Police report three bear spray incidents in Saskatoon Thursday; wanted man found (2024)

Saskatoon police responded to three separate incidents involving bear spray on Thursday.

Around 2 a.m., police and the fire department were called to a home in the 300 block of Fairmont Drive.

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Bear spray had been sprayed through an open window, police said in a news release on Friday.

Two adults and four children had evacuated by the time crews arrived. They were “experiencing mild symptoms consistent with exposure to bear spray; they did not require medical attention,” the release reported.

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Firefighters ventilated the house before the family was able to return.

No suspects were located.

Later, around 10 a.m., police responded to a call about an injured person in the 100 block of Avenue T South.

Officers arrived to find a man suffering from the effects of bear spray. They investigated and learned he was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

“He was arrested without incident before being transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services West for further treatment,” the release said.

No suspects were located.

Finally, around 4 p.m., police responded to a call that a man had been bear sprayed at a house in the 3300 block of Centennial Drive.

Officers learned three young men had gone to the house to confront a man who lived there. A different man opened the door, they had a verbal exchange, and the youth sprayed the man in the face and fled, police said.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested at a home in the 100 block of Haviland Crescent. He’s charged with assault with a weapon.

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