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Impaired driving arrests way down in July

The number of people arrested for impaired driving by members of the Estevan Police Service was down considerably in July.

The number of people arrested for impaired driving by members of the Estevan Police Service was down considerably in July.

Figures released at Thursday's meeting of the Estevan board of police commissioners showed that three charges were laid for impaired driving-related offences last month, compared to 18 in July 2017. 

The Estevan Police Service laid 81 charges for impaired driving in the first seven months of this year, compared with 96 in the first seven months of 2017. 

"Hopefully we'll ... see those continue to go down," said Police Chief Paul Ladouceur. 

There was also a steep decline in the number of people apprehended for impaired driving in June. Ten people were charged that month, compared to 19 in June 2017.

Among the other notable crime statistics from June and July was a significant increase in the number of cases of theft under $5,000 in July, as it rose from eight in July 2017 to 24 in July 2018. 

Ladouceur said a lot of those are thefts from stores and vehicles. He reminded people to lock their vehicles and remove valuables. 

Next week's edition of the Mercury will have more on the police board meeting.