported that she was startled by their presence as the two young moose came very close to her. The animals were eventually cut off when they attempted to come back into the city and were subsequently gently escorted beyond city limits.
The residents of the city are reminded that when they spot wild animals in the city they should make the effort to stay away from them as the animals can be quite unpredictable in their movements, especially if startled and can cause damage to property and injury to bystanders by their movements.
City police also reported that besides moose, thieves and impaired drivers, they also managed to issue no fewer than 24 summary offence traffic violation tickets on June 26 alone.
In other police reports, it was noted that a noisy party in a mobile home court led to a warning being issued and a promise from the party's host that the event was being shut down. But when a second visit to the same address was required, it resulted in a ticket being issued.
A novice driver was caught speeding at 66 km/h over the speed limit on Kensington Avenue on the night of June 26. Police noted that if the offence had occurred one day later, the vehicle would have been seized for seven days under the new legislation that came into effect June 27.
A two-vehicle collision on the night of June 26, resulted in both vehicles having to be towed from the scene with one female driver being transported to St. Joseph's Hospital by ambulance for treatment to injuries received in the incident.
EPS members have noted an increase in serious incidents among local families due to postings on a new Estevan Internet social site.
Police also noted that while one driver easily passed an impaired driving roadside breathalyzer test, recording a .01 per cent, he was still issued a court date because he was in contravention of court ordered conditions not to consume alcohol due to a prior event.
A RID call was received by EPS members who located the vehicle and driver and conducted a breathalyzer examination, which the driver failed. Two follow-up breath tests led to a charge of impairment and driving while blood-alcohol content is over .08 per cent.
An altercation between a man and a woman led to police intervention on the night of June 27. The female, police discerned was intoxicated and very agitated. The man involved in the incident was sent on his way while the woman was arrested for being intoxicated in public and she was lodged in cells because she had no alternative accommodations for the night and was not an Estevan resident.
A noisy hot tub party was also visited by EPS members on the night of June 27. The participants were warned about the city's noise bylaw.
When police conducted a stop of a vehicle in a service station parking lot on June 27, they entered into a conversation with the two occupants and their suspicions grew as conversation evolved. This led to a search of the vehicle where it was revealed the occupants were in possession of a quantity of morphine. A 45-year-old woman was arrested and charged with being in possession of a controlled substance.
An intoxicated man in a local coffee shop was causing a disturbance on the night of June 27, so he was taken into custody after he attempted to fight one of his friends who was trying to help him. Shortly after that incident, police were called back to the same general area to help a man who was passed out under a vehicle. He was charged with being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells for the rest of the night.
Police were flagged down by a group of people on the night of June 28 when they were driving past a city parking lot. Police noted that two men had been knocked unconscious during an altercation with two other men who police attempted to locate without success. The investigation into the event remains under investigation and witnesses to the altercation are asked to contact them.
