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Saskatoon police briefs: Man facing charges including assault, possession of a dangerous weapon

By CKOM News Jul 14, 2025 | 7:05 PM

A 43-year-old man is facing a number of charges including assault, possession of a dangerous weapon and uttering threats after an incident in the Mount Royal neighbourhood on July 11.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a news release on July 14, that officers were called to the 200 block of Avenue V North around 9:30 a.m. on Friday after someone reported a flight between two men.

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Police said that when they arrived they found a 54-year-old man had been threatened with bear spray and they were also told the suspect may have been armed with a knife.

Police said they found the suspect not far away and he had both a knife and bear spray on him.

The man is facing two charges of carrying a concealed weapon and obstructing a peace officer, as well as assault, uttering threats, and two counts of possession of a dangerous weapon.

Information wanted after hit and run

Police are looking for the driver of a Honda Accord they say was involved in a hit and run that sent a 27-year-old motorcyclist to hospital with serious injuries on July 13.

SPS said in a July 14 news release that officers were called to the intersection of Attridge and Berini drives in Forest Grove around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday and were told the car had hit the motorcycle before also hitting a light pole and a traffic sign and getting stuck on a roundabout while attempting to leave.

Police said the driver of the car then fled on foot while holding a dog.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300 or to inform Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at saskcrimestoppers.com.

Second suspect sought after robbery arrest

Saskatoon police are looking for a woman after a robbery in the city on July 11.

SPS said in a July 14 news release that they had arrested a 40-year-old man and were looking for a female suspect following a robbery on Friday around 6:30 p.m..

Officers were called to 8th Street East and McOrmond Drive near Brighton where they found a 40-year-old man who had reported being threatened with bear spray and robbed.

Police said the man, who was not injured, had been in his vehicle with the man arrested and the female suspect when they demanded his keys and cash before running off.

The man who was arrested was found a short time later, police said, and is facing a charge of robbery.

Man arrested after robbery outside convenience store

A 35-year old-man is in custody and has been charged with robbery after an incident outside a convenience store on Sunday that send a man to hospital with serious injuries.

SPS said in a July 14 news release that officers were called to the store in the 800 block of 22nd Street West in the Westmount neighbourhood around 9:40 p.m. on July 13 after being told that a man had been assaulted outside the business.

Police said they found a 42-year-old man who they said had been beaten and robbed by three men and then arrested one man who matched a description of the suspect nearby.

SPS said its General Investigation Unit is still investigating.

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