Saskatoon police respond to suspicious package left downtown

Saskatoon police had a busy Sunday dealing with two unrelated incidents.

Several blocks of downtown were restricted Sunday evening after a suspicious package was left in the 100 block of 2nd Avenue.

In a media release, police said the explosives disposal unit was called to the scene just after 5 p.m.

The package turned out to be empty and traffic restrictions were lifted before 10 p.m.

Man barricades himself inside home with gun

Police responded to a weapons call in the 300 block of Avenue T South around 2:20 p.m.

Once officers arrived, they noticed a man who had barricaded himself inside a home with a gun.

It ended peacefully with the arrest of a 33-year-old who now faces several weapons related charges.