There was one vehicle owner in Estevan who might have thought he found a way to reduce fuel costs.
Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel stated June 5 they have set up an investigation into the theft of gasoline at a local gas bar.
The report said that a person filled up his vehicle with $65 worth of fuel and then drove off without paying. A temporary solution to the high gas prices perhaps, but it was also a clear case of theft that the police are now pursuing through their investigation.
On the night of June 7, EPS members were alerted to the possibility of an impaired driver through the popular Report Impaired Drivers (RID) system. The call came just before midnight and the vehicle in question was located on the southwest side of the city with the driver asleep behind the wheel while the motor was running and the car in gear. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent. He now has a July 8 court date.
On that same night, police were dispatched to a local lounge in response to a report of two people engaged in a fight. When they arrived, police located just one of the combatants who was in an agitated state. While police were dealing with this individual another man arrived on the scene and proceeded to continually interrupt proceedings, even after he was instructed to move along. The continued interruptions into policing business led to his arrest. At that point the man, who was insisting on being recognized due to his interruptions, then refused to produce identification. He proceeded to scuffle with police so was eventually handcuffed and brought in to police cells where he was charged with obstruction and resisting arrest. The original subject, the man who was apparently engaged in a fight, was arrested and charged with being intoxicated in public. He was lodged in cells until sober.
EPS members responded to several noisy party complaints on the night of June 7, but no further action was required after hosts were warned about the local noise bylaw.
Police responded to an alarm alert at a local business that same evening. It was learned that an employee had set the alarm but had not departed the business quickly enough and thereby triggered the alarm.
On the night of June 8, EPS members attended to a local lounge in response to a report of a fight in the parking lot. One of the fighters was located when police arrived and he was arrested and charged with being intoxicated in public and placed in cells until sober.
A domestic dispute on the south side of the city attracted police attention that same night. An intoxicated man was located outside the residence, so he was arrested for being intoxicated in public. He gave police a false name, so he was subsequently charged with obstruction.
One not-so-attentive driver attracted the attention of police who were casually observing pedestrian traffic on the night of June 8 when they were suddenly attracted to the sound of spinning tires. The vehicle was tracked to King Street south where it was observed travelling at a very high speed. The vehicle was then driven through two stop signs before pulling onto the highway where it was again driven at a high speed before it slowed abruptly and went into a power turn in the middle of the highway. At that point police were able to intervene and arrest a man for dangerous driving, driving while impaired and driving while over .08.
On the night of June 9, EPS members were called to a local lounge in response to a report of an altercation. When police arrived they learned that the fighters had already been separated. Police spoke to both people prior to sending them on their way and no further policing action was necessary.
