Suspect with knife arrested after short foot pursuit

A 29-year-old man from Little Red River First Nation is facing several charges in connection to a disturbance in Prince Albert Tuesday evening.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., police were dispatched to a report of a man attempting to break into a residence in the 500 Block of 22nd St. E.

While en route to this call for service, police were then made aware that an off-duty officer had been confronted by a man with a knife outside a nearby business, that matched the description of the suspect in the initial call.

The off-duty member and was able to pull another man and a young child inside the business and block the door before the suspect fled. The officer was not injured.