A routine traffic stop in the central part of the city on the night of June 18 led to several charges being levied against occupants of the vehicle by members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS).
The initial stop was made when police noted the vehicle was being operated without tail lights.
The 23-year-old male driver was charged not only for the tail light infraction, but for driving an unregistered vehicle as well as for driving while suspended.
A passenger in the vehicle, a 17-year-old, was charged with being in possession of a controlled substance (marijuana)
A third occupant, also 17-years-old, is facing charges for being in breach of an order since he was out in defiance of a curfew obligation.
Shortly after these original charges were made, EPS members carried out a more thorough search of the vehicle and turned up a large amount of property, in particular a good volume of alcohol including several cases of beer, hard liquor and cigarettes. The extended investigation led police to believe that these were goods that had been stolen during a break, enter and theft incident in the town of Alameda.
The 23-year-old driver will be making his court appearance July 19 while the young offenders are scheduled to appear July 29.
The vehicle involved in the incident was seized by police.
That same night, a 54-year-old man was arrested and lodged in cells for being intoxicated in public in the central part of the city while a 22-year-old was also taken into custody following a disturbance at a local lounge.
One man was charged under the City's noise bylaw following a complaint to police, also on the night of June 18. He has a July 29 court date.
The night before, EPS members began an investigation into a stolen vehicle that was taken from a residence in the Trojan subdivision around 8:30 in the morning. The missing vehicle is a white 2009 Ford three-quarter ton pickup with a regular cab conformation. The licence number is 439 HFG.
The public is being asked to be on the lookout for this vehicle and to phone them or the Crimestoppers line at 1-800-222-8477 if they know of its whereabouts.
On the night of June 19, a 39-year-old man ended up facing charges of impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08 per cent following a traffic stop by police due to his erratic driving actions. The arrest was made in the central part of the city and the driver now has a July 19 court date.
A domestic dispute in the north end of the city in the early morning hours of June 20 involved a common-law couple. The incident did not involve additional police action.
Wilful damage to the Estevan Curling Club was reported to police on the night of June 19 during the conclusion to the Rumble in the Dirt cabaret. Several people had been loitering outside the rink when a window was kicked in on the south side of the building.
A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged and has a scheduled court appearance on July 26.
While on patrol during the night of June 19, police viewed a vehicle approaching the intersection of Souris Avenue and Fourth Street that had two subjects riding on the back bumper. When the two spotted the police, they fled on foot but police were able to locate them in the area a short time later and both were charged under the Traffic Safety Act for riding on the exterior of a vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle was interviewed by police and due to the circumstances surrounding the incident, the driver was not charged.
In addition to this matter, several other Traffic Safety Act violations were investigated by police who issued more tickets during the weekend. The violations included such things as failing to wear seatbelts and exceeding the speed limit while one subject was charged under a relatively new bylaw for urinating in public. That carries a $500 fine.
On the night of June 20, EPS members were in communication with officials from the Canadian Border Services Agency regarding a possible border "run through" that occurred at the Estevan Highway port of entry. The vehicle was intercepted by EPS members and escorted back to the border for proper customs processing.
