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• There are so many individuals during this state of emergency that are listening, co-operating, being patient and being understanding. We truly appreciate it. There are others, who, due to lack of forethought, or, due to ignorance, make life more difficult. Remember the more we work together now, the better it will be for all of us later. For those of you that "Get it", thank you. Just because you think it is necessary to travel it does not mean others will.

• You may notice more Police visibility. This is due to the fact we are trying to ensure our communities know we are still out and about.

• Life has changed for all of us. I listen to a lot less talk radio and a lot more music, mainly due to every subject appears to relate to or be associated to Covid-19. If you care to know, I prefer 80's, music, however, some of the new stuff is not bad, not bad at all. Netflix is a go to in our household and our suggestion would be, I am not sure if I can put titles in the paper so the sitcom about the Korean convenience store, then there is the one about Feline Royalty . . . enough said. If you have not delved into it . . . I, well . . . it sucks you in. It is not child-friendly due to language and, like I said it sucks you in.

• Now back to what we have been up to. Members continue to be kept occupied with Mental Health and Child Welfare calls. We believe there have been less alarms due to the fact most people are staying home but we are still getting false alarms, 911 static and 911 mistakenly dialed.  Now, if you dial 911 by mistake, remember, it is for emergencies. I only say this because we will not act as directory and you will have to call the proper number to obtain directory.  I know this apparently annoys some people, however, we are not obligated, nor should we be expected to provide you a number that you are looking for. Just saying.

• As stated, some people get it and others don't. There are less people driving around, however, many of those that are driving around appear to be trying to take advantage of the decreased traffic. Many are being stopped for speeding and stops sign violations. As much as Police Officers have concerns for their health, we also have a responsibility to make our roads safe and by now we should all realize that we cannot afford to burden any of our medical facilities with injuries due to collisions. Thus, we have to keep doing our duty and stopping violators.

• We still find ourselves, however, having to warn individuals about the regulations as it relates to Covid-19. We appreciated those in the communities that are contacting us with their concerns so we can provide a warning and so far, we have found the one warning is sufficient. This is serious and we need to treat it as serious.

• Members responded to an assault, which appears to be a gathering involving alcohol and drugs that resulted in a possible physical confrontation. Child Welfare was contacted due to children being present. Our investigation is continuing.

• An intoxicated individual was causing concerns at a residence. The individual was arrested and in the process chose to be combative with the Members. The individual was lodged and Members used discretion as it relates to not charging the individual for resisting arrest.

• A similar call to a residence, also involving drugs and alcohol, resulted in a TV being damaged. Our investigation continues and the fact the TV was damaged appears to bet the biggest concern.

• If you choose to go knock on a door close to midnight, expect the occupant to be a little less than impressed. If that occupant happens to be a Police Officer and you have chosen to knock on their door expecting them to do Police work for you, well, expect the "Off Duty" Police Officer to be less than impressed. Use your phone and call in the complaint so that "On Duty" Members can respond. As much as we often do go above and beyond when off duty we have to expect to get some time off and being awoken by someone expecting, well, as stated the Member was not impressed.

• Two vehicles were vandalized at a residence. We have involved our Forensic Identification Section out of Yorkton to assist. Unfortunately, the keys to the one vehicle were left within the vehicle and they were stolen. We believe this to be linked to another vandalism to a vehicle. Our investigations are continuing.

• A traffic stop was conducted due to the operator of the vehicle being observed without a seatbelt. The driver was determined to be suspended and on conditions of no contact with the passenger of the vehicle. They were given a ticket for the seatbelt offence, given a court date for driving while suspended and for breaching their release conditions. Sometimes I think the Criminal's want to be caught.

• An individual had been given the opportunity to serve their sentence in the community. They have since breached the conditions of their release twice and I would suggest if they do it again they, will find themselves sent to a correctional facility. I am certain if it was not for Covid-19 they would be in custody already.

• Letting youth utilize cannabis or alcohol in your residence, your shop or any place is not a good judgment call. It is further aggravated by the fact with Covid-19 we are supposed to be distancing ourselves from others.

• It is the time of the year where the farmers are out and about. Please remember they have big equipment and you drive a small vehicle. Now to our farmers please ensure you are moving the equipment in a proper manner.

• Our local volunteer firefighters are still going above and beyond as are many first responders. They attended a vehicle fire over the past week.

• Please monitor what your children are doing on social media and ensure they are not in contact with someone they should not be or on sites they should not be. In addition be careful yourself the on line orders are not always what they appear. Our Detachment recently made an order for some equipment. We received a return call and were to be provided extra product which, really who does not like free stuff. We then got a call later requesting information on how to pay for the extra product that we need to purchase to acquire the free product. We said "Nay, nay."

            • Now, if you are a victim of a crime and think we are not doing an adequate job please bring it to our attention. One of the supervisors will look into your concern. It is not your job, however, to investigate and confront suspects when we are actively investigating your concerns. In this incident a warning for harassment was provided to the individual doing their own investigation.

• An individual reported that due to work they were going to be late with their curfew. We figured if the individual is working, and they contacted us we would us discretion.

• Members responded to a serious collision involving two individuals that were ejected from the vehicle they had been occupying. RCMP Reconstruction Specialists assisted with the investigation as did our RCMP Canine Unit being we were uncertain how many occupants had been in the vehicle. Both occupants were transported to Regina, one via STARS. Our investigation is continuing, however, it appears that alcohol, speed and lack of seatbelt use were all factors.

• If someone calls about you driving impaired and you get caught and then later, you choose to get revenge by calling about them driving impaired, well, we will roll with that. Unfortunately, we did not locate the alleged impaired driver on this occasion. We expect another call from the revenge caller in the future.  

• It always surprises me how often people slow down, then drift through a stop sign. It would be quicker to stop and then proceed but some people just can't obey the law. It takes longer, and puts one at risk to get a ticket, however, they continue to slow and drive through the stop sign.

• Members issued approximately 10 tickets and 25 warnings over the past week.

• Tickets were issued for fail to wear a seatbelt - $175,  inadequate mudflaps or fenders -$115, fail to produce a drivers licence - $100 and speeding with the most expensive speeding ticket being for $292.

• Warnings were issued for operator of an ATV fail to wear a helmet, fail to stop at stop sign, fail to produce a drivers licence, fail to produce registration, operate unregistered motor vehicle, inadequate headlamps, inadequate windshield, fail to wear seatbelt and speeding.

• Although we are trying not to give out inspection notices some times we have no choice. A vehicle was given a light vehicle inspection due to the Members concern for the road worthy state of the vehicle.