Charges for using laser on police plane
The Saskatoon Police Service says two people have been arrested after the police Air Support Unit was targeted with a green light laser while airborne.
In a news release police say following a second laser strike, members of the ASU determined the laser to be coming from a balcony in the 500 block of Eastlake Avenue. Upon arrival of ground units to the area, two suspects were located and arrested. A green light laser was later located inside an apartment unit.
The police explain that a laser strike on an aircraft is extremely dangerous because it illuminates the plane’s interior and can cause temporary vision loss for the pilot and crew that could lead to loss of control of the aircraft.
The two males, age 36 and 16, have now been charged with two counts each of assaulting a police officer and mischief causing danger to life. The 36-year-old was also found to be breaching court-ordered conditions.
Stabbing Wednesday morning
The Saskatoon Police Service says their officers responded to an injured person report in the 3400 block of 8th Street East around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Officers located a man suffering from several stab wounds and he was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services West. Their investigation determined the stabbing had occurred in the 100 block of Leland Terrace.
The suspect was not located but is believed to be known to the victim. Members of the Serious Assault Unit are continuing to investigate.
Evade Police
The Saskatoon Police Service says two people were arrested following an evade police incident early this morning.
Around 2:30 a.m. an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of 20th Street West and Avenue V South when it began to evade at a high rate of speed. The Air Support Unit immediately began to monitor the vehicle’s movements and observed it to stop at the intersection of 20th Street West and Vancouver Avenue where they saw a man get out and woman continued to flee in the vehicle for a short distance before abandoning it and taking off on foot. She was located and arrested
In a news release police say in attempted to arrest the male suspect there was a confrontation with officers, and a police service dog was deployed. Once arrested, police searched the suspect and say they seized two loaded firearms, false identity documents, assorted pills, and methamphetamine.
As a result, a 29-year-old woman was arrested on outstanding warrants and a 22-year-old man has been charged with several drug- and firearms-related offences, resisting arrest, dangerous driving, operating a vehicle being pursued by police, and possession of false identity documents.
