On March 22, the Weyburn Police Service received a complaint of a tool box full of tools being stolen sometime over the weekend from the back of a parked truck. The truck had been parked in a parking lot in the east side of the city. There are no suspects at this time and the incident remains under investigation.
On March 20, the Weyburn Police Service was requested to be on the look-out for a suspect vehicle that was related to a theft and an assault with a weapon which had occurred earlier in Estevan. The suspects, a male and female were believed to be travelling towards Weyburn. A short time later a member of the Weyburn Police Service located the suspect vehicle and conducted a vehicle stop. A 30 year-old male and a 46 year-old female were arrested and transported to the Weyburn Police Service. After further investigation, the female was charged and released on a Promise to Appear for court at a later date, and the male was remanded in custody for a court appearance on March 23.
This incident remains under investigation and further charges may be laid.
The Weyburn Police Service responded to a residence after receiving a report of an individual who was making threatening remarks and was possibly armed with a rifle. On arrival, it was learned that one shot had been fired in the residence, although no one had been injured. Police arrested a 63 year-old female who was transported to the Weyburn General Hospital for examination prior to being lodged in cells. The accused was charged with dangerous use of a firearm and unsafe storage and will be appearing in court later this month.
On March 17, members of the Weyburn Police Service assisted the RCMP in regard to a complaint of uttering threats after it was learned that the threatening action was to occur in Weyburn. RCMP later located and arrested a 35 year-old male who was remanded in custody to appear in court later this month.
The Weyburn Police Service is investigating the theft of a number of vehicles over the past week.
On March 16, a black enclosed 30 foot car hauler trailer with Sask. license 192 HIC was stolen from a business in the 1700 block of Ebel Road. It is believed that the trailer was later used in the break and enter and theft of two ATVs from New Age Motorsports compound.
A 1997 Dodge extended cab pickup was stolen from a business on Hunt Street. The vehicle was later recovered by the Weyburn Police Service within the city.
A 2006 Ford F250, dark blue in color with Sask. license 599 HJU, was stolen from a business in the 100 block of East Avenue. This vehicle has since been recovered in Calgary.
All the thefts are believed related. While there are no suspects at this time, it appears that a group of criminals were travelling across southern Saskatchewan.
If you or anyone you know has any information regarding any of the above crimes, or any other serious crime, police are encouraging you to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-Tips(8477), or to contact the Weyburn Police Service.
