The Estevan Police Service (EPS) responded to a number of accidents, a scam report, an assault and other calls in recent days.
Police received a complaint of mischief to a vehicle that occurred near Kensington Avenue during the Dec. 8 day shift. The matter is under investigation.
The EPS also received multiple complaints of phone calls regarding the Canada Revenue Agency. Police are asking the public to remember this is a scam and to contact EPS or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
Members responded to a hit-and-run at a local gas station. The suspect was located and the matter has been concluded.
A 23-year-old Estevan male was arrested and held in cells during the Dec. 9 night shift, after a report of an assault outside a local establishment. He is facing two charges of assault and appeared in court on Dec. 10.
Police are investigating a report of criminal harassment involving former spouses. The matter is still being looked into.
Officers responded to a youth threatening to harm himself. He was taken into custody under the Mental Health Act and transported to see a physician. No further police involvement was needed.
Members responded to a possible impaired driver leaving a lounge in the downtown area during the Dec. 10 night shift. The vehicle was parked when it was located and nobody was found in the vicinity.
Officers were then called to a residence for a report of an unwanted person on the front steps. He was spoken to and sent on his way with no further police involvement needed.
Members had a relatively quiet day with traffic infractions during the Dec. 11 day shift, despite the snow and the icy road conditions. They responded to three motor vehicle accidents. One was at an uncontrolled intersection and stemmed from a vehicle failing to yield the right of way. The second accident was non-reportable. The third accident was called in by a concerned citizen, who witnessed an oversized load strike the train overpass on the west side of the city. The semi was located by police off the truck route. There was no damage to the overpass. The driver was charged accordingly and will appear in court in February 2016.
Police received a call about an erratic driver on the north end of the city during the Dec. 11 night shift. The caller thought the motorist might be impaired. The vehicle was not located.
Officers located an intoxicated male who was trying to walk down the street and seen falling several times. He was trying to get to work, which was confirmed, and he was a little late. Due to his intoxication level, the male was lodged until he was sober, for both his safety and for the people he works with.
Police stopped a vehicle on Wellock Road, and a female was arrested and charged for possession of cocaine and marijuana. The female was released with a court date for the new year.
Members came across a truck that slid into a few trees at the intersection of Souris Avenue North, Wellock Road and the north service road. The driver has been charged for impaired driving, refusing to provide breath samples and resisting a police officer in the execution of their duty. He was lodged in cells until sober.
Police assisted other law enforcement agencies with finding property during the Dec. 12 day shift. In the first instance, they assisted the Calgary Police Service in returning some property from a matter that occurred in Calgary. EPS members also assisted Regina Police Service in locating property lost in Estevan by a Regina resident.
A 53-year-old male was stopped on a suspicion of impaired driving. He provided samples of breath with a result of .08, and since he was not over the legal limit, his license was suspended and he was released without any criminal charges.
Police also received a report of failing to remain at the scene of an accident late in the afternoon from a local business parking lot. The vehicle was identified but not located. The matter is still under investigation.
Officers received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers (RID) line early in the Dec. 12 night shift. The vehicle was located and it was determined the driver was not impaired.
Police were called to a disturbance at a business in north Estevan. A male was causing a disturbance because he was upset the store was closing early. He was spoken to about his behavior and no further action was needed.
Members stopped a vehicle for speeding. The driver was checked and he was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and soon released with a new court date in Regina.
Police were called to a east end liquor establishment for a man who was causing a disturbance. The man had received a large cut to his arm after breaking a beer bottle on a table. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital for stitches and was lodged in cells until he was sober.
Officers stopped a vehicle on King Street and the male driver was arrested and charged for impaired driving and driving while over .08. He was released for a February court date.
Police were called to a disturbance at an east end residence. A couple of men got into a fight and after they separated, the one man started to damage property within his home. The man ended up receiving a large cut on his wrist and was transported to the hospital for further treatment and stitches for his injury. Police are continuing to investigate the matter.
Police received a complaint from a pedestrian who was splashed by a passing motor vehicle during the Dec. 13 day shift. Police remind drivers that it is an offence under the Traffic Safety Act to splash pedestrians.
Members also received an RID complaint and located the driver. He supplied a sample over .04, and received a driver’s licence suspension. Since it was his third roadside suspension, the vehicle he was operating was seized for 14 days.
