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Unlawfully at large man nabbed in Saskatoon shopping centre parking lot

A man who was unlawfully at large from Correctional Service of Canada was arrested at a Saskatoon shopping centre parking lot. File / Global News

A man is in custody after Saskatoon police received a complaint someone was checking vehicle doors in the parking lot of a shopping centre.

Police were called out around 8:45 p.m. CT on Monday to Clarence Avenue South and Circle Drive.

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A canine officer located the man in question however when the officer approached him, the man ran into a department store.

He was wearing a red basketball jersey and a black hat.

When the same man left the store a few minutes later, police said he was wearing different clothing.

He spotted the officer and fled, dodging traffic and people in the parking lot.

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A police dog was used to capture the 33-year-old man, who suffered dog bites to his leg.

The Saskatoon man was found to be unlawfully at large from Correctional Service of Canada. He is facing charges of obstructing a peace officer and possibly mischief charges.

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