There is no limit to what a police officer may be asked to do in the line of duty.
On Monday of last week, Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel were asked to intervene during the process of evicting a tenant from an apartment block and then help settle a dispute about a fence and property.
In both instances, the issues were concluded successfully.
But the hits just kept on coming.
The next call came from the local Saskatchewan Liquor Store outlet where it was reported that two people entered, picked up a bottle of booze and simply left without paying for it. This matter remains under investigation. This was not a free sample day at the local government outlet.
Next up was a 50-year-old man who arrived at the front desk of the Estevan Police Station ready to turn himself in on a number of outstanding warrants. Police noted that the man was intoxicated so he was taken into custody until sober and when he was released it was under a number of court-ordered conditions.
On that same evening, EPS personnel arrested another man for being intoxicated in public when they found him passed out on a sidewalk near a local lounge. The 48-year-old was charged accordingly.
On Tuesday, Sept. 18, police were asked to look into a break and enter incident at a local residence. Police said it appeared as if two people entered a house looking for a person who allegedly owed some money. Threats were made and the two people left the house without actually locating the person who apparently owed them the money. Two men were arrested and one was charged with break and enter, uttering threats and being in breach of court conditions.
Police were called upon to investigate a hit and run incident at a stop light when one vehicle rolled back and damaged the licence plate holder of another vehicle. The first person was too frightened to stop as the person whose vehicle was hit followed him, making gestures to pull over. Police managed to intervene and assessed the situation, advising the parties to attend to the local Saskatchewan Government Insurance office and report the incident.
On Sept. 19, EPS members charged a young offender with public mischief as a result of a broken window incident. The matter was referred to alternative measures officials.
Later that night police were called to a residence twice to deal with a young offender who was being unruly. The youth would not co-operate so Social Services personnel were asked to attend to the scene and the youth was placed in their care.
An assault where alcohol was a factor was reported to police on the night of Sept. 19. Several people had been drinking and arguing which resulted in one person being pushed and falling down, injuring his wrist. The incident remains under investigation.
On the night of Sept. 21, EPS members were asked to attend to a local lounge on the north side of the city after several patrons were seen to be acting in a suspicious manner. One of the men involved fled the scene when police arrived, but after a lengthy foot chase the man was apprehended. The 27-year-old Saskatoon resident, it was revealed, was out of custody under a number of conditions and one of those was to abstain from the consumption of alcohol. The man was also wanted by two other police agencies on a combined nine charges so he was handed two more Criminal Code offence charges and two more under the Alcohol and Gaming Act. He was remanded in custody pending a court appearance.
Next on the list was the arrest of a 25-year-old Estevan woman for being intoxicated in a local lounge on the north side of the city. She was lodged in cells until sober.
As a result of a traffic stop, a 25-year-old Estevan man was arrested on an outstanding warrant and later released with a future court date.
EPS members next attended to a hotel on the north side of Estevan in response to a call regarding a man who was being harassed and threatened by a large group of men. Patrols were made of the area, but no suspects were found. The victim of the incident was unharmed.
On the night of Sept. 22, EPS members responded to a disturbance at a multi-family dwelling on the north side of the city. Investigation revealed that two roommates had a disagreement that turned physical whereupon one of the men left the residence. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
A report of an assault at a lounge on the north side was responded to by police that same night. Two women who were allegedly involved in the incident were located and the matter remains under investigation.
Police then responded to a call from the south side of the city regarding a domestic dispute. No offences had been committed and the parties agreed to resolve the situation in a peaceful manner and no further police action was required.
A report of an intoxicated male at a licensed lounge in the north side of the city led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Estevan man who was lodged in cells until sober.
On the night of Sept. 23, police received a complaint of several people ringing door bells at a number of houses in the Pleasantdale area of the city. The area was patrolled by EPS members, but no suspects were located.
Police also responded to a call regarding a man who was reported to have exposed himself to two females under the age of 16 in the Churchill Park area of the city along First Street. The man was described as Caucasian with short brown hair, approximately 18-years-old ,wearing grey and black clothing. The matter remains under investigation.
