WEYBURN - The Weyburn Police Service (WPS) responded to 82 calls for service during the period of Nov. 3 to 10, resulting in 13 charges. Of the charges, three were laid under the Criminal Code of Canada, seven under the Traffic Safety Act (TSA) and three for failing to attend Court.
Traffic infractions related to speed resulted in four of the seven charges. The other three charges were for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, driving to the left of a solid centre line and failing to produce a registration. During this time WPS members also attended to false alarms, calls of disturbances, calls related to Mental Health, wellbeing checks and offender management.
Police, fire and EMS were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 39 and Queen Street to a truck-train collision. A vehicle was crossing the railroad tracks and was struck by a passing train. The persons in the vehicle were transported to Weyburn General Hospital without life-threatening injuries. All information collected was passed to CP Police for further investigation.
Police were called to a report of a garbage can fire at a property on the west side of the City. The small fire was extinguished upon police arrival. With help from the staff of the facility, three young individuals were located and identified as the ones being responsible. The three youth were warned of their behavior in the presence of their parents.
A dog walk turned frightening when three other dogs approached an individual. The three dogs came after the dog being walked, and when the owner bent down to pick their dog up, they were knocked to the ground. The three dogs were located and lodged at the Humane Society, with the owner being responsible for the bill to pick them up. No one/dog was injured during the encounter.
Calls have been received by WPS concerning unauthorized individuals entering the fenced-off construction site of the new Weyburn Hospital. This is both illegal and dangerous. Individuals found on the property, who are not supposed to be there, will face fines for trespassing.
An individual attended WPS knowing that there were warrants out for their arrest from both WPS and RCMP. The individual cleared up the warrants and was given a future court date.
*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).
