Saskatoon police airplane involved in arrest of tagger

The Saskatoon Police Service’s Air Support Unit caught a tagger in the act late Tuesday.

According to police, officers were called to St. Frances Cree Bilingual School on McPherson Avenue at about 11:55 p.m., for a report of a man spray-painting the school with graffiti.

Police said officers in the plane saw a suspect “still causing damage” and directed ground units to his location.

Officers arrested a 23-year-old man, who had a can of spray paint in one of his pockets. He was charged with mischief and breach of probation.