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An attempt by Saskatoon police officers to serve an arrest warrant on Tuesday has led to a standoff situation in the city’s Avalon neighbourhood.
The situation began just before 9 a.m. on June 30, when officers attempted to serve the warrant of arrest to an occupant in a home in the 2500 block of Melrose Avenue.
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“The female subject has since refused to cooperate with officers and has remained inside the home,” police said in a news release shared just before 3 p.m.
Members of the Saskatoon Police Service’s tactical support unit and crisis negotiation team are at the scene. A listener reported that police had blocked off an area south of Ruth Street, seemingly in connection to the incident, with officers and police vehicles at the scene.
Motorists have been asked to avoid the immediate area.
Four arrested after allegedly fleeing traffic stop
Just before 2:30 p.m. on June 29, Saskatoon police officers in the area of 8th Street East and Ewart Avenue saw a vehicle driving erratically.
“Upon attempting a traffic stop, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed and police disengaged. Further investigation determined that this same vehicle had been reported multiple times earlier in the day for erratic driving,” a release from police reported.
The vehicle was seen later by officers at Idylwyld Drive North and 29th Street. Another traffic stop was attempted and again, the vehicle fled from officers until a tire deflation device was successfully deployed.
The four occupants of the vehicle – two men, ages 18 and 19, and two women, ages 18 and 40 – were arrested in the 1300 block of Alexandra Avenue. Police located and seized a sawed-off shotgun upon searching the vehicle.
Police have laid various charges against the four people, relating to weapons and evading police.
