It's probably not a wise idea to attract attention to yourself after you've been drinking alcohol and driving a vehicle. But that's exactly what one 19-year-old Estevan man did on April 23 and that landed him in the police station providing breathalyzer samples that proved positive enough to warrant charges of impaired driving and driving while blood-alcohol content is over .08 per cent.
Estevan Police Service members said the man attracted attention to himself by playing loud music and yelling while behind the wheel of the vehicle. These actions led to some action by police, who then proceeded to ascertain that he might be impaired which led to the tests and subsequent charges.
The man now has a May 27 court date.
Another man brought attention to himself earlier that same evening when he was reported to have verbally abused staff at a local fast food restaurant. The man then spit on the restaurant staff members but disappeared before police could arrive. EPS members have set up an investigation into the incident.
On the night of April 24, EPS members charged a 22-year-old man for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He has a June 24 court date.
That same night, police charged a 34-year-old man for impaired driving after his vehicle was stopped on the northeast side of the city. He was also charged with driving an unregistered vehicle. He too, has a June 24 court date.
The next evening, EPS members initiated another traffic stop in the central part of the city and it resulted in a 27-year-old man being arrested for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He was taken to the Estevan Police Service cells where he was lodged for the evening. He was also given a June 24 court date.
The impaired driving hits just kept on coming though. Later on in the night of April 25, EPS members arrested a 21-year-old man for driving while impaired in the northern section of the city. He, too, was lodged in cells after being charged and has a May 27 court appearance set.
A number of other charges were levied that night for such things as having unlawful window tints, failing to stop at a stop sign and illegally operating a heavy truck off the city's truck route.
A domestic dispute that led to a charge of assault was registered by EPS members on the night of April 26. One of the parties involved in the dispute suffered minor injuries and the incident remains under investigation.
On the night of April 27, police issued several tickets to people who were observed walking around in public areas with open containers of alcohol.
A 44-year-old Regina man was stopped by police who observed his erratic driving actions on the night of April 27. The man had been driving through the parking lot at local lounge when police took action. During their check, they noted several open alcohol containers. He was arrested and charged with impaired driving and has a June court date.
Police then checked out another vehicle ... this one being driven by a 57-year-old Estevan man who was also placed under arrest and found to be intoxicated so was charged with impaired driving.
The same fate befell a 38-year-old Lampman man who was checked for impaired driving that same night. He has a June court date.
During the night of April 27, EPS members were called upon to respond to a number of complaints regarding noisy parties and other disturbances.
