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Confrontation in Prince Albert, Sask. ends with arrest

Prince Albert police cruiser.
A man is in custody following a confrontation in Prince Albert. File Photo / Global News

Prince Albert police have a man in custody after a confrontation in the northern Saskatchewan city.

Officers were called to the Cornerstone District on Wednesday at around 11:50 p.m. for a weapon complaint between two people known to each other.

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They spoke to the complainant and used commercial video surveillance to determine a conflict had taken place with a man armed with a knife.

No injuries were reported.

Officers located the man a short distance away and arrested him.

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The 30-year-old man is facing several charges including carrying a knife for a purpose dangerous to the public peace, two breaches of a court order, and being at large on an undertaking.

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He is scheduled to appear Thursday in Prince Albert provincial court.

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