It was another busy week for the Weyburn Police Service as they received 67 calls for service during the week of May 3rd through the 9th, resulting in six traffic-related charges, two drug-related charges, and seven charges under the Criminal Code of Canada.

On Tuesday, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was observed being driven by a person known to the officer as being prohibited from driving. The driver was charged accordingly.

Officers also responded to reports of a suspicious male walking up and down a residential street repeatedly. Officers located the male and determined he required some assistance finding his way home.

"On Wednesday officers responded to assist EMS with a medical emergency in the restroom of a local business," told Deputy Chief Brent VanDeSype. "Upon arrival, the individual that was suspected of a drug overdose had regained consciousness so Narcan was not administered in this incident. He was treated by EMS and released."

Police also attended to a domestic dispute on Wednesday in which both parties were spoken to and no charges resulted.

On Thursday, officers responded to an unwanted male loitering on private property. The male was spoken to and left without further incident.

"On Thursday officers responded to a male that seemed to be in distress," VanDeSype said. "The caller reported that he was just walking around and waving his hands in the air and seemed to be in some type of mental distress. The officers did locate the individual and did confirm that he was okay and released him into the care of another person."

Officers also attended a local business on Thursday and cautioned some individuals regarding the current health order in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The weekend was quite active for the Weyburn Police Service.

"On Friday we had a few officers out that were doing a high visibility enforcement," shared VanDeSype. "As a result, there was one driver that is facing charges of impaired driving for being over the 80 milligrams of alcohol. There was also one criminal code charge for driving while prohibited. They also located an individual that had an outstanding warrant for their arrest. During that arrest, they found that they were in possession of some suspected fentanyl. They were then charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for possession of a controlled substance."

The high-visibility traffic enforcement also resulted in five charges under the Traffic Safety Act. Several warnings were also given out.

Mid-Saturday afternoon, police responded to a traffic collision on 18th Street involving one vehicle that had struck a parked vehicle and rolled onto its roof. Weyburn Fire and EMS also attended the scene. The driver was treated for minor injuries and subsequently charged for impaired driving, driving while suspended, fail to comply with an undertaking and possession of a controlled substance. The driver was also found to have outstanding warrants for his arrest and was held for an upcoming court appearance. (Read more on this incident HERE)

"On Sunday morning officers received a call from a distressed caller indicating that they had observed one male chasing another male down the street with a knife and also said there was some threat to harm," VanDeSype stated. "The individuals were located and they were unharmed. That investigation continues but we are having a little trouble as the information hasn't been forthcoming."

Both parties involved have not been cooperative with providing information to the police regarding the incident. The male suspect was found to have outstanding warrants for his arrest and was subsequently arrested and released on the warrants.

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 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

This current week has been recognized as National Police Week and began in 1970 as a way for the police to connect with their communities and to increase awareness about the services they provide.

"We appreciate it and we've gotten some recognition from some people sending us messages and stuff like that but we're just doing our job day to day. That's all we can do and it's nice to see that there's some appreciation for the officers out there doing good work," expressed VanDeSype.

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