ESTEVAN, Sask. — The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has announced charges against motorists who were previously stopped for drug-impaired driving.
The EPS reported in the Sept. 9 police report that laboratory results have returned from a previous impaired driving investigation conducted in April. The EPS said testing confirmed the presence of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine in the driver’s body at the time of driving. Charges for impaired driving by drug have been laid and the driver will be summoned to court on a future date to speak to the matter.
Police also reported receiving the test results Sept. 10 for blood sample analyses from two separate impaired driving investigations. The EPS said one driver was found to have 1,080 nanograms per millilitre (ng/mL) of cocaine in their system at the time of driving, while the second was found to have 144 ng/mL of methamphetamine and 13 ng/mL of amphetamine.
According to the EPS, any detectable amount of cocaine or methamphetamine in a driver’s system will result in impaired driving charges. The drivers will be summoned to court at a later date to speak to the charges.
In other recent police news, a complaint was filed Sept. 9 of a woman driving with multiple children unbuckled in a vehicle. The EPS said the matter remains under investigation.
A complaint came in of an individual trespassing and setting up camp on private property. Members attended and located a man, who is known to police, the EPS said, and directed him to leave the premises and not return.
The EPS received a report of a burglar alarm at a business in the east industrial area during the night shift. Members and a keyholder attended the business and cleared the property, the EPS said. No sign of forced entry was noted and nobody was found at the scene.
Members investigated reports of a dark-coloured vehicle speeding in the community. The EPS said no licence plate information or driver description was available. Patrols following the complaint were unable to locate the vehicle.
Police received multiple reports of a black pitbull on the loose and unattended in the Valleyview area. Members attended the area, the EPS said, located the dog and returned it to its owner, who was was cautioned under the animal control bylaw about the animal being at large.
A traffic stop during nightshift resulted in a 29-year-old Weyburn man receiving a three-day driver's licence suspension and vehicle impound after showing signs of impairment while driving. The EPS said the driver performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests and submitted to providing a blood sample for analysis. Charges for impaired driving are pending the results of the laboratory analysis of the blood samples.
The EPS received a complaint Sept. 10 of an individual attempting to communicate with someone that they are prohibited from contacting through court-ordered conditions. The EPS said the matter remains under investigation.
An attempted fraud was reported. No loss to the victim occurred, the EPS said, and the matter was referred to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the involved financial institute.
A theft of two ladders that occurred the previous week concluded with the arrest of an individual for possession of stolen property. The EPS said the owner located the items for sale online. Arrangements were made to meet the seller to purchase the merchandise and he was subsequently arrested, charged and released with a future court date to speak to the matter.
EPS members attended to the scene of a single-vehicle collision on Kensington Avenue during the day shift. The EPS said the driver experienced a medical episode that resulted in losing control of the vehicle, which struck several stationary items along the road. He was transported to hospital for medical assessment and police remained on scene for traffic control until the vehicle and other items were removed from the road.
Officers executed a mental health warrant on a 32-year-old Estevan woman during the day shift. The EPS said members transported her to hospital, where she was assessed and cleared by a physician as not requiring any further mental health treatment. She was subsequently released and transported home.
The EPS received a report from staff at a city centre hotel that a guest had been acting strangely and sitting outside for several hours. Members attended and spoke with the woman and determined she was safe and well, and did not require further assistance.
