Intoxicated man bites, kicks police officers during arrest

Police officers in Saskatoon were kicked and bitten by an intoxicated man on Thursday afternoon.

According to police, officers were called to 23rd Street East after reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, police said officers found a 28-year-old man carrying drug paraphernalia on the street, and he appeared to be upset and intoxicated.

“With the assistance of a security guard, police arrested the man for public intoxication,” police said in a statement.

“He became combative, kicking and biting officers prior to being placed in the patrol car and transported to detention.”

The man was charged with causing a disturbance, resisting arrest, uttering death threats and two counts of assaulting a police officer.