Prince Albert police had to use pepper spray on a man who officers said was resisting arrest.
At the time, an officer was investigating a stolen vehicle.
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The officer had spotted the stolen vehicle during a routine patrol early Thursday morning and followed it to a West Flat home police said was known to be frequented by criminally active people.
The officer said he approached a man and woman who had exited the vehicle and unsuccessfully tried to enter the home.
When the officer attempted to arrest the man, police said he began to resist arrest and attempted to reach into his waist for what was believed to be a weapon.
Other officers arrived during the struggle and used pepper spray on the man to subdue him.
Police seized a knife they said fell from the man during the struggle.
He was treated by paramedics for minor injuries.
Two other men who were still in the stolen vehicle were arrested.
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Officers then searched the vehicle and seized two firearms, a BB handgun, a knife and ammunition.
A 19-year-old Saskatoon man is charged with resisting arrest, possessing a stolen vehicle and numerous firearms-related charges, along with breaching a court order.
Two men from Big River, 20 and 21, are facing numerous firearms-related charges along with possessing a stolen vehicle.
The 20-year-old man is also charged with breaching a court order.
A 29-year-old Pelican Lake woman is charged with possessing a stolen vehicle and breaching a court order, along with numerous firearms-related offenses.
They are scheduled to appear Friday in Prince Albert provincial court.
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