Over the past few weeks the Weyburn Police Service has received numerous reports of people failing to report minor collisions.
The current state of the law is that the collision must be reported to the property owner if that person is known, or to the police if the vehicle is registered out-of-province, the vehicle is towed from the scene, the collision involves injury or death, the driver is apparently under the influence of alcohol, or the identity of the other vehicle is not known.
As the result of a complaint about damage to various signs and poles the Weyburn Police Service began an investigation on Thursday.
A damaged and disabled vehicle was located and was believed to be involved in the incident. As the result of the investigation a 20-year-old male has been charged with failing to report the collision and with driving without due care and attention.
The Weyburn police received a report of a hit-and-run collision on 16th Street at First Avenue at about 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 22.
As one vehicle was crossing southbound a turning vehicle collided and fled the scene. The suspect vehicle is only known to be a black truck and should have damage to the left front corner. Anyone having any information on this is asked to contact either the Weyburn Police Service, or Crime Stoppers.
Weyburn police were notified of an assault in progress on Feb. 23. While the incident had stopped and the people dispersed before police arrival the matter was investigated. A 45-year-old male is facing one charge of assault on his estranged 45-year-old female spouse.
The city police are investigating a report of a hit-and-run collision to a yard fence on Wednesday. This happened sometime between the end of January and Wednesday in the 400 Block of Fourth Street.
As the result of a traffic stop city police executed an outstanding arrest warrant on a 52-year-old driver on Thursday.
The person was also charged with driving an unregistered vehicle and the vehicle was towed.
The Weyburn police received a call regarding a 36-year-old female who was threatening self-harm on Friday. The person was located and the person was assisted in receiving some help.
As the result of a vehicle check on Saturday, a 33-year-old male driver was issued a 72-hour licence suspension for driving under the influence of alcohol.
City police received a call from a 28-year-old female regarding a domestic dispute at about 4:10 a.m. on Sunday. The police attended and were able to successfully mediate the dispute.
