photo credit: Saskatoon Police Service

The Saskatoon Police Service responded to four bear spray incidents over the weekend.

The first was around 9:40 p.m. Friday night at the corner of 21st Street East and 2nd Avenue South. Police say it’s believed the two female victims knew the suspects.

Saturday around 6 p.m., police were called to the 200 block of 1st Avenue south and found three victims. The suspect is described as a man in his early twenties, about six feet tall, and thin.

Around 11:30 Saturday night, officers responded to the 3300 block of Fairlight Drive and found a male victim, who was treated on the scene. The final bear spray incident of the weekend was Sunday afternoon around 5:30 when police responded to the 100 block of Avenue R South for a report of a male who had been a victim of bear spray.

In each case, the suspects fled before officers arrived.