Unity RCMP have arrested and charged a 51-year-old man after a break and enter at a home in Macklin early Friday morning.
Police said officers were called to a residence in Macklin at about 1 a.m. on July 10 after receiving a report of a break and enter.
According to RCMP, a man entered the residence and was confronted by a woman inside. Police said an altercation occurred before the man fled the scene. The woman did not report any significant physical injuries to police.
Officers searched the area and found the suspect in Macklin at about 3:45 a.m. He was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries that RCMP said he received during the altercation.
The man, from Montreal Lake Cree Nation, is charged with break, enter and commit the indictable offence of assault, as well as mischief under $5,000.
He will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 15.
Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services and Forensic Identification Services assisted with the investigation.
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