An accident and an assault were among the calls for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) in recent days.
Members of the EPS and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service were called to the scene of a single vehicle collision during Friday’s night shift. The 18-year-old male driver of the vehicle struck a light standard on 13th Avenue. The impact caused the light standard to fall onto a power line.
SaskPower was called to attend the scene and remove the pole from the power line.
The driver was assessed by Emergency Medical Services at the scene and did not sustain injuries. He was subsequently charged with driving without reasonable consideration for others.
Several vehicles were stopped to check drivers for sobriety that night. One vehicle’s passenger was charged for having open alcohol in a vehicle under the Alcohol Gaming Regulations Act (AGRA).
Police conducted several well-being checks on individuals in the city during Friday’s day shift. All individuals were found to be safe and with responsible adults.
Officers stopped a vehicle on 13th Avenue after a call through the Report Impaired Drivers (RID) line of a possible driver impaired by drugs. The 30-year-old woman from Pierson, Man., was charged under the Cannabis Control Act and passed a standardized field sobriety test. She will appear in court in March to answer to the charge.
Members stopped a vehicle on 13th Avenue and Fifth Street and issued tickets to the 24-year-old person from Airdrie, Alta., for driving without a valid license and operating an unregistered vehicle.
Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in west Estevan during Thursday’s night shift. After investigation, a 36-year-old Estevan man was arrested and charged with assault. He was released on conditions to have no contact with the victim. He will make his first court appearance April 8. The female victim was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital with minor injuries.
Police conducted curfew and conditions checks on a number of individuals in the city. All subjects were in compliance.
Police received a call regarding an unwanted person in a home during Thursday’s day shift. Members attended the home and the female left without incident.
A missing 18-year-old man was reported to police. Members were not able to locate the male in the city and later learned from the RCMP he was in Regina.
An RID call was received regarding a male who was seen getting into a vehicle. The vehicle was located, resulting in a 50-year-old man having his licence suspended and vehicle towed.
