The Estevan Police Service continues to receive reports of a scam involving someone who claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
The suspects claim there will be serious implications if the potential victim does not pay taxes they allegedly owe. As it is tax season, these individuals are more active, so the public is advised not to provide any information, as actual CRA representatives do not conduct business in this manner.
In other recent police news, officers were called to the 500 block of Albert Street during the March 7 day shift, after a vehicle struck an apartment building. The elderly driver panicked and hit the accelerator instead of the brake, jumped a pavement median and hit the building. The vehicle had to be towed away from the scene but the driver did not sustain any injuries. There was no one in the apartment at the time.
Police were also called to a break-and-enter at a local business. Sometime during the previous evening, suspects cut through an exterior wall and gained access to the building. The matter remains under investigation.
Members were asked to investigate a vehicle in a private parking lot during the March 7 night shift. Residents noted the vehicle was parked there for a lengthy period of time. Police spoke to the occupants and asked them to move along.
Police were then called to a central Estevan residence. The homeowners were having an argument and one of them accused the other of hiding belongings. The matter was resolved when one of the occupants left for the evening.
Officers received a report of an attempted break-and-enter at another local business during the March 8 day shift. No access was gained, but a door sustained minor damage.
Police were asked to investigate an odour of marijuana in an apartment during the March 8 night shift. Members went to the building and confirmed there was a strong odour. The matter is still under investigation.
Members conducted a traffic stop and discovered a male driver who was suspended. He was charged under the Traffic Safety Act and the vehicle was impounded for at least 30 days. The male was subsequently arrested for an unrelated matter, and he was held in custody until the following day on a charge of breaching his release conditions.
The bylaw enforcement officer responded to a couple of complaints during the March 9 day shift. The first was a barking dog in northwest Estevan. The owner was warned of the city’s bylaw. The other was at a south Estevan school, where a number of vehicles were cited for parking in a no-parking zone.
EPS members attended a central Estevan establishment on the report of two individuals who were fighting in a drive through. Both individuals were gone upon police arrival. The matter remains under investigation.
Police checked a vehicle in the downtown area during the March 9 night shift and learned the vehicle did not have a correct license plate. Further investigation revealed the driver and a passenger also had warrants for their arrest. Both were taken into custody and the vehicle was seized. They were released with a court date later in March for the warrants. The driver was also charged with driving while suspended, misusing a license plate and operating an unregistered vehicle under the Traffic Safety Act.
Police responded to a report of a heavy marijuana odour coming from a residence in central Estevan during the March 10 day shift. Members attended, and no marijuana was found, but the homeowner was warned.
A suspicious male was reported in an east-central area of Estevan. Members attended, but he had already left the area. No further issues were reported.
A barking dog complaint was received from a south Estevan neighborhood. The bylaw enforcement officer attended and the owner was warned of the bylaw.
Police were called to a residence in central Estevan on a report of a male in distress. He was transported to hospital where he was assessed and later released.
Members checked a motorist for sobriety during the March 10 night shift. The motorist produced a “warning” result, and his license was suspended for 72 hours.
Another motorist was checked and was found to be a suspended driver. The vehicle was parked and the driver was issued a ticket for the offence.
An assault was reported that night as well. The incident remains under investigation.
Members were called to an area in central Estevan during the March 11 night shift, on a report of approximately 10 intoxicated individuals who were causing a disturbance on the street. They were gone upon police arrival.
Police were dispatched to a central Estevan residence due to uninvited males attending the residence and causing a disturbance. The individuals were gone upon police arrival for that incident, too.
Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in north Estevan. The matter was resolved without incident.
Members were called to a north Estevan establishment on the report of a patron attempting to re-enter after being escorted out. He was co-operative with police, and was transported to a residence in central Estevan.
A Regina driver was stopped during the March 12 day shift, and charged with driving while suspended, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana. His vehicle was seized and impounded by Saskatchewan Government Insurance.
Police issued tickets for drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians. Police remind drivers that if they see a vehicle stopped in traffic, to proceed with caution because in many cases that vehicle is yielding to a pedestrian.
Members were also called to keep the peace during a division of property.
Police received a report of a failure to remain at the scene of an accident. A witness recorded the license plate number of the offending vehicle. It was not from Estevan but was located by police. The matter is still under investigation.
Members attended to a disturbance in the 600 block of Third Street. Parties had gone their separate ways prior to police arrival. No further action was taken.
A 34-year-old Benson man was arrested at a traffic stop in north-central Estevan during the March 12 night shift, after it was discovered he had an outstanding traffic warrant. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Regina on June 1.
EPS received a complaint of a suspicious male wearing a black hoody with his face partially covered, walking along a back alley in central Estevan. Members patrolled the area, but he wasn’t located.
Members were dispatched to a west-central Estevan residence due to a domestic disturbance. A 22-year-old Estevan man was removed from the home at the owner’s request and transported to the police station, where he was lodged in cells due to the level of his intoxication and to prevent the incident from continuing.
A 20-year-old man who was very intoxicated entered a north-central Estevan convenience store and then ran out the back door, setting off an alarm. He was later identified, and the following day, he was arrested and charged with mischief and urinating in public. He will make his first court appearance on May 9.
Police searched for a 35-year-old man during the March 13 day shift, who was sought for being unlawfully at large for failing to abide by his court release conditions. He was located after a residence in Estevan was searched. The man was arrested and was held for court in Estevan on March 14.
Police also received a report of a theft from a local business. The matter is still under investigation.
Members responded to an assault and domestic disturbance in which a knife was reportedly brandished. Police attended and took an individual into custody. The matter is still under investigation.
EPS received a report of a vehicle parked in a handicapped stall at an east Estevan establishment during the March 13 night shift. The vehicle was gone upon police arrival.
A minor traffic collision was reported in a west Estevan parking lot. A vehicle collided with a pole. No injuries were reported and no charges were laid.
Police also responded to a number of false alarms during the past week.
