While conducting a traffic stop on Feb. 2, city police discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen from Regina. As a result of the investigation a 41-year-old male and a 37-year-old female were taken into custody without incident. Each are now facing charges of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Unfortunately two minor children were in the vehicle at the time and had to be temporarily apprehended by the Ministry of Social Services. The adults were subsequently released and will be making court appearances in the near future.
The Weyburn police dealt with a bylaw parking infraction that turned into a criminal arrest on Feb. 2.
As the result of a 33-year-old male refusing to comply with the directions of the officers, he was arrested for obstruction and taken into custody without further incident.
He was released a short time later and will be making a subsequent court appearance charged with obstruction under the Criminal Code.
The Weyburn police were dispatched to a report of a domestic disturbance between a 42-year-old male and a 38-year-old female on Feb. 2. The matter was successfully mediated once the police arrived. Alcohol was a contributing factor.
The city police received a report that two females had been observed shoplifting from a local store at about 1:20 p.m. on Feb. 3. As the result of the investigation, a 51-year-old female has been charged with theft under $5,000. Police are still investigating to determine the identity of the accomplice.
While on patrol the police noticed a vehicle being operated in a suspicious manner on private property at about 11:15 p.m. on Feb. 3. The vehicle was stopped and the 39-year-old male driver was arrested for impaired driving. The vehicle was seized and the accused will be making a future court appearance.
City police responded to a complaint of a domestic disturbance in an apartment block on Friday. Upon their arrival the disturbance was no longer going on and the location of the initial incident or identification of those involved could not be determined.
The Weyburn police came across a minor two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Railway Avenue and Third Street NE at about 8 p.m. on Saturday.
While there was nothing extraordinary about the collision, police wish to remind motorists of the rules governing four-way stops. In law there is no such thing as a four-way stop. Each stop sign is independent of the others and the basic rules governing any stop sign apply.
While history and convention dictate that the first stopped vehicle is the first to proceed, there is no law supporting that. Drivers still may be required to yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right, or to observe the right-of-way with turning vehicles.
