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Search ongoing for 2 suspects who robbed business, bear sprayed man: police

A file photo of a Saskatoon police vehicle. File / Global News

Saskatoon police continue their search for a pair of suspects who stole items from a business and then sprayed a man with bear spray early Saturday morning.

According to police, at roughly 2:01 a.m., officers were called to the 200 block of Pendygrasse Road after a man was bear sprayed.

Police found the 45-year old man who had been bear sprayed. He told officers a man and a woman entered the nearby business and stole items. The man went outside to see which direction to pair were travelling in, at which point he was bear sprayed.

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The suspects fled on foot.

The male suspect is described as being 16 or 17 years of age, five-feet-eight inches tall and wearing black shorts, a black hat and a black jacket. Police say the female suspect is about 14-years-old, five-feet-five-inches in height and was wearing a pink hoodie.

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A K-9 unit was used, but was unsuccessful in locating the suspects.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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