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EPS members apprehend suspects for resisting arrest and impaired driving

Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested individuals for resisting arrest and impaired driving in separate incidents Sunday night. Police responded to a complaint of an unruly patron at a local lounge.
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Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested individuals for resisting arrest and impaired driving in separate incidents Sunday night.

Police responded to a complaint of an unruly patron at a local lounge. A 42-year-old Estevan man was arrested for obstruction of police and having outstanding warrants, and was subsequently charged with resisting arrest. He was lodged in cells and will be taken before a judge Monday morning.

As a result of a call to the Report Impaired Drivers line, members conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle around Souris Avenue North and Eighth Street. An 18-year-old woman has been charged with driving while impaired and driving while over .08. She will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in November to answer to the charges. The woman’s driver’s licence has been suspended indefinitely and the vehicle has been impounded for 30 days. No other details were immediately released.

In other recent police news, officers are investigating a driving complaint that took place in the Estevan Comprehensive School’s parking lot Sept. 27 after school hours. Police are checking surveillance videos and speaking with witnesses in regards to the matter.

Officers are also looking into a hit and run that occurred in the Canadian Tire parking lot in the late afternoon. The matter is now under investigation.

Police responded to a licensed establishment for a complaint of a disturbance. On arrival the parties had been separated, and one group was leaving the business. They were spoken to and banned from returning.

Members attended to a local pub after a complaint of a male re-entering after having been asked to leave for the evening. The male was located and due to his level of intoxication, he was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. He will not face any charges under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act.

Police attended to a complaint of an unruly male at a residence. The male was spoken to and the situation mediated. No further police action was required.