The police chief of duty, Thomas Jeppesen, reports an eventful weekend for the police – including a drunk driver, traffic accident and fire in Tasiilaq.
A young man without a driver’s license wreaked havoc in Aasiaat early Sunday morning when, in a drunken state, he stole a vehicle and went on a drive through town.
The police received the report at 05:32, after the young drunk driver had caused two traffic accidents with material damage to both the car and other objects as a result.
Despite the reckless driving, neither the driver nor any other persons were injured, and the police soon after stopped the man, who is now charged with, among other things, both utility theft and the damage caused, says chief of duty Thomas Jeppesen.
Theft in Brugseni
On Sunday afternoon at 12.53 the police had to go out to Brugseni in Nuuk, following a report of shoplifting. A person had been caught stealing food from the store, which resulted in an immediate charge of shoplifting, according to the warden.
– He has been charged with having stolen food – ie shoplifting, explains Thomas Jeppesen.
Traffic accident in a parking lot
That same afternoon, at 3:57 p.m., the police also had to go to a parking lot in Sisimiut, where two cars had collided.
The police arrived at the scene to record a report, and there are no reports of injuries in connection with the collision.
Fire in Tasiilaq
Last night, Sunday at 7:12 p.m., a fire broke out in a waste facility in Tasiilaq, which is used, among other things, for compacting plastic.
The fire brigade quickly moved out to the building, where they established that there were no people in the smoke-filled premises, and thus no injuries were reported.
Although there is no immediate indication of a criminal act, the police have cordoned off the area and launched a fire technical investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire and rule out suspicious circumstances.
