It was a very busy week for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) members according to information released to the media.
On the night of June 25, EPS responded to five calls requiring immediate assistance, the first being a domestic disturbance at a residence on the south side of the city. The problem stemmed from an ongoing bullying issue at one of the local schools that had escalated. Police are continuing their investigation into the matter in co-operation with the school division.
Police next received a complaint of a suspicious man in the central part of the city who was seen carrying garbage bags and peering into vehicles. They were unable to locate the suspect, but the matter remains under investigation.
A call from a local lounge on the east side of the city was next on their list. The report was of a fight in progress. When police arrived, they removed five people from the bar area, but no charges were laid.
Police noted that a graduation party on the north side of the city had been interrupted by uninvited guests that same night. They located the unwelcome suspects who had refused to leave the residence and sent them on their way.
A report of a passenger in a vehicle throwing a glass of liquid at a passing vehicle was put under investigation later that night.
On June 27 EPS members received a noisy party complaint from the northeast side of the city. Several people were located near a pit fire roasting hot dogs. The host of the event was warned about the city's noise bylaw.
On the night of June 27, police received a call concerning a theft of goods valued at over $5,000 from a local electrical business. It was learned that sometime during the evening, someone had cut the fence to a yard and a large quantity of cable was taken.
Police have opened an investigation into the event and are asking for assistance from the public in their attempt to solve this crime. People with any information regarding this incident are asked to contact EPS at 306-634-4767 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
When police stopped a vehicle due to erratic driving actions on the night of June 27, the matter was turned into an impaired driving investigation where the male subject supplied two breath samples that registered over the legal limit of .08 per cent, so he was charged with driving while over .08 and for impaired driving. He was also driving an unregistered vehicle so was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for that offence as well. The vehicle was towed from the scene and the man will make his first court appearance on July 29.
On the night of June 28, EPS members encountered a 56-year-old man who was intoxicated so he was taken into custody, charged for being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells until sober.
A report of a vehicle being driven in an unsafe manner and damaging property in the south central part of the city led to police reaction. When they arrived, EPS members saw that the vehicle had been backed into a fence surrounding the exterior of the property. Police say they are looking for a blue half-ton truck, believed to have been the cause of the damage.
A noisy party complaint was looked into on the night of June 28. The garage gathering of a small group of people had led to escalation of the noise level so the people were warned about the city's noise bylaw, and no further action was required.
On the night of June 29, EPS members responded to a call regarding an erratic driver in the central part of the city. The driver was warned about his actions.
A report of a male employee consuming alcohol while serving the public at a business on the west side of the city, led to a police response and a chat with the suspect by police.
A lounge in the north central part of the city requested assistance in removing several patrons from their premises that same night. Several men ended up leaving the business without any further problems after police arrived.
A noisy party on the southwest part of the city led to police making a check on the site to warn the host about the noise bylaw.
An intoxicated man who was having difficulty on the northwest side of the city led to police attendance at the scene later that same night. They arrested a 26-year-old man for being intoxicated in public, and he was lodged in cells until sober.
Two teenaged males who were acting in a suspicious manner in the northeast area of the city were the subject of an EPS patrol that night. Police were unable to locate the suspects.
A 37-year-old Regina man was arrested outside a local lounge in the north central area of the city on June 29. He was charged with being intoxicated in a public place and was lodged in cells until sober.
A 27-year-old Estevan man was arrested at a lounge in the same area of the city that same night, and he was also charged with being intoxicated in public. He was released from cells after regaining sobriety.
EPS members made one more call to a noisy party location before their shift ended on June 29/30. This party was in the east central part of the city. The homeowner was warned about the noise bylaw.
On June 30, EPS members initiated a traffic stop in the north central part of the city and arrested a 37-year-old man for impaired driving. He now has a July 8 court date.
Another 37-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving and driving while over .08 after he was intercepted by police as he attempted to drive into the city. He was lodged in cells and later released with a July 8 court date.
A report of a domestic disturbance on the north side of the city required police attendance on June 30. The matter was settled without further incident once police arrived.
EPS members plus members of Estevan Fire Safety were dispatched to the northwest section of the city on June 30 to a residence where there was a report of an excessive volume of carbon monoxide. A home detector device had registered a high volume of the odourless gas and had sounded. The occupants of the residence were evacuated and unsafe levels of the gas were confirmed so SaskEnergy personnel were dispatched to the scene while the residence was ventilated. No injuries were reported.
A report of a man being assaulted on the south side of the city led to police action on June 30. Further investigation revealed that an assault had not taken place, but there had been an argument, and a 39-year-old man was taken into custody by police and lodged in cells until sober.
A 29-year-old man was arrested for being intoxicated in public as a result of a call from a convenience store on the north side of the city. The man was causing a disturbance in the business, so he was transported to police cells after being charged with being intoxicated in public.
A 27-year-old man was also arrested for being intoxicated in public and for being in breach of court-ordered conditions after he was picked up by police on the north side of the city. He now has a July 15 court date.
A traffic stop on the west side of the city, carried out by both EPS and RCMP personnel resulted in a 25-year-old man being charged with refusing to provide a breath sample. He was arrested and lodged in cells for the evening.
Two separate noise complaints were also on the EPS agenda during the night of June 30. The owners of the homes who were hosts to the parties were warned about the noise bylaw. The party goers complied with the request to reduce the noise level.
