The Weyburn Police Service has received numerous calls from local residents regarding both a scam in the name of the STARS lottery as well as a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam.
In the STARS case, the victim is being notified they have won a major prize and are being requested to pay the tax on the prize. It is against the law in Canada to have to pay anything for a legitimately-won prize. In the CRA scam case, as in others similar to this before, the victim is being threatened with legal action unless they pay. CRA does not operate in this manner.
• Weyburn police received a call at about 4 a.m. on April 18 about a 19-year-old female who was threatening self-harm. The police were able to convince the girl to go to the Weyburn General Hospital to be checked out.
• Police then received a call regarding a 20-year-old male who had harmed himself at about 4:50 a.m. on April 18. EMS assisted in this call and the male was transported to the Weyburn General Hospital for observation.
• City police received a call regarding a person trying to get into a private residence at about 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival, a 38-year-old male was taken into custody for being intoxicated and held until sober.
• Weyburn police observed a 34-year-old man in a local bar at about midnight on Thursday. The man was on curfew conditions relating to ongoing charges before the courts. As a result, he was charged with two counts of breaching an earlier court release and was remanded in custody.
• City police were called to a residence at about 11 p.m. on Thursday, regarding a 28-year-old female who was threatening to harm herself by taking pills. Upon arrival ,they located the female in an incoherent state and transported her to the Weyburn General Hospital for observation.
• Weyburn police conducted a traffic stop at about 11 p.m. on Friday. As the result of the stop, a 42-year-old man was arrested and is facing numerous charges including possession of marijuana, possession of cannabidiol, and breaching release conditions on a charge still before the courts. He was remanded into custody.
• City police were called to the local Mental Health Centre to assist with an aggressive patient at about 6 a.m. on Saturday.
Before police could arrive the patient escaped from the institution and was observed to run away and enter a local area residence.
A 22-year-old female was arrested at the residence without incident and returned to the hospital. She is facing a charge of being unlawfully in a dwelling.
• Police dealt with a 22-year-old female who was exhibiting strange behavior at about 2 p.m. on Saturday. She was eventually transported to the Weyburn Mental Health Centre for observation.
