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…
3 Killed in Ottawa Bus Crash 23 Injured
OTTAWA — First responders worked through the night to investigate a double−decker bus crash in Ottawa that left three people dead and injured 23 more, including 14 in critical condition. The city bus hopped a curb and struck a transit shelter at about 3:50 p.m. yesterday, just as rush hour began. Officials say two of…
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…
Safety Keeps Slippin’ Away on ‘Wrong Side’ of St. Boniface
WINNIPEG – Last summer, Manitoba Post learned that a sudden spike of serious criminal and harassment incidents due to an influx of panhandlers and homeless people, led the Norwood Grove Business Improvement Zone to ask City Hall for help to keep area employees and businesses safe. Last May 4th, a motion was made by Councillor…
4 on Trial Over Theft of Huge Canadian Gold Coin
BERLIN — Four young men have gone on trial over the brazen theft of a 100−kilogram Canadian gold coin from a Berlin museum. The “Big Maple Leaf” coin, worth several million dollars, was stolen from the Bode Museum in March 2017. Three men, identified only as Wissam R., Ahmed R. and Wayci R., are accused…
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,…