聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Carlyle RCMP responded to several calls from Thursday, Feb. 22 to Thursday, March 1.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Corporal James Barnett of the Carlyle detachment says that during this period, police dealt with an especially concerning sitiation.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淥n a weekday at about 9 a.m., a semi-truck driver hit the ditch on Hwy 9,鈥� says Cpl. Barnett. 鈥淭his individual was impaired by alcohol, but not to the extent where charges could be laid. However, members issued a 72-hour driving suspension.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚 don't need to point out the potential danger of this situation. However, the RCMP would like to remind all drivers that driving while impaired is not only illegal, it could result in tragedy. Please, please don't drink and drive.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 911
听听听听听听听听听听听 Several calls of a non-emergency nature were received by the RCMP this week.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐arlyle RCMP continue to welcome public engagement and calls with regards to community policing and safety,鈥� says Cpl. Barnett. 鈥淗owever, calling 911 and/or the detachment with regard to parenting issues puts a strain on police resources.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淩ecently, the Carlyle detachment received a call from a parent asking us to assist them in getting their child to school,鈥� he explains. 鈥淲hile we understand the parent's frustration, these types of events are not a police matter.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Break and enter
听听听听听听听听听听听 The Wawota Forum (arena) was broken into. Police are currently investigating and ask that anyone with any information call the Carlyle RCMP detachment at: (306)-453-6707.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Child Welfare Act
听听听听听听听听听听听 Police dealt with one file under the Child Welfare Act.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Drugs
听听听听听听听听听听听 Members are currently conducting a drug investigation stemming from a call regarding a residence in Redvers. While police were at the residence regarding another offence, they found聽 a small quantity of a controlled substance.
听听听听听听听听听听听 False alarms
听听听听听听听听听听听 Members attended to alarms going off in error this week - two in Carlyle, one in the Carlyle area and one in Redvers.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Fraud
听听听听听听听听听听听 Cpl. Barnett says that reports of attempted fraud are once again on the increase.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚 would like to remind everyone to be especially cautious regarding their personal information,鈥� he says. 鈥淒o not give out any personal information - especially on the phone. And ignore calls from unfamiliar phone numbers. Anyone reputable will leave you a voice mail or get in touch in another way. Please do not call these numbers back, either.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Harassment
听听听听听听听听听听听 Members dealt with two reports of harassment this week - one in Manor and one in Wawota.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淢any disputes we encounter are between neighbours,鈥� says Cpl. Barnett. 鈥淥ften these escalate聽 and if they continue to escalate, events can lead to criminal charges.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲ith regard to some of these disputes, I'd like to remind people of what my mother used to say to me,鈥� he smiles. 鈥�'If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.'鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Mental Health Act
听听听听听听听听听听听 RCMP responded to one call under the Mental Health Act.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Municipal bylaws
听听听听听听听听听听听 Carlyle RCMP have responded to calls from area Rural Municipalities reporting heavy truck traffic on roads that are not designated for these vehicles.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲e would ask on behalf on the R.M.s that drivers stick to roads designated for their vehicle weight,鈥� says Cpl. Barnett. 鈥淭he damage caused to roads by these vehicles is an extra expense for area R.M.s and the damage to roads and the repairs also inconvenience other drivers.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Property damage
听听听听听听听听听听听 A youth was held in custody and appeared in court. This matter concerns damage to a store window at Kings Department Store in Carlyle.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Sexual assault
听听听听听听听听听听听 Carlyle RCMP are currently investigating two reports of sexual assault.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Traffic/Collisions
听听听听听听听听听听听 In addition to the impaired semi-truck driver mentioned earler in this report, RCMP responded to another motor vehicle accident involving a driver's alcohol consumption. This case resulted in an individual having to be transported to hospital in Regina with injuries.
听听听听听听听听听听听 RCMP members have responded to four incidents involving impaired drivers operating motor vehicles during the past two weeks.
听听听听听听听听听听听 A motorist hit a moose. Fortunately, this person was not injured, but their vehicle was 鈥渁 write-off,鈥� according to Cpl. Barnett. 鈥淭here is a lot of wildlife on the road this time of year. We urge drivers to be aware and to adjust their driving speed accordingly.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 A traffic collision in Wawota did not result in injuries.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he Carlyle Traffic Unit is currently concentrating on both stop sign and cell phone violations,鈥� says Cpl. Barnett. 鈥淪top means stop. And we'd also like to remind motorists that you don't have to be actively using a cell phone while driving to be charged with an offence. If you're holding it in your hand or otherwise manipulating it, that can result in charges.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Sixteen speeding violations occurred this week, with fines reaching $214.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Three motorists were fined $580 each for driving an unregistered vehicle.
