SWAN RIVER – RCMP in Swan River are asking for the public’s help locating a 42-year-old man who was reported missing. Police said Christopher Todd Dufresne was last seen leaving his home, located on 3rd Avenue NW in Swan River, around 8:00 am on August 19th. Dufresne is described as 6’2”, 170 pounds, brown eyes,…
26-Year-Old Man Injures Security Guard at Health Sciences Centre
WINNIPEG – Security Officers at the Health Sciences Centre were assaulted and threatened by a 26-year-old Winnipeg man. On Wednesday, August 22nd a man went to the Health Sciences Centre and left his bicycle in the entrance corridor. The man then began to wander around the complex and entered a women’s staff washroom. Security officers…
Friday’s Winning Lotto Max Numbers
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $24 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on August 31st will grow to approximately $33 million. Here’s the numbers from the August 24th draw: In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the official…
RCMP Investigating Death of 3-Year-Old Child
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS – RCMP in Little Grand Rapids are investigating the death of three-year-old child. Police said Thursday afternoon, at approximately 3:40 PM, they received a report of an unresponsive three-year-old child who had been brought in from his home to the community nursing station. The 3-year-old male child was later pronounced dead. An…
Methamphetamines Reason Winnipeg Man Resisted Arrest
WINNIPEG – A 31-year-old man, who police believe was high on methamphetamine, was arrested and charged Thursday for resisting arrest. Around midnight officers tried to stop a man on a bicycle for a traffic violation on Aikins Street and Burrows Avenue. The man took off on his bike into oncoming traffic and was followed to…
Winnipeg Police Officer in Hospital After Being Dragged Behind a Stolen Vehicle
WINNIPEG – Police are asking for the public’s help after an officer was dragged behind a stolen truck, injured and taken to hospital where he remains today. On Friday morning, around 4:25 AM, police were called about a man in a truck checking vehicle door handles on Brookstone Place near Waverley Street. A K9 unit…
Long-Shot Comes Home in Osiris Stakes
On Wednesday night at Assiniboia Downs, Mr. Dazzle, a 1-5 pre-race favorite in the $27,500 Osiris Stakes for two-year fillies, stumbled out of the gate and never recovered. That left the four-filly field wide open for longshot Eye Catching, with Chavion Chow in the irons, to make a nice late run, catch another longshot, Say…
Head-On Collision Kills 42-Year-Old La Salle Woman
WINNIPEG – A head-on collision claims the life of a 42-year-old woman from La Salle and sends a man to hospital by Air Ambulance. Police said the collision occurred Wednesday morning around 7:25 AM on the Perimeter Highway, located approximately half kilometre east of the Brady Road intersection. Police have determined that a westbound pickup…
Winnipeg Watchdog – No Right Turn Part 2
A planner with the Public Works department had some insight into why No Right Turn on Red signage was suddenly put up at intersections alongside the new bike lanes on McDermot and Bannatyne through the core of the city. But the “how” part regarding whether public and city councillors were explicitly told this was going…
Taser Used to Arrest Man on Meth Threatening Officers
WINNIPEG – Police were forced to use a taser, three times, on a 26-year-old man, believed to be on meth, who was threatening officers with a weapon. Wednesday afternoon police responded to a report of a man that had assaulted an individual with a screwdriver on Dufferin Ave. One officer located a male suspect walking…