Members of the Estevan Police Service arrested an individual for impaired driving and driving while over .08 during the Aug. 18 night shift.
An Estevan male supplied two samples of breath that were just under twice the legal limit.
His vehicle was seized and his license was suspended. He will appear in court on a later date.
The individual’s name was not immediately released.
- In other recent police news, officers were notified of a report of suspicious activity around a commercial business’ fenced compound during the Aug. 15 day shift. The matter is still under investigation.
- Members were advised of a company vehicle being parked in front of a fire hydrant. The operator of the vehicle was contacted and the vehicle was moved.
- Police received an accidental 911 call. Members attended and spoke to the property representative and everything was fine.
- Members received a report of criminal harassment. The matter is still under investigation.
- Police were called regarding an assault. The matter was investigated and no criminal charges will be filed, as the matter was mediated by police.
- Members received a report of construction in a residential area that wasn’t properly signed. Police attended and the construction was on private property and was not impeding the roadway.
- Police received several other parking complaints that day. The matters are being handled by the bylaw enforcement officer.
- Members were called about a large dog running around. The bylaw enforcement officer and police attended. The dog was turned over to the owner.
- An 18-year-old Saskatoon male is facing a charge of failing to comply with a Youth Criminal Justice Act sentence, after a traffic stop in the downtown area during the Aug. 15 night shift. The male was released on a promise to appear at an office in charge undertaking and will appear in court in October to answer to the charge.
- Members are investigating a complaint of mischief to a motor vehicle and a residence in the downtown area.
- Police were notified during the Aug. 16 day shift of a driving incident that occurred the evening before. The matter is still under investigation.
- The bylaw enforcement officer was attempting to speak to individuals accused of committing a bylaw offence. The two Estevan residents refused to identify themselves to the bylaw officer. They were informed they would be arrested for obstruction of justice, which would result in both the bylaw offence and a Criminal Code offence. The two individuals then made the decision to comply with the bylaw officer’s request for identification.
- Police received two reports of criminal harassment. Both matters are still under investigation.
- Officers received another driving complaint regarding individuals crossing the ditch to enter the highway from private property. It is against the law to do so. The matter is still under investigation.
- Members were asked to check on an Estevan male’s welfare. Family members from outside the city had been unable to contact the male for a number of days and were concerned. Police attended and spoke to the male. He was asked to call his family.
- Officers were contacted regarding two reports of possible fraud. Both matters are still under investigation.
- A fraud was reported to police during the Aug. 17 day shift, in which a person met someone on an online dating website and sent them money via iTunes gift cards. After sending the money they discovered it was a fraud and reported it to police.
- A theft from a vehicle was reported. The vehicle was left unlocked on the street for a few hours. When the complainant returned they found property missing from their vehicle.
- Police received a report of an Estevan male being harassed over social media during the Aug. 17 night shift. The matter is still under investigation.
- Members attended to a number of commercial business alarms. They appear to have been caused by lightning.
- Officers were called to a loud party complaint in the Hillcrest area. Police spoke to the homeowner and warned him of the bylaw.
- Police attended to a local liquor establishment to a report of a patron failing to leave after being asked to do so by staff. The female left prior to police arriving.
- Members located an intoxicated Estevan male sleeping on the side of the roadway in the Pleasantdale area. Police transported the male home to his parents.
- Police concluded an investigation into an accident in which a driver struck a parked car with his pickup and failed to remain at the scene to exchange information with the owner of the car. The Estevan male has been charged accordingly and will appear in Estevan Provincial Court in October.
- Police received a noise complaint from the Pleasantdale area during the Aug. 18 night shift. The matter is still under investigation.
- Officers received a report of an abandoned vehicle in Hillside area. Police attended and determined the vehicle had rolled out of the driveway.
- Police received another noise complaint in the Hillside area. Police attended and spoke to the individuals accused to be making the noise.
- Members located a number of horses loose in the exhibition grounds. It appears that someone must have let them out of their pens. The horses were rounded up and put back in the pens.
