Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of June 6 to 12:
*On June 12, police saw a vehicle travelling through Weyburn on Highway 39 at an excessive speed. The patrol car caught up to the vehicle several kilometers out of Weyburn. The driver was charged for speeding and his driver's licence was suspended for 24 hours as he had been drinking.
*Police attended to an incident in which a yield sign had been thrown through the windshield of a vehicle.
*Police attended to more vehicle damage on the 12th when culprit(s) smashed the window out of a vehicle and a window at a local restaurant.
*During the evening hours of June 12, contents were stolen from a number of unlocked vehicles. Residents are reminded to lock their vehicles and to not to leave valuables in them. In recent weeks a number of these thefts have occurred and items such as IPods, radar detectors, GPS units, sunglasses and coins have been stolen.
*On June 10, a male went into a gas station to exchange coins for bills, when no clerk was seen he stole a quantity of lottery tickets and left the store. Police charged the man with theft under $5,000.
*Police received a second complaint regarding a resident having an open fire without a permit. The tenant was charged under the local bylaw.
*Police responded to two noise complaints, in which they warned tenants to turn down their music.
*On June 7, two doors were burned and graffiti was spray painted on a City-owned building. Police are investigating the incident.
*On June 6, police investigated an incident at one of the local schools. Culprit(s) ripped a power plug out of an electrical box leaving exposed wires. Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
*Police responded to a fight at a local restaurant/bar. A male who had been kicked in the face was found in the bathroom with his nose bleeding. He did not provide information regarding the assault, so no charges were laid.
*Police received a complaint that coins were taken out of an unlocked vehicle on Sixth Avenue SE.
*Police received 104 calls for service during this reporting period, including one residential and three business alarms.
