On May 28, Estevan Police Service personnel were asked to look into a report of a theft of two iPods taken from a couple of 17-year-old students while they were attending a gym class. An investigation has been opened into the incident.
Police then received a Report Intoxicated Drivers (RID) call regarding a possible impaired driver entering the city on the same day. EPS members identified the vehicle and stopped it, and the 60-year-old female driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving and for failure to supply an adequate breath sample for the breathalyzer examination.
Another RID call came into police headquarters on May 30, but police were unable to locate the vehicle in question. A short time later, a follow-up call was made and the vehicle was found, and the male driver was charged with impaired driving and for refusing to provide a breath sample.
A short time later police responded to a call regarding an intoxicated man causing a disturbance at a residence on the southeast side of the city. He was arrested for being intoxicated in public and for being in breach of the peace.
Later that same day, EPS members received a call regarding a group of loud men who were possibly consuming alcohol. The group was located and one of them was charged with having alcohol in a place other than a private dwelling.
During the night, EPS members noted that a grey 2003 Dodge 3500 flatbed truck was stolen from the central area of the city. The plate number on the vehicle is 843 HQP. The vehicle has a small picker on the back as well as some welding equipment. Anyone with additional information as to this vehicle's whereabouts is asked to contact EPS at 306-634-4767.
During the night of May 31, EPS members responded to a noise complaint coming from the northeast side of the city. A resident at the address in question was warned about the civic bylaw regarding noise.
Another noise complaint came into police headquarters a short time later, also from the northeast sector of the city. This time the noise was coming from a basement suite so a male occupant was also warned about the city's noise bylaw.
During the early morning hours of June 1, EPS members observed a vehicle being driven in a questionable manner as it pulled into a parking lot at a business on the east side of the city in an industrial section. The vehicle's operator drove into the lot and turned the headlights off and when police arrived they observed there were no occupants in the vehicle so they searched the area and located a 26-year-old Estevan man hiding under a piece of equipment, a short distance from the vehicle. The man was arrested for driving while impaired and for driving while his blood-alcohol content was over .08 per cent. Police also learned that the man was prohibited from driving and that the vehicle was unregistered.
The vehicle was subsequently towed from the site and placed in a secure compound while the driver was subjected to breathalyzer examinations before being placed in cells until regaining sobriety. He has also been given a future court date to answer to the variety of charges he now faces.
A 22-year-old man was handed a 24-hour driving suspension following a breathalyzer test that indicated his blood-alcohol level was above .04 per cent.
Throughout the evening EPS members dealt with an ongoing dispute between roommates at a residence in the south central part of the city. The dispute was a civil law matter so police spoke with the parties in an attempt to keep the peace.
A report of an assault taking place at a lounge in the east central area of the city resulted in one man stating he had been assaulted by another Estevan man. An investigation was started into the incident.
On the night of June 1, a 26-year-old Estevan man was arrested for being intoxicated in a public place in the north central area of the city. He was also charged with being in breach of court-ordered conditions regarding a curfew and non-consumption of alcohol. He was lodged in cells until sober and now has a new court date.
An unattended fire in the south central area of the city was reported to police on the night of June 1. The inattentiveness was due to a loss of communication between roommates so the fire was extinguished and no further policing action was required.
A report of a possible impaired driver in the city was received by police on the night of June 2. As a result of the call, a 20-year-old woman was charged with being in possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, impaired driving and for refusing to provide a suitable breath sample. The driver and her passenger, who was also intoxicated, were then released into the care of a sober family member.
