Saskatoon Police See ‘Troubling Rise’ in Bear Spray Attacks With 7 Last Weekend

Saskatoon Police See ‘Troubling Rise’ in Bear Spray Attacks With 7 Last Weekend
A man holds a can of pepper bear spray in a file photo. Saskatoon police say the use of bear spray for criminal purposes is on the rise. Valley Journal/Shutterstock
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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.”