Two 17-year-olds arrested in separate dangerous weapons incidents

Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025

In Mount Royal, a 25-year-old man from Saskatoon was charged with five firearms-related offences by the Saskatoon Police Service.

Around 8 p.m. officers responded to an apartment building in the 1700 block of 22nd Street West.

In a police release, officers said, ” All occupants were taken into custody from inside the suite.”Police seized two loaded sawed-off shotguns from inside.

Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025

A 21-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed by a 17-year-old boy in Confederation Park apartment.

On January 11, the Saskatoon Police Service responded around 1 a.m. to an injured person at an apartment in the 3700 block of Diefenbaker Drive.

The woman had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital.

According to a police news release, officers located the boy in the building with the knife in addition to a bag of ammunition and cocaine.

Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

A 17-year-old boy has been charged by Saskatoon Police Service with Possession of a Dangerous Weapon and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.

The incident happened in Westmount on Friday, Jan. 10, just past the 4 p.m. mark according to a news release.

Officers responded to a restaurant in the 1400 block of 22nd Street West

“The caller stated that an individual had threatened people inside while wielding a machete.”

A total of four people fled the scene before police reached the location, however, all four were eventually arrested.

Officers with the Guns and Gangs Unit made the arrests near Avenue O and 21st Street West, resulting in them seizing a machete in the waistband of the 17-year-old.

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