It's been a busy start to August for the Biggar RCMP.
The first call back on the fourth took members to the remnants of a rural crime scene, as described by Cst. Chad Mehl with the detachment.
"On August 4th, thieves attempted unsuccessfully to get a water cannon from a farm outside of Biggar, but didn’t get far by clipping it on nearby farm equipment, damaging the axles of the water cannon."
On August 5 members gained reports of a couple of minor assaults, though the complainants decided not to proceed. That same day police received three suspicious individuals reports, one of which resulting in a ride request back to Cando.
The next call came on August 7 relating to a dispute between a landlord and tenant. Officers created a presence on scene, and the squabble was mediated into the latter part of the evening.
Friday, August 8 resulted in the headline call as an intoxicated male was arrested after causing problems at a residence outside of town. The weekend might not have started off on the right foot, but members gave him a place to stay until sober so he could figure it out in the morning.
The weekend stayed busy with a complaint of an assault on Saturday, August 9, officers opening investigation with no further details given. The week of calls then wrapped up on Sunday as a stolen vehicle from Saskatoon was located near Asquith and returned to its owner.
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Stopping speeders has also been a focus so far this month. 11 people were caught driving on local highways above the speed limit, that the main story as police carried out other traffic related enforcement.
60 occurrences in total have been reported to the detachment since August 4, with an up-to-date list set to be available soon.