WINNIPEG – Beware of scam calls from police. RCMP said the calls appear to be coming from the RCMP and they are warning the public. The callers are told there is a warrant for their arrest and that they can take care of the warrant by making a payment via bitcoin or money transfer. Police…
Winning Lotto Max Numbers for Sept. 6
WINNIPEG – There was no jackpot winner in last night’s $17 million Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Tuesday, September 17 will now be an estimated $22 million. Here are the winning Lotto Max numbers for Friday, September 6, 2019. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the…
Dangerous Youth Wanted in Portage La Prairie
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – A 17 year-old Portage La Prairie youth is wanted in connection with a series of assaults with bear mace in two different homes. His sprayed his first victims with the bear mace on Spruce Bay, but fled before police arrived. As they were investigating the incident, 911 call began arriving advising…
39 Arrested for Sexual Exploitation
WINNIPEG – A police project, designed to target those who exploit underage children has resulted in the arrest of 39 people for street and online sexual exploitation. Project Guardian ran between June 16 and August 31 targeting the demand side of sexual exploitation. In addition to the arrests, 38 Deter and Identify Sex Trade Consumer…
Fountain Avenue Apartment Arsonist Arrested
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested an arsonist involving a fire in an apartment on Fountain Avenue that resulted in the evacuation of 35 people and hospitalized one victim. Fire crews responded to the fire on September 5 at about 5 P.M. One resident was taken to the hospital in critical condition due to smoke inhalation.…
Violent Crime Spree for Purse-Snatcher
WINNIPEG = A 24 year-old Winnipeg man committed a string of strong-arm robberies, stealing purses and assaulting women in the Centennial and West Alexander neighbourhoods. His first victim was a woman in her 20’s, who was walking on Sherbrook Street at 7:15 A.M. He approached her, indicating that he had a gun and she attempted…
Cornwallis Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In to Police
CARBERRY – The suspect in the shooting of a 45 year-old man from Corwallis, Manitoba has turned himself into police. 36 year-old Nicholas Peters and a 23 year-old female initially brought the shooting victim to hospital on August 30. Further investigation led to his warrant for arrest on charges of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm,…
Bar Fight on Corydon Leads to Arrests and Drug Seizure
WINNIPEG – A bar fight on Corydon led to the seizure of $20,000 of illegal marijuana and cocaine. The investigation began on July 13 when police responded to a bar on Corydon that a man was armed with a firearm. When they arrived all involved parties had fled but they learned that a group of…
Winning Lotto 649 Numbers for Wednesday, September 4
WINNIPEG – The $5 million jackpot for last night’s Lotto 649 draw was won by a ticket holder in Ontario. The $1 million EXTRA prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Saturday, September 7 will be an estimated $5 million. Here are the winning…
Identity Thief Backs Into Police Cruiser
WINNIPEG – A suspicious man in a truck, causing a disturbance added to his eventual charges by backing his truck into a police cruiser yesterday morning. When police arrived at the home on Lavenham Crescent, they parked their vehicle behind the suspect’s truck and activated the siren to get his attention. This prompted the suspect…