Saskatoon police arrested a 21-year-old man with a machete after receiving a firearm complaint on Saturday.
A witness reported a man with what was thought to be a gun in the 300-block of Avenue F South shortly before 4 a.m. CT.
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Once officers arrived, they saw a man matching the suspect description. The man immediately ran from the police.
Additional units were brought in and a police dog found the man hiding in a yard. He was taken into custody. No injuries were reported.
Police said they seized a large machete from the man. He was also wearing a Kevlar vest.
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No firearm was found.
The Saskatoon man has been charged with being in possession of a weapon as well as failing to abide by conditions of an undertaking and breaching conditions of an existing probation order.
He is expected to be brought before a justice of the peace on Saturday.
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