Charges for mischief under $5000 were laid in Weyburn on June 15th following a report of a domestic disturbance. Police attended the scene and found a computer that had been destroyed. Deputy Police Chief Shane St. John says the suspect had fled the scene after the incident.
“A domestic call in between some family members. The one person definitely was angry and got elevated and smashed some property belonging to the other party. They did leave the scene but were found later on.
“Just behavior that was unacceptable and unfortunately, some property was damaged in this circumstance.”
St. John explains when they look for suspects that have fled the scene of an incident, they are able to find them in the area, or they are reported to police when they attempt to return.
“Things are usually still fairly elevated and they might be watching, see police leave, and then come back to the house and we're quickly called back. That happens a lot.”
St. John notes that the damage was intentional, leading to the charge for mischief.