Saskatoon woman arrested after 14 car windows smashed with baseball bat
A 42-year-old Saskatoon woman faces mischief charges after a string of car windows were smashed in Rosewood early Monday morning.
Officers were called to the 100 block of Pichler Crescent around 2 a.m. with reports that a person was using a bat to break the windows of vehicles, the Saskatoon police said in a news release on Tuesday.
Patrol officers soon found a woman matching the description of the suspect and arrested her. According to police, she was in possession of a knife and a baseball bat was found nearby.
Police learned 14 vehicles were damaged that evening and believe the suspect also swung the bat at another person.
The 42-year-old faces 14 charges for mischief under $5,000, possession of a weapon and assault with a weapon.
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