Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) successfully completed a break, enter and theft investigation that occurred during the early morning hours of April 8.
The theft occurred around 2:30 in the morning at a local retail outlet in the central business district. Police had been alerted by a security alarm and discovered that the thieves had already vacated the building.
Through their investigation process, EPS members were able to identify and locate two men who were subsequently arrested and charged with break and enter and are currently detained in custody pending a court appearance.
A third man was arrested later and charged with being in possession of stolen property after it was learned he had bought the stolen goods. A search of his residence was completed, and the stolen property was seized and itemized prior to its return to the victim.
On that same night shift, EPS members attended to a domestic disturbance on the northeast side of the city and arrested a man for breaching the conditions of his release. He was held in jail for the remainder of the evening and now has a court date scheduled for later this month.
EPS members also lent assistance to the local detachment of the RCMP as they launched an investigation into a break, enter, trespassing and mischief incidents south of the city. EPS members attending the scene arrested two Estevan men and charges are pending.
The next night EPS members were once again called upon to investigate a break and enter incident. This time it was on the south side of the city. Two steel gates had been driven through to gain access to the property. Witnesses to the event provided a good description of the vehicle and the two occupants. Three days later, after a more complete investigation, EPS members arrested two men and charged them with mischief and trespassing since the gates had been well marked with No Trespassing signs.
A possible theft from a parked vehicle was reported to police on the morning of April 8. Two doors of the vehicle had been found opened after being locked for the night, but nothing of value was reported missing.
EPS received another report of a potential scam regarding a person who had been informed she had won a major cash prize. The victim had not revealed any vital information and police advise the public to remain alert and skeptical of any calls or contacts that promise unexpected wealth or prizes and to never give out any banking information or send in money to claim a prize.
EPS members attended to several false alarm calls during the April 8 shift and another call regarding a vandalized vehicle.
On April 9, EPS members responded to an accident involving a vehicle and two pedestrians. The mother and child pedestrians were transferred to hospital by the driver of the vehicle involved. The driver was subsequently charged with driving without due care and attention.
Police also spoke to a youngster who they located on the roof of a local school. The young male said he had been attempting to retrieve a basketball that had got stuck on the ledge of the school roof.
On April 10, EPS responded to a call from a couple who expressed concern about a seven-year-old boy they had found walking alone along Spruce Drive. The boy was reunited with his mother a short while later and police determined the matter had evolved through a miscommunication between parents. Police commended the couple for taking the time to report the incident, monitoring the child and for recognizing the potential trouble the youngster may have encountered if he had continued to wander.
That same day, police responded to a residential break and enter incident in the west central area of the city, which remains under investigation.
Police were next called to the local mall in response to a report regarding dogs locked inside a vehicle that may have endangered the animals. The owner of the vehicle and dogs was located and spoken to about his action.
Police also were required to issue a warning to a local home owner on the east side of the city regarding the city’s noise bylaw.
Another noise complaint the next night, led police to issue another warning to a local home owner after police fielded a call regarding loud music and partiers. Police noted the music was shut off and the party folded.
Police also responded to a noise complaint coming from a local hotel where several patrons were warned about their loudness and were threatened with eviction if they didn’t cease.
Police also noted several vehicles were left in the parking lots surrounding a local cabaret the night before which they read as a good sign since it meant the party-goers had acted responsibly by finding their way home with volunteer driver services or local taxis.
A brick tossed at a parked vehicle in the city’s south central district caused damage to the vehicle’s corner panel, also leading to an investigation by police.
Police levied a charge against another man, who they determined, had been connected to an earlier incident involving theft of firearms and careless use of firearms.
On April 13, EPS members received a RID (report impaired drivers) call that included a description of the vehicle, but police were unable to locate the vehicle and driver in question.
EPS members were also requested to act on a report filed against two adults who had failed to report to a bail supervisor as part of their probation order. A warrant has now been issued for their arrest.
