Saskatoon police make violent arrest during cruise weekend [Video]

The Saskatoon Police Service alleges its officers were assaulted on Saturday night during cruise weekend, but witnesses are telling a different story.

“Last night during cruise night a few drivers took it too far,” the police air support unit posted on X on Sunday morning, alongside images of the crowd on McCool Avenue, just off 8th Street East.

“When [the police airplane] spotted the activity and we took enforcement action, our officers were swarmed and assaulted. Everyone is ok but it was touch and go for a bit.”

But some car enthusiasts who witnessed the arrest felt the level of force from police was a bit excessive.

Siren Burton watched the event unfold, which she said was triggered when a teen did a burn out in the parking lot.

Burton says police moved in to arrest him and it escalated quickly.

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