A 48-year-old Alberta man was taken into custody by Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel on Sept. 25. The man was picked up after he was noted operating his vehicle in a suspicious manner behind the Estevan Shoppers Mall.
An original charge of impaired driving was added to when police discovered the man was operating a stolen vehicle from Edmonton with a dealer's licence plate in the back that had been "flagged" as being stolen.
The man had been released on several conditions and was facing numerous charges stemming from Alberta and warrants had been issued for his arrest.
EPS added the impaired driving and driving while blood-alcohol content over .08 to the outstanding charges plus two more charges of possession of property obtained by crime and two charges of breaching conditions of recognizance.
The man was held in custody pending a court appearance.
On that same day, EPS members charged a 28-year-old man for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He now has an Oct. 28 court date.
On Sept. 26, EPS members charged one 19-year-old man with being in possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with less than 30 grams being found.
On that same shift, police attended to a motor vehicle accident that involved a driver who didn't yield the right-of-way to another driver, causing the accident. He was charged accordingly.
On Sept. 27, EPS members attended to the central part of the city in response to a report of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance. EPS members spoke to the man before eventually sending him home with a sober person who had arrived to pick him up. No further policing action was required.
Members were called to the same area of the city a short time later in response to another report of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance. He was gone before police arrived, but was tracked down and spoken to by police regarding his actions.
A report of an unconscious man being spotted on the east side of the city resulted in police making an arrest and transporting the man back to police cells where he was lodged until sober.
A traffic stop was also initiated on the east side of the city that same night. This resulted in a 27-year-old man being arrested and charged for impaired driving and for being in possession of controlled substances, namely marijuana and cocaine. He was given a court date and later released.
On Sept. 30, EPS issued another warning to the public regarding potential scams that are constantly occurring in the city. Police issued the warning following a report of an Estevan person stating they had received a cheque for more money than what they were requesting for the item they were selling. The person supposedly making the purchase told them to take extra cash for their time and to send the rest back to them via Western Union.
EPS noted the old adage that if it sounds too good to be true, it is and to be aware.
EPS are investigating the theft of a 46-inch television set from a basement suite on the southwest side of the city on Sept. 30.
Police also arrested a 14-year-old girl for an alcohol related offence on Sept. 30. During the process the girl pulled away from the police officer and attempted to flee but was caught again and advised she was under arrest. Once again she struggled to get free and attempted to run so she was placed in custody and charged with resisting arrest.
Police next received a call from St. Joseph's Hospital regarding a young man who had been dropped off there in an intoxicated state. The man was acting belligerently so police eventually arrested him and lodged him in cells until he regained sobriety.
On that same night police charged a man with assault after it was learned he had pushed his fiancée into the wall of their residence.
Another call regarding an assault was responded to a short time later. Members of the police service attended to a residence on the northeast side of the city where they discovered a heated disagreement among family members. One person was sent to their separate residence and the arguing ceased.
A report of an impaired driver in a parking lot on the northeast side of the city drew a response from police. The driver, witnesses noted, had entered the area at a high speed with his vehicle then hitting the curb, going over the median and into the parking lot inflicting significant damage to the vehicle.
When police arrived they discovered that an off-duty police officer had the driver under control, and he was subsequently arrested and charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08 and driving without due care and attention.
Police were next sent out to investigate an assault that had occurred outside a local lounge. The victim in this case, had exited the premises to smoke a cigarette and was assaulted at that point. He required several stitches to close facial wounds. EPS members still have the matter under investigation and are seeking the assistance of the public in the hope that someone witnessed the incident.
EPS members added that they were called upon to assist emergency medical services personnel on two separate occasions during the weekend.
