WINNIPEG – Police have identified the two people found dead in a home on Wordsworth Way August 7th. Police were responding to a check the well being at a home in the 100 block of Wordsworth Way. Upon arrival the officers found the two adult males dead at the home. The two men have been…
Bar Italia Shooter, Joshua Lucien Peter Turner, Captured and Charged
WINNIPEG – Police have captured and charged Joshua Lucien Peter Turner who was wanted for the Bar Italia shooting in May of this year. Noel Talingan, 37, and a woman, 28, were found shot on May 29th around 12:40 AM. The woman was taken to hospital in stable condition, Talingan was taken to hospital in…
Driver Struck a Vehicle, 2 homes and Fences Found Unresponsive by Police
WINNIPEG – Police have confirmed a collision that sent one man to hospital, stuck two homes and destroyed a number of fences was the result of a medical incident. On Sunday around 5:20 PM police driving in the area of Mountain Avenue and Salter Street saw a vehicle travelling westbound at a high rate of…
RCMP Asking for Help Identifying Suspect(s) in Sexual Assault of Woman in Gillam
GILLAM – A woman was sexually assaulted on August 5th in Gillam and RCMP are asking public to come forward with any information they may have that could help identify a suspect or suspects. Police say the sexual assault, on a 32-year-old woman, is believed to have occurred between the 2:00AM and 3:00AM August 5th,…
Police Warn of Fraudulent Texts
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Police are warning people of phishing scams involving fraudulent ‘security alert’ text messages. Police say your mobile phone may receive an unsolicited text message that has a sense of urgency and/or warnings that your bank account will be closed or your access limited. These are often scams and examples can be seen…
Kenora Man & Woman Found With a Huge Amount of Drugs
WINNIPEG – A man and woman from Kenora are facing a number of drug trafficking charges after being stopped by police Saturday afternoon. Officers, from the Street Crime Unit, spotted a suspicious vehicle near Sargent Avenue and Furby Street. A man and woman were standing beside it. As officers spoke with the two, police saw…
Man Wanted Police to Shoot Him
WINNIPEG – A 34-year-old man wielding a machete and taunting officers wanted police to shoot him. Friday morning Tactical Team members responded to a report of a man distressed and armed with a machete outside a home in the Robertson neighbourhood. The man, who is believed to have been coming off the use of methamphetamine,…
Driver Who Killed 15-Year-Old Facing 14 Charges, Including Drug Related Impaired Driving
WINNIPEG – RCMP have laid fourteen charges against a 29-year-old man that struck and killed a 15-year-old boy, injured another and fled the scene Friday night. Police say on Friday at 11:45PM two 15-year-old boys were riding their bikes on the shoulder of Donald Road, just off of Highway 9, when a vehicle went off…
Winning Lotto 649 Ticket Sold in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – No winning ticket was sold for the $12.7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug. 15 will be approximately $20 million. Here are the numbers from the…
3 Young Men Stabbed at a Highland Drive House Party
SELKIRK – RCMP found three young men suffering from stab wounds at a house party with approximately 200 people in attendance. Just before midnight on Friday, Police said they arrived at a home holding a large party on Highland Drive in the RM of St. Andrews. Upon arrival, Mounties estimated about 200 people near the…