Posted: May 17, 2021 10:28 AM CT | Last Updated: May 17
More than three dozen suspects threatened to spit COVID-19 at arresting officers in Saskatoon last year, police say.(Dan Zakreski/CBC)
It s a statistic that speaks to the perils of policing in a pandemic.
Saskatoon Police used spit socks disposable hoods that are slipped over the heads of aggressive suspects 44 times in 2020. There was a significant increase in the use of spit socks in 2020, said a report on use of force going to the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners. Information gleaned from officer s reports would indicate that this is due to perceived and at times threatened attempt of suspects to spit the COVID-19 disease at arresting officers.
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Mental health calls up 66% in 2020 over previous year: Saskatoon police
More than 1,500 calls were fielded by the police and crisis team in 2020, which pairs an officer with a social worker from Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Services in order to better respond to mental health calls.
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The Saskatoon Police Service was $914,200 under budget in 2020, despite higher cleaning costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic and higher-than-anticipated overtime costs, according to a report to the board of police commissioners.
The surplus will be returned to the City of Saskatoon.
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Staff compensation was $456,500 over budget last year, driven by overtime costs, which were $784,600 over budget. The overtime overage was offset by reduced costs due to vacant positions and other “smaller staff compensation savings,” according to the report.