National Post (National Edition)

MAN ARRESTED AFTER BEAR SPRAYING OF FOUR PEOPLE

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Police say a 21-year-old man is in custody after four people were locked inside a shed and bear sprayed in northern Manitoba. Norway House RCMP say they responded to a call at a home in the remote community early Sunday morning and heard people screaming and calling for help. Police say they found four people locked inside a shed. Officers broke down the shed door and freed three women between the ages of 24 and 35 and a 49-year-old man. Police say they believe the people were already in the shed when the suspect locked them inside and sprayed them through a window. Isaac Cromarty faces multiple charges, including assault with a weapon, forcible confinemen­t and administer­ing a noxious substance.

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