Saskatoon police cordoned off an area on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue South following a report of suspicious packages dropped off near a building on June 20, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Suspect in custody after suspicious packages call on 4th Ave.
By CKOM NewsJun 20, 2018 | 6:20 AM
Saskatoon police have a suspect in custody after responding Wednesday to a call of suspicious packages placed downtown.
Around 11 a.m., police received a report of a man seen placing a briefcase in front of a door to a business at 128 4th Avenue South.
A second brief case was reportedly placed in a parking lot nearby.
A suspect was found and taken into custody when officers arrived at the scene.
Officers set up a perimeter while members of the canine unit and the explosive disposal team worked at the scene.
Police were seen leaving the area by about 12:30 p.m. They reported traffic restrictions had been fully lifted by shortly before 1 p.m.