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A 50-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly waving a replica handgun around in a parking lot on Preston Avenue North.
According to police, officers were called to the scene at around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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“The suspect was located but refused to cooperate with responding officers; a conducted energy weapon was successfully deployed to take him into custody,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement.
“Upon his arrest, the 50-year-old man was found to be in possession of a replica handgun (loaded with CO2 and pellets), a can of bear spray, and a knife.”
Police said the man is facing three charges of possession of a dangerous weapon, three charges of carrying a concealed weapon, and a single charge of possession of a prohibited weapon.
In 2024, the provincial government announced new regulations aiming to reduce the number of criminal incidents involving bear spray.
The changes include regulations to restrict the possession of bear spray in public urban spaces, and a ban on altering bear spray in order to hide or disguise the product’s identity.
Anyone charged under the new regulations could face fines of up to $100,000.
Police investigate after woman injured in hit and run
Police are investigating a hit and run that left a woman seriously injured on the city’s west end.
At around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, police responded to 22nd Street West and Avenue Y South, where they found a woman who appeared to have been hit by a vehicle.
“The 47-year-old woman was found to be the victim of a hit and run and was transported to hospital with serious injuries,” police said in a release.
Saskatoon police asked anyone with information that could help the investigation to reach out to police or contact Crime Stoppers.
–with files from 650 CKOM’s Mia Holowaychuk
