Police arrest 18-year-old man in 2 bear spray incidents on Saturday

Police arrested an 18-year-old Saskatoon man after two separate bear spray incidents on Saturday.

Around 5:50 p.m. in the 200 block of 1st Avenue South, police were called about numerous people allegedly attacked by bear spray.

According to the release, officers reviewed video of the incident, and the suspect fled prior to their arrival.

Approximately an hour later, at the intersection of Preston Avenue North and 108th Street West police were called to a city transit bus being bear sprayed.

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The accused was arrested in a field along 108th Street West.

His charges according to police are “assault with a weapon (x3), possession of a weapon (x2), mischief (x2), and failure to comply with court ordered conditions.