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A man trying to sell a cell phone ended up in the hospital after he was stabbed in the neck on Sunday evening.
According to police, officers were called to Marlatte Crescent, in the city’s Evergreen neighbourhood at around 10:20 p.m. after getting a report of a gunshot. Soon after, police said officers were called to Kochar Avenue, in the Marquis Industrial area, after getting a report of a stabbing, which was believed to be related to the initial report.
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“Officers arrived in the 3800 block of Kochar Avenue and located two people inside a vehicle, a 35-year-old woman and 28-year-old man. The man was transported to hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries consistent with a stabbing,” the Saskatoon Police Service said in a statement.
According to police, investigators determined that the victims met up with a pair of people on Marlatte Crescent intending to sell them a phone.
“A male and female suspect entered the vehicle and a short time later, a third male approached the drivers side window with a firearm,” police said.
“When the driver began to pull forward, the male in the back seat stabbed the man in the front seat. The male and female suspect then got out of the vehicle before the third male approached with a firearm and reportedly fired it before all three suspects fled the scene in a vehicle.”
The police force said the case is under investigation by officers with its serious assault unit. Anyone with information that could help the investigation was encouraged to contact police or make a report anonymously though Crime Stoppers.
Back in 2021, the police force established a “safe zone” for buy-and-sell meetups in the police station’s visitor parking lot.
“By implementing a Buy and Sell Exchange Zone, the Saskatoon Police Service saw an opportunity to improve community safety and provide a dedicated space to conduct legal buy and sell transactions,” Staff Sgt. Matt Bradford said in a statement issued at the time.
“Our goal is to prevent buy and sell frauds and reduce the number of citizens being victimized by this kind of fraudulent activity.”
Five arrested after assault on Eighth Street East: Police
Police said five people were arrested after allegedly assaulting a male victim in a parking lot on Eighth Street East on Sunday evening.
According to police, officers were called to the area at around 7 p.m., where they found a 24-year-old man who was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
“Five people were also located nearby and arrested,” the police force said in a statement.
“A 41 year old woman is charged with Robbery and three males, ages 33, 50, 49 are charged with Robbery and Breach of Probation.”
43-year-old woman hospitalized after stabbing
A 43-year-old woman was taken to hospital with injures believed to be serious after she was stabbed early on Monday morning.
Police said officers were called to a business on Fairlight Drive after a woman arrived there with a stab wound.
“It is not known where the stabbing occurred,” police said.
“She was transported to the hospital by paramedics for further medical treatment.”
Two charged after Kensington stabbing
Two people were arrested and are facing charges following a stabbing Saskatoon police said happened in the Kensington neighbourhood late Saturday night.
In a June 22 news release, Saskatoon police said officers were called to the 200 block of Ells Crescent on June 20 around 11:55 p.m., after receiving a report of a stabbing.
Police said a 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and an 18-year-old woman was arrested.
While the woman was at SPS detention, police said they learned she had a stab wound and was also taken to hospital.
Police said their investigation found another woman at the scene attempted to intervene in the initial fight when a separate man at the residence assaulted her. The man was also arrested and police said everyone involved knew each other.
The 18-year-old woman was charged with aggravated assault and a 17-year-old was charged with assault and assault by choking.
Pair facing robbery, assault charges
Saskatoon police on Monday said they had charged two people after an incident in the Fairhaven neighbourhood on Friday.
Police said a 34-year old woman and a 26-year old man had been charged with robbery, possession of stolen property and breach of probation after the incident at Fairlight and Fairmont drives around 8 on June 19.
Police said two men and two women were travelling together in a Chevrolet Cruze when the driver was told to pull over by the backseat occupants.
Police said they were told the 34-year-old woman hit a man in the front passenger seat with a hammer and items, including the vehicle, were then stolen from the 43-year-old female and 36-year-old male victims.
Police said they found the vehicle not long after in the 2400 block of MacPherson Avenue in the Exhibition neighbourhood, where they arrested and charged the pair.
