Estevan Police Service members dealt with a variety of calls, including a couple of impaired drivers and an ongoing scam.
Officers received a report of an assault during the March 21 day shift. The matter remains under investigation.
Police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver during the March 21 night shift. A 31-year-old Estevan man was stopped and arrested for driving while disqualified, driving while impaired, driving while over .08 and failing to comply with his release conditions. He appeared in court the following morning.
Members received a report of a person uttering threats during the March 22 day shift. The matter is still under investigation.
Police also received a report of an individual sending money to an unknown person. It appears that it is related to the scam involving the Canada Revenue Agency, in which someone falsely claims that taxes are owed. The matter is still under investigation.
Officers received a report of a vehicle that collided with a light standard in the Estevan Shoppers Mall’s parking lot during the March 23 day shift. The vehicle was located abandoned and up against a pole, and the airbag had deployed. Police spent some time trying to locate the female owner and driver of the vehicle, as they were concerned for her wellbeing. She was located a short time later and had no visible injuries. Alcohol was not a factor in the collision. The accident is believed to have been weather related.
A hit-and-run was reported from a business in north Estevan and is being investigated.
A collision was reported in the 1300-block of Fourth Street. The offending vehicle backed into a parked car behind it, but there was almost no visible damage. The parked vehicle’s owner was located so the two could exchange information and deal with the matter through insurance.
Police arrested a 23-year-old woman who had a warrant for her arrest. She was wanted after she failed to attend court to answer to a charge of a break-and-enter late in 2015. She was held and taken into court the following day.
Officers completed conditions checks on seven individuals currently out on release conditions during the March 23 night shift. Police found none of them were breaching their conditions.
Police checked a vehicle leaving a local liquor establishment. A Torquay man was arrested and charged with impaired driving and driving while over .08. His blood alcohol content was more than double the legal limit. He was lodged in cells for the evening and will appear in court May 30.
Members are investigating a fraud that was reported by a local business during the March 24 day shift. Police have a suspect who is known to them and attempts to locate and arrest her will be made.
Police are also investigating a cell phone theft. Two suspects have been identified and an investigation will continue, as both are known to local police.
Officers also received a report of mischief to a vehicle. The vehicle was damaged and it is believed it may have happened when someone tried to enter the vehicle overnight. An investigation continues into the matter.
Police received a call of a stolen Arctic Cat side-by-side all-terrain vehicle that was taken from a residential yard in west Estevan the previous night. Police will be attempting to get photos of the machine. If anyone knows anything about this theft, they are asked to call the Estevan Police at 306-634-4767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Members are investigating a report of harassing phone calls made to a local office building. The staff received nearly 40 phone calls in a one-hour period. Police are investigating the matter.
Officers were also called to a local school to take part in a safety drill. Police were impressed with the students and staff. Officers want to attend for further training with the school, and hope to have similar programs at other schools.
Police came across a three-vehicle collision on Kensington Avenue at Rooney Road. A vehicle was attempting to make a left turn at the light when another vehicle stopped to wait. A third vehicle came along and rear-ended the second vehicle, pushing it into the lead vehicle. One vehicle had to be towed from the scene and no serious injuries were reported.
A two-vehicle collision occurred while police were at the scene of the Kensington Avenue collision. Minor injuries occurred. One passenger was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital with injuries from the accident. Both of the above matters are under investigation.
Police received a request to conduct a welfare check on an Estevan man during the March 24 night shift. Police were called to his residence to speak to him and learned that he had outstanding charges for assault from Swift Current. He was arrested and lodged in cells, and will be transported to Swift Current to appear on charges. He will also appear in court in Estevan for charges of assault and breaching conditions.
Members received a call regarding an erratic driver on Highway 39 coming towards Estevan during the March 25 day shift. Members were unable to locate vehicle.
Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old female for impaired driving, driving while over .08 and for having or consuming alcohol in a vehicle during the March 25 night shift, after a traffic stop in the city. Once the investigation was complete she was released to one of her parents.
Police assisted a man who slipped on ice while leaving a local restaurant. A family member attended to pick up the man and take him up to the hospital for treatment.
A suspicious male was reported in the mall’s parking lot during the March 26 day shift. An officer located the male and spoke with him. No further action was required.
Police were dispatched to a suspicious male in a residential area in south Estevan during the March 26 night shift. He was wearing dark clothing, a helmet, dark glasses, gloves and may have had some kind of weapon, and he was wandering around in traffic and in yards. Police located him and he initially was arrested for mischief and for break-and-enter into a camper that was in the area. Some evidence at the scene suggests he may have ingested a foreign substance. He was transported to the hospital to be assessed by staff. He later was moved to a hospital in Weyburn for further treatment.
Officers were dispatched to a disturbance in south-central Estevan. A man was located in the area and he was transported to hospital for assessment. He was also moved to a hospital in Weyburn for further treatment.
Police responded to a couple incidents in which a complainant reported suspicious activity. In both cases, the parties were identified and nothing criminal was happening.
Police were called to the 7Eleven in north Estevan for a male who was kicking a garbage can. He was arrested for being intoxicated in public and lodged until sober.
Members conducted a couple curfew checks during the March 27 night shift on individuals who are on court-imposed conditions. One male subject was at home, but the other man was not. Police will be looking for and arresting him for breaching his release conditions.
Members were also called to northeast Estevan for a report of a youth ringing doorbells in the neighbourhood. The youth was picked up by a vehicle which was located a few moments later by police. The 16-year-old youth was taken home by police and released to his parents’ care.
