Saskatoon police arrest woman with homemade Taser

A suspect in a cell was harming himself when police subdued him with a stun gun last July, the Special Investigations Unit has concluded. (File)

Saskatoon police say a 37-year-old woman was arrested with a homemade Taser on Friday.

Officers were called to a bar in the 900 block of 22nd Street West around 4:30 p.m. Friday after someone reported an assault in progress, according to a Saskatoon police news release.

Police say the patrol officers saw a woman “making threatening advancements” towards another woman with what looked like a homemade conducted energy weapon, commonly referred to as a Taser.

Officers arrested the 37-year-old suspect at the scene. She faces charges including assault with a weapon and possession of a prohibited weapon without a licence.