It was a night of fighting and other altercations, perhaps an early sign of spring fever in the Energy City, as Estevan Police Service personnel were called upon on six separate occasions to deal with inebriated subjects. On a few occasions the suspects had also been engaged in some altercations to add variety to the scene.
The first call involved a fight in a local beverage room. When police arrived, they located two men who had been involved in the physical altercation with some other unknown men who had departed prior to police arrival. The matter was seen to be one that was self-resolving so the file was closed on the incident.
A report of a dirt bike being operated within the city was looked into. The biker had been spotted near the Estevan Humane Society's shelter so police attended the area and tracked down the bike operator and dealt with the situation and issued a warning about operation of a dirt bike or all terrain vehicle within city limits.
The next call took EPS members to another lounge in the city where it was reported that eight men were refusing to leave the establishment after being asked to do so. But they had departed before police got there, so the matter was resolved.
A fight in a beverage room required more police attention later that night. When police arrived, some people who had been involved in the fracas were located. Police learned they were leaving the area.
The next response took police to another beverage room where it was reported that a man was refusing to leave. An Estevan male was located and charged under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act for refusing to leave a licensed establishment. While police were in the business, they were required to break up several other skirmishes and altercations that broke out .
Later on the night of April 30, EPS members charged an 18-year-old man for driving while impaired and refusing to provide a suitable breath sample for testing. He was also charged with operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's licence and for driving an unregistered vehicle. He was lodged in cells until sober.
