‘Troubling Rise’: 7 Bear Spray Attacks in Saskatoon Last Weekend, Say Police

Published on October 17, 2024

Saskatoon saw seven separate bear spray attacks over the Thanksgiving weekend, which police say reflects a growing trend in the use of the defensive tool as a weapon in local crime. “The Saskatoon police has seen a troubling rise in bear spray related incidents throughout 2024,” a spokesperson for the Saskatoon Police Service told The Epoch Times. “We are often seeing them in assault with a weapon and robbery investigations.” Police received reports of three bear spray attacks on Oct. 11, one one in the afternoon, one in the evening, and the last at 10:30 p.m., according to an Oct. 15 press release. The suspects in the second incident were two boys, aged 12 and 13, whom the victim chose not to charge....

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