A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer after an early morning confrontation in College Park.
Saskatoon police were called to a home the 10 block of Summer Place at around 7:30 a.m. CT Wednesday for a report of an intoxicated man.
He allegedly became combative and assaulted an officer while police attempted to arrest him.
A Taser was unsuccessfully deployed and the man fled on foot.
He was arrested after being tracked by a police dog to the 100 block of Mount Allison Crescent where he was hiding near a parked car.
No injuries were reported.
The 26-year-old man is facing charges of assaulting a police officer, break and enter, meth possession, and marijuana possession.
The use of the Taser will be reviewed in accordance with Saskatoon Police Service policy.
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