WINNIPEG – There is one winning ticket for the $18.2 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw, and it was sold somewhere in Ontario. Two other larger amount tickets were sold in Western Canada. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Jan. 18 will be approximately $10 million. Here are the winning…
Over 3 Kilograms of Meth Seized in Drug Trafficking Investigation
WINNIPEG – As part of a lengthy investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine, the Winnipeg Police Street Crime Unit executed search warrants in Transcona and Lakeside Meadows on December 2, 2018. As a result 3.64 kilograms of methamphetamine valued at $71,000 (ESV $364,000) was seized along with ½ kilogram of heroin ($126,000) and approximately $40,000…
Transcona Woman Arrested for Drug Trafficking
WINNIPEG – A 37 year-old Transcona woman has been charged with drug trafficking after members of the Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on her home. When police searched her home they found 500 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $50,000, 10 grams of fentanyl, 2 grams of heroin and 2 rocks…
Over 6 Kilograms of Methamphetamine Seized in Drug Trafficking Investigation
WINNIPEG – As part of an ongoing drug investigation, the Winnipeg Police Drug Enforcement Unit arrested a suspect on November 19, 2018. When they searched his vehicle they found 10 – 1/2 kilogram packages of methamphetamine. A search warrant was then executed on a home in St. Vital where they arrested a second suspect. When…
Drug Traffickers Arrested After Police Chase
WINNIPEG – On January 9 at 9:00pm., police watched a man who was known to them leave a hotel that was under observation and drive down Pembina Highway where he picked up another man. When police attempted to pull them over, the car sped away, driving over a boulevard to avoid oncoming traffic. The passenger…
High-Risk Sex Offender Released from Prison
WINNIPEG – A high-risk sex-offender has been released from Stony Mountain and is expected to live in Winnipeg. 43 year-old Rainie James Semple is a convicted sex-offender who is considered at high risk to re-offend in a sexual and violent manner. If you have any information about Semple, please call the Manitoba Integrated High Risk…
Telephone Repairman Robbed at Gunpoint
WINNIPEG – A telephone repairman had his vehicle stolen after his keys were taken from him at gunpoint. On January 9 at 7:05 pm., a repairman called police to report that while he was working on a telephone line on Ross Avenue, an armed man approached him and demanded his keys. After a brief struggle,…
Police Fire Weapons During Dangerous Car Chase
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg police had to fire their guns to prevent suspects from harming them during a dangerous car chase. On Wednesday (January 9th) evening police were called to the scene of an assault with a weapon near McLeod and Raleigh Street. When the suspects saw police approaching they took off in their vehicle at…
RCMP Looking for 29 Year-Old Missing Woman
NELSON HOUSE – RCMP are looking for 29 year-old Tanys Hughes who was last seen on November 29th in Nelson House. Hughes told her family she was going to Winnipeg and has not been seen since. Tanys Hughes is described as 5’4”, has short brown hair, and was last seen wearing a red parka and…
Declared Parking Ban Lifted. Residential Parking Ban Still in Effect
WINNIPEG – The Declared Snow Route Parking Ban for Winnipeg has now been lifted. This parking ban is the extension of the annual parking ban that continues to be in effect daily from 2 am. to 7 am until March 1, 2019 on designated routes. The residential parking ban however, is still ongoing and continues…