The Weyburn Police Report was released yesterday for the week of August 20 – 26. There were seven incidents cited with nothing too out of the ordinary.

One of them was an incident on Friday, August 24 that saw an infant outside unsupervised. Deputy Chief of Police, Rod Stafford, warns parents to take extra precautions.

“We’re not faulting parents because we know how quickly kids can get away. You think you’ve got a secure backyard and they find the hole in the fence or something,” Stafford said. “This was an 18-month-old toddler, so well too young to be out on their own, and obviously found some way to escape the yard. Fortunately, a passerby called and we were able to find out where the toddler belonged and get it home back with its parents quickly. It really emphasizes how quickly that can happen.”

Stafford says this was an isolated incident and is very rare in Weyburn, but does happen a few times a year, especially in the summer.

“They could certainly disappear, and that is something we don't want. So just urging parents and caregivers to make sure, if they’re letting young kids out in the yard that they are under 100 percent constant supervision,” he stated.

It has been a tough summer for vehicles in the city, with an increased number of reports of damage done to cars and trucks in Weyburn. Another incident was mentioned in the police report this past week, with a vehicle being keyed. Stafford says the WPS has had no luck solving the crimes.

“We’ve not been able to tie a common thread to any of the vehicles being keyed or damaged. That makes it difficult for us to say whether it’s a group going around targeting people, or whether it’s a group going around randomly, or whether it’s an individual thinking it was the thing to do walking by a single vehicle,” he explained. “They make them difficult for us to solve, so we’re always looking for the public’s assistance, so again if anyone knows anything of this or any of the other ones, give us a shout at the Weyburn Police Service. Or if you want to remain anonymous to call Crime Stoppers.”

There were a few instances of impaired driving as well. One of them was reported to Weyburn Police via the Report Impaired Drivers Program.

“The RID program is definitely working,” Stafford said. “We get a couple calls a week. It is an important program and it is obviously showing benefits because in this one particular case we were able to locate the vehicle and the driver, in fact, was impaired.”

In maybe the most compelling case listed in the report, six teens were charged with possession of alcohol after standard procedure led to a search of their vehicle. Stafford said one of the youth was also charged with possession of Psilocybin, or magic mushrooms.

“This hasn’t been a common occurrence for us to have that many violations in one vehicle. It was just a routine traffic stop to check for drivers license, registration of vehicle, and driver sobriety,” he said. “There was an odor of freshly used marijuana, which resulted in our ability to detain the occupants of the vehicle and conduct a search. It netted not only violations under the Alcohol Control Act but the Criminal Code as well for drugs.”

Other incidents mentioned were an aggravated assault on Monday, August 20, and a youth being charged with a breach of her court-ordered conditions on Sunday, August 26.