Saskatoon police briefs: Alleged robbery and fight lead to charges, police find bear spray

Three people are facing charges after an alleged robbery and assault on Saturday at a Saskatoon business.

An injured person in the 3300 block of Eighth Street East was reported to police around 5:20 p.m. Police were told there was a “physical altercation and that security had detained multiple people” at the business.

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Three security guards had four people with them when Saskatoon Police Service officers arrived at the scene, according to a statement from police.

Police said an investigation revealed that two male youths approached a man and robbed him. A fight then broke out, during which a woman, who was known to the male victim, allegedly reached into a bag and pulled out a firearm, which she pointed at the two boys.

A 20-year-old man was found with injuries that police described as non-life-threatening and consistent with an assault.

Officers arrested the two youths on scene and, when searching one of the boys, found a canister of bear spray.

A 19-year-old woman, who was uninjured, was also at the scene. She was also arrested, and police said officers found a sawed-off rifle when a nearby vehicle was searched.

The incident resulted in charges laid against two 16-year-old boys, including robbery, assault causing bodily harm and committing an offence while masked. One of the teens was also charged with possession of a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and breaching court-imposed conditions.

Police said the woman “has been charged with numerous firearms-related charges.”

Man charged after weapons call, traffic stop

A weapons call at around 3:10 a.m. on Monday brought Saskatoon police to Sixth Avenue North and King Street after getting a report that a vehicle had “pulled up to an individual and someone in the vehicle had a gun.”

Officers responding to the call found a vehicle with the same description near Princess Street and Third Avenue North.

“A high-risk traffic stop was conducted and one of the passengers began to run away; however, a K9 track was conducted and the male was located and arrested shortly after,” police stated in a release.

The remaining people in the vehicle were also arrested and, after searching the vehicle, police said officers found a can of bear spray.

A 36-year-old man is now facing charges of possession of a weapon and breaching court-imposed conditions.