The Weyburn Police Service is investigating a fatal house fire that occurred in the early morning hours of June 24. The matter is also under investigation by the Coroner’s Office, Provincial Fire Commissioner’s Office and the Weyburn Fire Department.
Due to the length of time required to process all of the necessary evidence, a determination of the cause and nature of the fire will not be possible for some time. However, at this time the incident is not being considered suspicious in nature.
To assist in the determination of the cause of the fire, anyone who may have information regarding this incident, which will assist in putting together the events leading up to the fire, is asked to report it to the Weyburn Police Service, or by reporting it to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
• The Weyburn police received two reports of ladies’ purses being stolen on Sunday. As the result of the investigation, the purses were recovered and a 26-year-old female from Regina has been charged with two counts of theft under $5,000.
• The city police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible for mischief to a garage located in the 600 block of Second Avenue South on Thursday.
• Police received a complaint regarding a person going down the street checking each vehicle car door as they went on Thursday evening around 9:30 p.m. The police reminds everyone to lock their vehicles when left unattended. As these are almost always crimes of opportunity, it is extremely rare for a locked vehicle to be victimized with the culprit simply moves on to the next easiest target.
• Weyburn police received a complaint of a possible intruder into a residence at about 4:15 a.m. on Friday. Upon investigation, a 34-year-old highly intoxicated male was located. The investigation revealed that in his intoxicated state he believed he was at a friend’s house and simply chose the wrong house to enter. He was charged and taken home.
• City police were advised of a possible stolen vehicle at about 10:25 a.m. on Saturday. After investigation, the vehicle was located and a 47-year-old male known to the owner has been charged with taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.
• Weyburn police were dispatched to a report of an unwanted houseguest on June 19. As a result of the police attending, the 25-year-old male left peacefully and there were no further incidents.
• The Weyburn police received a call regarding a suspicious person on June 20. At about 8:45 p.m., a 34-year-old male was located and found to be intoxicated. He was charged for being intoxicated in public and released to a sober friend.
• Last week, the police report included that the police had been involved in a brief pursuit. As a result of that investigation, the police are now able to report that a 22-year-old local male has been identified as the driver and has been charged with dangerous driving and with evading police, and will be making a court appearance. In a related matter, the same accused has also been charged with public mischief for misleading the police that his vehicle had been stolen.
• In addition, the city police received and dealt with 16 reports of fraud scams, including for the STARS Lottery, Canada Revenue Agency, and ‘family member in jail’ scams. While there was an actual victim in one case, the remainder of the cases saw no loss to the victim.
Police continue to urge residents to be aware that in Canada it is illegal to charge any form of fee, tax, claim fee, etc., for the winning of a lottery prize. It is also not a legitimate business practice to pay for CRA indebtedness or ‘police bail’ with iTunes cards.
