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By Nigel Maxwell

Weekend update

CED used by police officer to prevent tragic incident

Jun 30, 2020 | 1:11 PM

In order to help save a man’s life, a Prince Albert police officer was forced to deploy a conductive energy device (CED).

The incident happened late Saturday night in the 200 block of second St. E.

A 21-year-old man was found threatening to harm himself with a broken piece of glass.

Police attempted to disarm the man through communication but the man continued to cause self-harm, and that’s when the CED was used.

The man was then safely taken into custody and escorted to a waiting ambulance to treat injuries related to self-harm.

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Early Saturday morning, police arrested a 35-year-old man after responding to a report of a break and enter in progress in the 200 block of 16th St. W.

A witness reported seeing a man smash a window at the business. The suspect was located nearby and was charged with break and enter.

Later that afternoon a 27-year-old, who was found pushing a wheeled cart up along sixth Ave. E, was arrested in connection to a break and enter that happened earlier this month in the unit block of 13th. St. E.

Inside the cart, police located numerous items connected to the break in.

The suspect was arrested on outstanding warrants and is facing additional charges of break and enter and obstructing a peace officer.

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