WEYBURN - The Weyburn Police Service (WPS) responded to 62 calls for service during the week of Dec. 9 to 15, resulting in a total of 17 charges. Of the charges, four were laid under the Criminal Code of Canada, 12 under the Traffic Safety Act (TSA) and one City of Weyburn Bylaw.
City police were called to the local Wal-Mart on Sunday as two males entered the store, placed items into a bag and left the store without paying for the items. The two males left the parking lot in a dark SUV. A short time later, RCMP located the individuals believed to be involved. The matter is still under investigation and charges are pending.
Police received a complaint from a local gas station of a person fueling up their vehicle and driving away without paying on Sunday. This matter is under investigation and charges are pending.
The Weyburn Police Service received a break and enter and theft complaint on Dec. 10. Suspects had entered a large industrial building and removed a large quantity of the copper pipes and electrical wiring from inside the building. The matter is still under investigation.
Police received a tamper alarm to a person’s electronic monitoring ankle bracelet on Thursday. Police attended to conduct a check on the equipment and learned the individual, who is currently on a Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) and is required to wear an ankle bracelet, had cut the ankle bracelet off and had left his approved residence. A warrant for their arrest was issued. The individual was located and arrested later in the week. The individual was remanded in custody to appear in court for failing to comply with a Probation Order, failing to comply with their CSO, as well as mischief for tampering with the electronic monitoring device.
Police were called to a local business on Thursday as a person was causing a disturbance and refused to leave. The matter was mediated and the person left the business.
Police received a complaint from a local car wash on Friday, as an unknown person entered the car wash with their vehicle. Once inside, the person proceeded to change the vehicle’s engine oil, dumping the used oil into the drain system. This matter is still under investigation.
Later on Friday, police assisted the Weyburn Fire Department with traffic control as a vehicle caught fire in a residential area. There were no injuries reported.
The Weyburn Police Service also responded to a variety of calls including well-being checks, frauds, and suspicious persons.
*Anyone with information regarding one of these matters, or any other matter of a criminal nature, is encouraged to contact the Weyburn Police Service at (306) 848-3250, the local RCMP Detachment at 310-RCMP (7267), or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-22-TIPS (8477).
