The Saskatoon Police Air Support Unit and Canine Unit worked together Monday night to successfully make arrests after a hit and run with a stolen vehicle.

When officers arrived at a hit and run of a vehicle in the 400 block of Avenue X North around 6:15 p.m. they found a vehicle had been hit, a suspect had fled on foot and a suspect vehicle had been reported stolen.

The Canine Unit successfully tracked a suspect to the 100 block of Avenue V South where a 15 year old male youth was arrested. Police allege he also had a bag with a knife inside. He is charged with Possession of Stolen Property Over $5000, Failing to Stop After an Accident, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Breach of Conditions.

Around 8:45 p.m. the Air Support Unit located a vehicle driving eastbound near the 1400 block of Circle Drive and it matched the description of the stolen vehicle. The driver took off at high speeds when police tried to pull them over. Officers with the Air Support Unit tracked the vehicle till it came to a stop and say they saw the driver take off on foot, break into a home but was arrested in the 100 block of Auld Crescent when he eventually left the home in Saskatoon’s College Park East neighbourhood.

A 41-year-old man faces charges of Motor Vehicle Theft, Dangerous Driving, Evading Police, and Break and Enter. He was also wanted on outstanding warrants from other agencies.