Saskatoon police briefs: Man allegedly hiding knife in pants arrested on city bus

Police arrested a man who was allegedly concealing a knife in his pants on a Saskatoon Transit bus on Wednesday morning.

According to police, officers were called to Preston Avenue South and Wilson Crescent at around 11:30 a.m. after getting a call reporting a man armed with a knife on a city bus.

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“The suspect was located by police on the bus and upon being taken into custody, was found to be concealing a knife in his pants,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement.

“The 38-year-old man is charged with Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Unauthorized Possession of Weapon, and breach of court-imposed conditions.”

Three arrested after search of vehicle turns up weapons, drugs

Police said three people were arrested on Wednesday morning after an officer spotted a “suspicious vehicle” in Willian A. Reid Park, in the city’s Fairhaven neighbourhood.

The officer performed a traffic stop, police said, and the three occupants “were found to be in possession of two sawed-off rifles, a CO2 pistol, 8.55 grams of carfentanil, 6.88 grams of methamphetamine, 5.56 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia.”

Police said the three people – a 37-year-old man, a 32-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman – are now facing a list of charges related to firearms and drugs.

“Each of the three were also found to be in breach of court conditions,” the police force added.

Two facing charges after traffic stop on Taylor Street East

A man and woman are facing charges after a weapons call led to a traffic stop on Wednesday night.

According to police, a resident on St. Charles Avenue reported seeing “unknown persons approaching their home trying to locate a cell phone,” and said one member of the group was carrying a machete.

“While en route officers learned the suspects left the area in a taxi. A traffic stop of the taxi was then conducted in the 600 block of Taylor Street East,” the police force said in a statement.

“Two male and one female passenger exited the vehicle.  A 32 year old man was found to be in possession of a machete and an expandable baton. The female was found to be in possession of a loaded, sawed-off rifle and crystal methamphetamine.”

Police said the man is facing charges of possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon, while the woman is facing seven gun-related charges and one charge of possession of methamphetamine. The woman was set to appear in court on Thursday, police said, while the man was released from custody ahead of a later court date.

The third passenger was released without charges, police said.