Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of December 12 to 18:
During the reporting period, police received 82 calls for assistance. With the help of the RCMP, the Weyburn Police Service conducted two major traffic stops in the past week.
*Residents are still receiving letters, phone calls and e-mails that are part of scams. Police are reminding persons not to give out any personal information to people claiming you have won prizes or needing your identification.
*On December 18, police attended to a domestic dispute in the 900 block of Third Street South. One person was taken from the home and no charges were laid.
*On December 17, approximately 600 vehicles were stop-checked. There were five charges laid under the traffic act, as well one person was arrested on outstanding warrants, but no charges were issued for drinking and driving.
*Police received a call about a person bleeding outside a business in the 10 block of 2nd Avenue South. Police were able to locate the subject, who had been walking to his hotel room from a restaurant when he slipped on the ice and hit his head. Subject was taken to the hospital to receive medical attention.
*A bar reported problems with a person refusing to leave. Police located the subject and removed him from the premises.
*Police were contacted regarding a person being assaulted in his home. Two persons entered a home in the 100 block of Laing Crescent and assaulted the owner. The owner went to the hospital for treatment. Investigation is ongoing.
*On December 16, police received a complaint of an assault. A female reported that a male had punched her while she was walking home. The suspect was located by police and found to be violating his under-taking order and he also had outstanding warrants from Alberta.
*On December 15, approximately 800 vehicles were stop-checked, but no drinking and driving charges or traffic charges were laid.
*Police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Further investigation found the accused had been drinking. As a result the accused has been charged for driving while over .08 and impaired driving and will be making a court appearance in January.
*Police received a complaint of a missing person. Police were able to locate the subject's vehicle at a local business and the individual was located by his family the next day and returned home.
*On December 14, unknown persons cut throughout the fence of a business in the 1700 block of East Avenue. Once inside the compound, they removed a substantial amount of wire. Police are asking anyone with any information to contact police or contact Crime stoppers.
*A homeowner contacted police after discovering that someone had filled their mailbox with a powdery substance. Investigation is ongoing.
*On December 13, police received a report from a resident that while his vehicle was parked in a parking lot in the 10 block of First Avenue South, an unknown person struck the passenger side of the vehicle and left the scene.
*Police received a call of a home in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue North being broken into and a television and laptop computer were taken.
*Police received a call of a moose wondering in the area of Elks Park. Police located the moose and were able to chase it out of town.
*On December 12, police received a complaint of a suspicious person in an apartment block on 7th Avenue South. Police located a person sleeping in the furnace room. The person was removed from the building and given a ride to his residence.
*A person reported damage to his parked vehicle. The vehicle was parked in the 10 block of 11th Street and the back window had a bottle thrown through it.
*Some construction equipment was taken from a truck that was parked at Tatagwa.
