March 30 was a different kind of day for some members of the Estevan Police Service as they spent a good deal of time tracking down negligent pet owners, tracking down school intruders and tracking down miscreant rummage practitioners at the landfill.
The action started with a call to respond to a need to collect a cat running at large in the central part of the city. The owner was located and warned about the city’s bylaw regarding pet control.
After that episode was completed, it was reported that a large dog was now on the loose in the northwest sector of the city. The bylaw enforcement officer managed to catch the dog and transported it to the Estevan Humane Society’s shelter.
The next call sent police to a school on the south side of the city to follow up on a report of individuals entering the school and when asked to leave, they refused to do so. Police discovered, however, the individuals were gone by the time they arrived on the scene. They were located shortly after and warned about their activities. One of the individuals was also served a letter from the school prohibiting him from returning to the facility.
The next report fielded by police sent them to the Estevan landfill to locate a person going through the garbage without permission. Police remind the public it is unlawful for a member of the public to rummage through and remove items from that landfill without authorization.
EPS members were then asked to look into an incident in the central part of the city that involved a person not paying room rent and damaging the residential room as well. This matter, however, remains under investigation.
A report of a suspicious person sleeping on a bench, in the central part of the city, was looked into by police on March 30. The individual was located and found to be in good physical condition, so he went on his way after speaking with police.
Before the day shift was over, however, police found themselves back at the school on the south side of the city, that they had attended to earlier in the day. The report indicated that one of the people who had been instructed to leave the facility earlier had returned to speak to school staff regarding the earlier incident. Police entered the discussion and spoke to the man at the school’s request.
On the night of March 31 EPS members were dispatched to the west side of the city where a 25-year-old man was found to be in possession of methamphetamines and amphetamine. He was scheduled to appear in court on April 2.
A 911 emergency call was responded to by police who learned upon arrival that the caller had dialed the number by accident.
A call regarding a possible fight brewing in the central part of the city, led to a response by EPS. The man making the call was fearing an impending altercation with two other men. Police learned that no fight had ensued, and those who had been involved in the issue were warned and sent on their way.
Police also attended to two security alarm calls that turned out to be false.
During an April 2 day shift, EPS members were called to a 12th Avenue and Fourth Street location in response to a possible disturbance. The caller believed that two men were attempting to break into a nearby apartment.
The two men were located and arrested. The subsequent investigation revealed that the cause of the activity was a domestic dispute and following a discussion with police, one man was released while the second was taken into custody for being intoxicated in public.
Since one man lived in the apartment in question, there had been no break and enter threat involved and after speaking with those involved in the incident, it was determined that none of the participants wanted to proceed with any legal action. The one man who had been taken into custody was released later in the day after regaining sobriety.
Police then reacted to another call regarding a man who claimed his roommate was unresponsive, but breathing. When police and emergency medical personnel attended the scene it was determined the man was going to be fine and that he simply had consumed too much alcohol. The roommate agreed to monitor the situation to ensure his friend’s safety and no further police or medical action was required.
