While investigating a report of an unwelcome guest at a local residence, Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel discovered the subject was also in possession of a prohibited weapon.
The incident, that took place during the day of Nov. 9, led to the subject being charged with trespassing as well as for the weapon possession. He was retained in custody pending his court appearance.
In the early afternoon of Nov. 9, EPS members were called upon to attend to the scene of a collision in the 400 block of Fourth Street. Emergency medical services were required since both drivers involved in the two-vehicle collision required medical attention at the hospital. One of the drivers, a 17-year-old female, was charged under the Traffic Safety Act for turning left before it was safe and for being in possession of a controlled substance. She has a December court date.
Another vehicle accident, this one in the 800 block of Fourth Street, attracted police attention later that same afternoon. Once again EMS personnel were called to the scene to tend to the injured drivers. This incident remains under investigation.
EPS members were then alerted to the possibility of an impaired driver on Kensington Avenue. They attended the area and located the vehicle in question. A 26-year-old Bienfait woman was arrested for impaired driving and lodged in cells until sober. She now has a December court date.
Another Nov. 9 incident required police attention when a local citizen reported that a one-metre long piece of equipment, known as a pin-finder, had been stolen from the back of his work truck. The pin-finder is a slender, yellow rod with a reading device on one end. Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to contact Estevan Police Service at 634-4767 or report anonymously through Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
On Nov. 10, EPS received a report of a vehicle striking the back end of semi-trailer unit that was on Fourth Street. The offending vehicle then left the scene of the collision. Police later located the vehicle and driver in Bienfait and with the assistance of RCMP members they were able to deal with an elderly Bienfait man who may have been involved in the incident. The matter remains under investigation.
On the night of Nov. 11, EPS checked into a report of a man uttering threats in the parking lot of a local business. The man and other participants in the incident left the scene prior to police arrival, but police were able to locate the people involved and managed to help calm the situation down. The incident remains under investigation.
A check of a suspicious vehicle on the city's west side that same night resulted in a 22-year-old Regina man being charged with impaired driving. He now has a December court date.
Later on that night police checked a vehicle in the parking lot of a local restaurant and learned that the driver was impaired. As police were dealing with this man, another vehicle pulled up and a female driver started to create a disturbance. She was also checked and found to be intoxicated, so both drivers were arrested and charged with impaired driving. Both the 24-year-old Regina woman and the 30-year-old Midale man were scheduled to appear in court in December.
Shortly after they felt they had wrapped up that matter, EPS members were alerted to the fact that the Regina woman had left the city with her vehicle so police caught up to her and her passenger on the highway and she was again charged for impaired driving and for driving while suspended. Those charges will also be addressed when she appears in court.
On the night of Nov. 12, EPS members were called upon to check up on a woman who was reported to be lost and perhaps suffering from medical issues. With the assistance of local RCMP members, they set up a search for the woman who was then located at her residence and was seen to not be in any distress, so the matter was resolved.
A report of a fight in progress outside a local lounge led to police response. When they arrived, they found one man requiring medical assistance so EMS personnel were called to the scene and they transported the man to hospital for further treatment while police opened up an investigation into the incident.
Later that night EPS members found a man sleeping outside a local establishment. It was determined that he was intoxicated so he was lodged in cells until sober. He was charged with being intoxicated in public.
A report of a theft at a business on the city's north side led to police attendance where they discovered that the building had been entered and several doors had been damaged in the process. The matter remains under investigation.
