Saskatoon Police say they received a report of a man brandishing a weapon and threatening people around 9:30 p.m. Friday night. Upon arrival, police officers located the male in the 900 block of Victoria Ave. The man was armed with metal pipe.

The Saskatoon Police Service says when the man approached police aggressively, a conducted energy weapon was deployed and the man was taken into custody. He was assessed by paramedics at the scene as a safety precaution.