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Prince Albert police Taser woman armed with scissors

A Prince Albert police officer said he had to Taser a woman who threatened him with scissors. File / Global News

A Taser was used on a woman in Prince Albert, Sask., who threatened a police officer with scissors.

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Officers had been called to an address in East Flat to help paramedics with a suspected overdose.

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The woman was reported to be acting aggressively towards Parkland Ambulance staff.

The officers said when they arrived, they were confronted by the woman.

She was wielding a pair of scissors and threatened an officer by raising the scissors in an aggressive manner.

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The officer fired his Taser, subduing the woman.

No injuries were reported.

She was arrested and taken to hospital for observation from a potential overdose.

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The 30-year-old woman has since been released and will appear in Prince Albert provincial court at a later date.

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