A Saskatoon police patrol officer had to Taser a man early Monday morning who allegedly refused to listen to officers responding to a break and enter.
Officers were initially called to the 300-block of Avenue P South for a report that a man armed with a machete had entered a home before fleeing on a bicycle.
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Responding officers located him a short distance away but said the man refused their commands to stop.
The officers eventually confronted the man in the 200-block of Avenue R South.
An officer fired a Taser after the man made several motions to remove something from his waistband while refusing to listen to officers.
The 26-year-old man was then taken into custody.
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Officers said they found a knife and meth when they searched him.
He is now facing charges of possession of a dangerous weapon, break and enter, meth possession and breach of probation.
The use of the Taser will be reviewed in accordance with Saskatoon Police Service policy.
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