A 28-year-old male is facing numerous charges following a traffic stop by Estevan Police Service (EPS) members on Highway 18 west of Estevan on August 18.
A loaded, restricted handgun was being transported in the vehicle. No locking device was present on the gun at the time of discovery.
He was arrested and charged with transporting a restricted firearm in a careless manner, driving while suspended and operating an unregistered vehicle. He was released on conditions, including not to possess firearms and/or ammunition. He has subsequently forfeited all of his firearms and ammunition, pending the conclusion of the matter.
The individual will appear in Estevan Provincial Court on October 19 to answer to the charges.
Also, EPS members are investigating an assault that allegedly happened a couple of months ago, but was reported on August 18. It came to the EPS attention after it was disclosed to another police service and then forwarded to EPS.
Police were then called to a fast food restaurant, as a male was panhandling by the door. He was gone when police arrived.
Officers were called to a restaurant in central Estevan during the August 19 day shift for a break and enter. The suspect or suspects entered the business and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, along with bottles of hard alcohol and a television. Anyone with information on this theft is asked to call the EPS at 306-634-4767 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Police also monitored traffic along a construction zone on King Street during the day shift. They found a number of drivers who were traveling too fast. Police want to remind the public to slow down in the orange construction zones in the city. The speed limit is 30 kilometres per hour.
Members were dispatched to a person having a fire in his backyard during the August 19 night shift. He was advised of the fire ban in place at the time, and he quickly extinguished the fire.
A call came into the office of a male possibly exposing himself. Police searched the area but the subject could not be located.
Police then received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers line, but the vehicle could not be found.
A male was charged with assault causing bodily harm, stemming from an earlier file.
A vehicle was stopped due to its driving actions during the night shift. The vehicle pulled into a driveway and came to a stop. The driver exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The intoxicated male was quickly apprehended by police. He was charged with impaired driving, refusing to provide a breath sample and obstruction of justice.
Several false alarms were called in across the city during the night shift.
Police were conducting a curfew check on a local resident during the August 20 night shift. The members arrested four people from the house after finding what appeared to be cocaine. One male was charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking.
Members received a call from a distressed female in the early morning hours. She was afraid to leave her location. The female said she had just been assaulted and wanted police to attend. Police were told she had been punched, choked and dragged by a vehicle. She was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital and held for observation and a medical examination. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known, but she was in stable condition.
