Through the weekly report from the Weyburn Police Service, the public is made aware about what tickets were handed out, if someone was charged in a vehicle collision, or what they need to be mindful of, such as school zones.
Brent VanDeSype, Weyburn's interim Chief of Police, said he accepted writing up the weekly reports as one of his duties as Deputy Chief.
"So the majority of it was me, but I encourage other officers to let their voice be heard on the radio, let the community hear somebody different than myself occasionally," he noted.
He said with an average of about 100 calls to the police each week, they can't possibly include everything, so they choose things that are significant to the community.
However, not everything is published in the report, for good reason.
"There are some things that are under investigation that you may want to keep a little closer, just while the investigation is going on, but definitely we want the community to be informed."
Public safety announcements, for example, tend to be included in the release at certain times of the year.
"At the start of the school year, of course, we want to make sure to say, 'hey, there's going to be a lot of anxious kids out in the street, so be aware, slow down', or winter is coming up, so you want to make sure that people drive according to the road conditions, make sure they got a clear view," he shared. "So there are times of the year that a PSA will come out just to increase that awareness, but also maybe there are numerous incidents that are occurring, break-and-enters to homes or to storage facilities, or car diggings. So you might say that because of the recent influx of those occurrences, then you would want to put out a public awareness."
It's not often that names will be released in the Police Report, but VanDeSype said it's not never.
"We are trying to inform the community that this occurred or is occurring, but as you know, if you go to court and you sit in court, you will hear names. So names do come out sooner or later."