Teens say man in car used bear spray on them
CBC News
Posted: Sep 7, 2012 3:30 PM CST
Last Updated: Sep 7, 2012 3:09 PM CST
Saskatoon police are investigating an alleged drive-by bear-spraying.
It happened Thursday afternoon on the 800 block of Rusholme Rd. on the west side of the city.
At 12:30 p.m. CST, police were called to the address, where a boy, 16, and a girl, 15, were found to have minor injuries after being sprayed with bear spray.
They told police a car with two unknown males drove past as they were standing at a street corner.
The passenger in the gold-coloured car shouted something at them and then used the bear spray, they told police.
The victims were treated at the scene by MD Ambulance.
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