Bear spray incidents in Regina prompt police to ask for help [Video]

Regina police are asking for tips to help find suspects connected to a recent robbery attempt, that saw a man be bear sprayed when he went to potential buyers of a smartwatch he was selling.

Officers were called to the 1900 block of Robinson Street just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday for a reported weapons offence involving bear spray, according to a release from the Regina Police Service (RPS).

Police learned that a 47-year-old man agreed through social media to meet another man who wanted to buy his smartwatch.

A meeting was agreed to Tuesday night. The victim stayed in his car when the suspect arrived.

Police say the suspect tried to take the smartwatch without paying, and following a struggle, the suspect sprayed the driver and left the scene.