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4 people bear-sprayed in Saskatoon home during break and enter

Saskatoon police officers who were called to a home found the front door was kicked in and bear mace sprayed inside. Vytai Brannan / Global News

Four people were bear-sprayed after a man broke into a Saskatoon home early Wednesday morning.

Officers who were called to the home in the 400-block of Avenue R South at around 1:30 a.m. found the front door was kicked in and bear mace sprayed inside.

They were told a man a fled on a bicycle before they arrived.

He was tracked by a Saskatoon police dog to the area of Avenue Q South and 18th Street West where officers found him sitting near a bike.

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Officers said he had a bottle of liquor, drug paraphernalia, and 30 grams of cannabis in individual bags on him.

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The 19-year-old Saskatoon man is charged with assault, break and enter, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, marijuana possession, and breach of probation.

Police believe the suspect and victims are known to each other.

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