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Witness assaulted while detaining man in Saskatoon parking lot theft

Witness assaulted while detaining man thought to be responsible for breaking into a vehicle in a Saskatoon parking lot. File / Global News

A person was assaulted after helping detain a man believed to be responsible for breaking into a vehicle in a Saskatoon parking lot.

The break-in happened on Saturday at around 4 p.m. CT in the parking lot of an organization in the area of 17th Street West and Spadina Crescent West.

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Witnesses said they saw a man break a vehicle’s window and take a backpack.

They were able to detain the man until police arrived.

While the witnesses were holding him, police said he assaulted a witness and threatened to harm people.

The investigation later found that the man may have been responsible for two break and enters in the 100-block of 20th Street West and attempting to cash fake cheques.

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The 28-year-old man from Medicine Hat, Alta., is charged with assault, uttering threats to cause bodily harm, break and enter, theft, mischief and uttering a forged document.

He will make his next court appearance in Saskatoon province court on Sept. 28.

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