During the week of April 5-12, the Weyburn Police Service responded to 60 calls for service. Of these, two were found to be false alarms and three dealt with concerns of COVID-19.
A Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant was executed on a residence on the east side of the city on Friday, and three individuals were arrested and made a court appearance via telephone on Monday.
A window was damaged on a vehicle, located on the south side of the city, on Saturday. The matter is under investigation and police are asking if anyone has information to please contact the office or Crime Stoppers.
A concern was brought to police over a business being open that the caller did not think was considered an essential business. Police attended to the business and spoke to the owner, and it was found that the owner had been in contact with Saskatchewan Health and was given approval to open the business. All guidelines set out by Saskatchewan Health were being followed by the owner.
Police were called to a reported shoplifter at a business in the city on April 5. The individual was still at the business when police arrived at the location and in the care of store employees. At the request of the employees, the individual paid for the items and is not banned from the business. No charges were laid.
A report of unwanted communication, via Facebook, came in to police on April 6. The complaint stated that they were receiving inappropriate messages from an individual. Police looked into the matter and found that the messages were being sent from someone other than the Facebook account holder. The writer of the messages was warned of their behavior.
A tire was damaged on a vehicle in the central part of the city on April 6. Police attended and found that the tire on the vehicle appeared to be slashed with a sharp object.
Police were called on April 6 to assist in returning an individual to one of the health facilities, after the person had left against doctor’s orders. The individual was located and brought back to the facility.
Police were called to a residence to assist with the removal of an unwanted individual on Wednesday. The individual was spoken to by police and left without incident.
Police and Fire were called to a report of a fire being left unattended on the south side of the city on Friday. The unattended fire was taken care of by the WFD, and the home owners were advised of the bylaw.
EMS requested police assistance with a call of an overdose on the east side of the city on Friday. The individual was conscious upon arrival and declined any assistance from EMS.
A suspicious vehicle in front of a residence was reported to police on Saturday. The caller mentioned that they believed the individuals in the vehicle may be smoking cannabis. The vehicle was located by police, and an occupant of the vehicle was charged with consuming cannabis in a vehicle.
Police were called to assist in finding an individual talking about self-harm on Sunday. WPS members located the individual, who was then arrested under the Mental Health Act and transported to the Weyburn General Hospital for medical assistance.
