When Estevan Police Service members were alerted to a disturbance at a local business on the night of June 11, they attended the scene and found two men in a vehicle just outside the business in question. A check with the occupants of the vehicle led police to the conclusion that these two men were responsible for the disturbance.
The driver was then asked to submit to a roadside screen test to check on his possible state of inebriation, and when he failed the test, the 22-year-old Stoughton man was charged with driving while impaired and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent. He was also charged with being in breach of his probation order. He now has a July court date.
On the night of June 12, EPS members checked a suspicious vehicle on the city's east side and as a result of their check, an Estevan man was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He was lodged in cells pending his court appearance the next day. A second man in the same vehicle was also arrested on warrants but was released later, after a second court date in Saskatoon was arranged later this month.
A loud party complaint also received police response on June 12. The owners of the residence were warned about the city's noise bylaw and the party was shut down, which meant no further policing action was necessary.
On the night of June 14, EPS members were called to a city restaurant after it was learned one patron had been threatened by another patron who was unknown to him. The suspect left the scene prior to police arrival and they were unable to locate him in the immediate area.
Another call on June 14, led police to the exhibition grounds where they learned two youths were on the scene with a pellet gun. Police learned the two were in possession of a non-functioning toy BB gun.
A person operating an ATV in the Hillside area of the city apparently struck another vehicle and then fled the scene. The ATV appeared to have been rolled and then abandoned so the incident remains under investigation.
A noise complaint coming from the Pleasantdale area of the city prompted a police visit to a residence. They talked with a person in the home who had been responsible for the shouting and other noisy events. He was eventually left in care of friends, who arrived shortly after the police who discerned that alcohol was a contributing factor in the incident.
A man causing a disturbance at a local cabaret on June 14, left the dance prior to police arrival and they were unable to locate him in the immediate area.
A report of a possible impaired driver on the east side of the city prompted police action later that same night. The vehicle and operator were located, and it was determined he was not impaired.
The next stop for police that night was in the central part of the city where they spotted a 33-year-old man in an extremely intoxicated condition attempting to navigate on foot. When the man stumbled into traffic and narrowly missed being struck by a passing vehicle, police stepped in and made the arrest so they could lodge him in jail overnight for his own safety.
Police then returned to the area of the cabaret only to discover another extremely intoxicated man who was passed out in the parking lot. Due to the severity of his inebriation, emergency medical service personnel were called to the scene to transport the man to hospital for treatment and observation.
Another call came to police that same night from a resident in the same neighbourhood as the cabaret. It was learned than an inebriated 21-year-old man had entered the residential backyard and was refusing to leave after the homeowner noticed him on the private property. The man was arrested and lodged in cells until sober.
A local taxi company also contacted police with a request for assistance with some difficult passengers. When police arrived at the scene, they learned that the troublesome cab riders had left the taxi and police were unable to locate them in the immediate area.
Prior to these June 14 incidents, EPS members handled a motor vehicle incident involving a vehicle and pedestrian that did not result in major injuries, a couple of stolen street signs that had been lifted in Lampman and made their way to Estevan, an assault, a mischief complaint involving broken head lights and tail lights on a vehicle and an impaired driving charge accompanied by a charge of driving an unregistered vehicle with a stolen license plate. The man involved was also wanted on outstanding warrants. These events were all registered on June 13.
On June 16, EPS members responded to a RID call (report impaired drivers) involving a vehicle that had been driven into the path of oncoming traffic twice within a short distance. When police located the vehicle they discovered a small odour of alcohol and an open container of alcohol within. The driver refused to provide a breath sample for a roadside test so he was charged accordingly. He was also charged for driving while suspended and the vehicle he was driving was seized for 30 days.
When police stopped another vehicle that same night, they learned the driver was unable to produce a valid driver's license. He gave police his name and date of birth but they did not match any information police had submitted on the SGI and national search sites so the man was charged with obstructing a police officer and driving while suspended and his vehicle was also seized for 30 days.
While on foot patrol at the local fair and exhibition on Monday night police came across several children who had been separated from their parents. Police helped them relocate their mothers and/or fathers. During that same patrol session, police asked one person to leave the fair grounds and he did so without incident.
