Members of the Estevan Police Service conducted check stops and handled several other calls during New Year’s Eve.
Police had extra manpower for the night shift to provide check stops and make sure people were not drinking and driving. Officers stopped and checked nearly 200 vehicles. No impaired drivers were located and several drivers were checked with roadside screening devices.
Members did issue several tickets for open alcohol in a vehicle and one ticket for open alcohol in public.
Also during the night shift, officers were flagged down by a citizen who wanted to report an incident in an apartment building. Police responded and learned that a minor assault had taken place and some property was damaged. A 22-year-old Estevan man was arrested for assault and held in cells, and a 20-year-old Estevan man was arrested for breaching his court-ordered conditions. He was also held in cells until sober.
Police then received a call about an intoxicated male who was outside in the cold and did not want a ride. Officers were able to locate the male a short distance away and learned that he had obtained a safe ride home.
Members were then called about a couple who had an argument and one person left the scene on foot. Police were able to locate the person and took the individual home to prevent any further issues.
During the Dec. 31 day shift, police conducted a traffic stop on King Street, after observing a 39-year-old woman failing to comply with her probation order. She provided a sample of breath into a roadside screening device, with a result of “warn.” She was issued a 60-day driving suspension and her vehicle was impounded. She was released to appear in court in February to answer to her charges.
Members attended to a two-vehicle collision on Eva Street. A female passenger was transported via ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital with minor injuries and one of the vehicles was towed from the scene. The matter is still under investigation.
Officers attended to complaint of suspicious activity in a garbage bin in the 1200-block of Sixth Street. Nothing unusual was found.
Police received several complaints regarding people pretending to be with the STARS Air Ambulance lottery. The public is reminded not to provide personal or financial information over the phone to those they do not know.
