Pepper Spray

• Saskatchewan bear spray attacks on the rise, residents demand change

  As reports of bear spray attacks increase across Saskatchewan, so does frustration from residents. Calls are mounting for municipal governments to impose regulations on sales.

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  Dec 20
  
• Video: Pepper-spray suspect wanted by Vancouver police

  In a video, a suspect can be seen assaulting two people with pepper spray outside a restaurant near Powell Street and Gore Avenue.

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  Jun 21
  
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• Edmonton police fined after Black men who called for help pepper sprayed, arrested

  The Alberta Human Rights Commission has fined the Edmonton Police Service after ruling two Black men were racially discriminated during a wrongful arrest.

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  May 24
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• Strangers pepper sprayed after parking lot argument: London, Ont. police

  Police say a suspect got into an argument with two people in a parking lot and then pepper-sprayed them. The suspect and victims didn't know each other.

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  Feb 12
• Arrest made in July assault with pepper spray, weapon in Peterborough: police

  Following a three-month investigation, police made an arrest in connection with an assault at a Talwood Drive residence involving the use of pepper spray.

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  Nov 7, 2023
• Woman pepper-sprayed, officer bit by dog in downtown London assault

  A 58-year-old man and a 48-year-old man have been jointly charged with assault with a weapon, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and mischief under $5,000.

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  Oct 11, 2023
• Peterborough police seek teen who struck child in car with bear spray

  Police say a teenage pedestrian got into an argument with a woman in a vehicle. The teen deployed bear mace, striking one of two children inside the vehicle.

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  Aug 3, 2023
• Peterborough police investigate assault at residence involving pepper spray, weapon

  Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Peterborough police officers responded to a reported assault at a residence on Talwood Drive. A victim was found and taken to hospital.

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  Jul 24, 2023
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• Peterborough man faces 12 charges for thefts, robberies at 2 businesses

  Peterborough police say on two of four occasions a man reportedly used pepper spray and brandished a knife during theft or robbery attempts at two businesses.

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  Jul 19, 2023
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• London, Ont. man faces charges after loss prevention officer pepper-sprayed

  A London man faces multiple charges after a loss prevention officer was assaulted with pepper spray over the weekend. The victim did not sustain any physical injuries.

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  Jun 12, 2023