WEYBURN – The Weyburn Police Service responded to 61 calls for service during the week of January 10 to 16, resulting in a total of 15 charges. Of the charges, four are under the Criminal Code of Canada and 11 under the Traffic Safety Act.
During the week, two individuals were charged for either failing to appear in court as required, or failing to comply with a condition of their release.
An adult female faces charges of vehicle theft and mischief to property after police responded to a call involving a suspicious person gaining access to a vehicle located outside a business. The female was found to have caused damage to the vehicle in an effort to start it and drive off. The female was arrested and later released with an upcoming court date.
The majority of charges issued under the Traffic Safety Act include offences of excessive speed or failing to obey a stop sign or traffic signal. Considering the additional hazard of poor winter road conditions, these types of driving offenses increase the likelihood of traffic collisions greatly. It’s very important to be alert of other traffic, especially at or approaching intersections, and alter your speed to adjust for winter conditions.
Officers responded to a domestic dispute involving two adults, one of whom was intoxicated. Officers were able to mediate the dispute without charges as one of the individuals agreed to stay elsewhere for the night and attempt to deal with the issue at a later date when both parties were sober.
A few incidents of “hit-and-run” were reported during the week where vehicle owners returned to their parked vehicle to find it was damaged. One of the reported incidents was witnessed by an individual, who took note of the plate number of the offending vehicle. This matter is being investigated and charges may result. Anyone witnessing a collision of any type is encouraged to contact the Weyburn Police Service.
Officers also responded to a variety of other calls including domestic disturbances, noise complaints, requests for wellbeing checks, mental health concerns, alarms, and other traffic related matters.
*Anyone with information regarding one of these matters, or any other matter of a criminal nature, is encouraged to contact the Weyburn Police Service at (306) 848-3250, the local RCMP Detachment at 310-RCMP (7267), or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
