A driver who was believed to be impaired was stopped by members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) on the night of Oct. 14. The driver was intoxicated, police noted, but he failed to provide a breathalyzer sample so he was arrested for impaired driving and lodged in cells for the evening. He now has a November court date.
Another driver who appeared to be intoxicated was pulled over and checked after he was observed operating a motor vehicle on the city's north side. The 42-year-old Macoun man was also charged with failing to provide a breath sample and was lodged in cells until sober. This man is also slated for a court appearance in November.
A couple who had arrived in the city from British Columbia were involved in a domestic confrontation outside a local hotel on the night of Oct. 14. Their dispute attracted police attention and they were subsequently arrested for disturbing the peace and being intoxicated in public. Both were lodged in cells overnight.
On the night of Oct. 15, EPS members were called to a local lounge in response to a report of a patron refusing to leave the premises when requested to do so. The 25-year-old Birch Hills man was therefore arrested and during the routine investigation it was revealed that he was on probation so he now faces several more charges when he appears in court in November.
On the night of Oct. 16, EPS members arrested and charged a 50-year-old Macoun resident with driving while impaired and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent. The traffic stop had been made in the Royal Heights area of the city. The man was lodged in cells overnight and given a November court date. A 51-year-old passenger in the vehicle was also lodged in cells for his own safety.
EPS members noted they were kept particularly busy making numerous traffic stops and checks on Oct. 16, which led to the issuing of several summary offence tickets for a variety of infractions under the Traffic Safety Act.
