Three separate domestic disputes attracted the attention of the Estevan Police Service personnel on the night of July 22.
The first incident occurred at an apartment complex and EPS members said alcohol was a factor. With some police mediation, one person left the apartment with an infant for the remainder of the evening to stay with a friend. No further action was required by police.
The second event was in a local hotel and involved a male and female.
Police met with the woman in the hotel hallway and after discussing matters with her, they became concerned for the safety of the other person.
Police attempted to enter the room using a room card key, then a master card key from the hotel management, but were unsuccessful and the subject in the room would not answer. The door lock was dismantled by hotel staff and police forced the security chain off and entered the room where they found the second person passed out in the bathroom. Other than being in an extremely intoxicated condition, the man was determined to be okay and an ensuing check on his identity, revealed he was on probation under conditions not to consume alcohol so he was arrested and is facing charges.
The third incident involved a third-party caller where police were able to determine that everything was fine after making contact with the family. Alcohol was believed to have been a factor in this incident as well.
Police received a call regarding a disturbance on the south side of the city that same night. The matter involved a dispute between neighbours over property lines and a fence. The two were advised to discuss the issue with their property managers since both are rental units, owned by one person.
The next call involved a person reported to be passed out in a vehicle. Police located the man and the truck. The man was lying on the seat with the door open. He was awakened by police and sent into his residence.
Two alarm calls were responded to by police with the first involving an employee attempting to lock the business and the other was a delivery truck operator making a delivery to a local business.
Later that night EPS members started to get repeated nuisance calls from an intoxicated man who they managed to locate on the south side of the city. After speaking with the subject and listening to his explanation, police decided to let the matter go with a warning and sent the man home in a taxi with no further action required.
On July 24, EPS members responded to a local residence where they spoke to a woman who stated she felt threatened and feared for her safety. The person who was the subject of the issue was arrested and lodged in cells pending a court appearance.
Police then conducted a welfare check on a city resident. They received a call from a friend who expressed concern about the subject so police attended to the residence and spoke with the person and had her return a call to her friend to explain what she meant to alleviate concerns.
Police set up an investigation into the matter of one unleashed dog attacking another dog who was on a leash and being walked by his owner. The two dogs engaged in the fight were separated and the man and his dog on the leash returned home safely.
On the night of July 24, two, three-day driving suspensions were issued and three vehicles were impounded following policing checks that involved incidents involving alcohol.
A report of three children on the roof of a school on the north side of the city was checked into by police who discovered the young people who stated they were trying to find a ball that had been thrown on the roof on one of the last days of school. The trio was warned about their actions and were advised to report their activities to their parents and no further action was required by police.
A report of a white Jeep Rubicon doing power turns in the parking lot at local ball diamonds on the north side of the city following a rain storm, is also being investigated.
An assault that occurred at a local lounge is also under EPS investigation as of July 25.
Police learned that a bar patron was talking to a couple of people he had just met when another man approached and hit him in the face with a beer glass. The victim fell to the floor where he was kicked several times.
The early stages of the police investigation have sent them on a search for a B.C. man, possibly with the name of Eric. Anyone with further information is asked to contact EPS at 634-4767.
A cell phone that was found on the back seat of a local taxi was handed in to police on July 25. The owner subsequently phoned the cell phone number and police made the confirmed identification so the owner was able to pick it up at the police office.
