The following is the occurrence summary for February 16 – 22.
On February 18 at 1:40 a.m., Corman Park Police were travelling westbound on the Chief Mistawasis Bridge when they observed a grey 2011 Chev Silverado truck driving westbound in front of them and straddling the line between two lanes. The vehicle was travelling at a speed lower than the speed limit and weaving on the roadway. Police attempted to stop the vehicle but it continued westbound through the lights at Wanuskewin and then south on to Arthur Rose Drive, where it finally stopped. Police identified a 44-year-old male resident of Regina as the driver and a 17-year-old female resident of Saskatoon as the passenger. The driver displayed indications of impairment from a drug and was placed under arrest. It was determined that the driver was also prohibited from driving and was at large on other criminal charges which had conditions on him not to operate a motor vehicle. Police spoke with the female passenger who turned over a large quantity of Crystal Meth to police along with a variety of other substances, including what is believed to be a small amount of heroin. The passenger was also arrested. Saskatoon Police Service was contacted and had units attend the location of the stop. The Saskatoon Police took both subjects into their custody. The pair face a variety of charges including impaired driving, refusing to provide a urine sample, prohibited driving, breach of a release order and possession of the proceeds of crime on the driver and breach of youth conditions on the passenger. They both face charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Both subjects were held in custody for a bail hearing.
On February 19, at 12:15 a.m., Corman Park Police observed a grey Volkswagen Passat on Township Road 384 near Range Road 3061, west of Martensville. Police stopped the vehicle to check for driver sobriety, licence and registration. The driver, a 33-year-old female resident of Corman Park, identified herself to police with a valid driver’s licence. While speaking with the woman police noticed a large knife and a baton behind the driver’s seat on the floor. The woman was arrested for being in possession of a prohibited weapon and her vehicle was searched. Police located a small quantity of Crystal Meth, a powdered substance believed to be an opiate, some Cannabis and a throwing knife. The woman was taken to the Warman RCMP Detachment where she was later released on charges of possessing a prohibited weapon (the baton), possession of a controlled substance (2 counts) and unlawful possession of Cannabis in a vehicle.
On February 20, at 12:05 a.m., the Corman Park Police observed a blue 1999 Ford Windstar minivan travelling northbound on Highway 12 near Township Road 400 with a burned out headlight and a burned out brake light. Police stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, a 26-year-old male resident of Martensville. The man advised that he had not been drinking prior to driving and was read a mandatory breath demand by police. The driver provided a sample of breath into a roadside screening device which registered a reading of FAIL. The man was arrested and taken to the Martensville RCMP Detachment where he provided breath samples of 90 and 80 mgs%. The man was released on charges of impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a burned out headlight and brake light. The man’s licence was suspended and his vehicle impounded.
On February 21, at 12:10 a.m., Corman Park Police attempted to stop a snowmobile on Range Road 3053 near Highway 305. The snowmobile operator was travelling eastbound in the ditch adjacent to Highway 305 for a couple of miles to Range Road 3051 before stopping for police. The 34-year-old female resident of Neuhorst who was operating the snowmobile advised police that she was unaware that police were attempting to stop her. The operator advised police that she had consumed alcohol prior to driving and police read a breath demand to her. The woman provided a sample of breath into a roadside screening device, which registered a reading of FAIL. She was arrested and taken to the Martensville RCMP Detachment where she provided breath samples of 150 and 140 mg%, almost twice the legal limit. Her driver’s licence was suspended and her snowmobile impounded. She was later released on charges of impaired driving, failing to stop for police, operating an unregistered snowmobile and operating a snowmobile within 30m of a highway after sunset adjacent to the opposite lane of travel. She will appear in Provincial Court on March 31 in answer to the charges.