Homemade Tasers an 'uncommon' discovery for Winnipeg police
Officers stopped a 41-year-old man in Winnipeg's North Point Douglas area around 9 p.m., because he was riding his bike contrary to Highway Traffic Act regulations, police said in a news release on Tuesday.
Police arrested the man once they realized he was wanted on a warrant, Winnipeg police Const. Pat Saydak said.
They then searched him and found two fully operational homemade Tasers, as well as a can of bear spray and a small amount of illicit drugs, he said.
"Officers on the front lines come across people that have homemade weapons on them on a regular basis," but "this incident would be uncommon. I haven't seen homemade Tasers before," Saydak said.
The man was charged with multiple drug, weapons and Highway Traffic Act-related charges, police said. He was released on two undertakings.
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