WINNIPEG – A targeted Smart Policing Initiative Saturday resulted in two men being charged with weapon and drug offences, one man remains at large. Police said they were patrolling near Ellice Avenue and Wall Street when they attempted to speak with three men at a business, one of the men took off on foot while…
Joint Investigation Results in Bear Hides & Fines Totalling $37,000
WINNIPEG – An international investigation results in the seizure of bear hides and fines totalling $37,000. A multi-jurisdictional investigation between Manitoba, Alberta and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that American, Albertan and Manitoban hunters had been hunting illegally in Manitoba and associated licences, documents and tags had been used to cover up the…
$10,000 in Fines for True North Home Solutions
WINNIPEG – A door-to-door direct sales company, True North Home Solutions, is hit with two penalties totalling $10,000. Manitoba Justice’s Consumer Protection Office (CPO) said on July 9th, two $5,000 notices of administrative penalties were issued to 950688 Canada Incorporated, doing business as True North Home Solutions, for conducting door-to-door direct sales of HVAC, water…
Traffic Stops Nets Drugs & Arrest of a Man Wanted in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Saturday morning police seized drugs and cash from a 27-year-old man who also had outstanding warrants for his arrest. On July 21st, police ran the plates of a vehicle near Roch Street and Johnson Avenuesuspected to be owned by a man wanted on warrants. Officers stopped the vehicle on Chalmers Avenue and confirmed…
Police Arrest 3 People Found With Multiple Weapons & Ammunition
WINNIPEG – Two men and a woman found driving a stolen vehicle in Winnipeg on Friday are in jail after police found a number of weapons and ammunition in their possession. Just after midnight on July 20th, Police began to follow a stolen vehicle near McPhillips Street and Selkirk Avenue. AIR1 joined the officers to…
Black Bear Attacks 8-Year-Old Girl in Whiteshell Park
The Province is reminding campers, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts to be aware and to be ‘Bear Smart’ after a child was attacked by a bear in the Whiteshell Provincial Park. On Saturday, July 21, an eight-year-old girl was injured when a black bear attacked her tent at a back-country campsite on South Cross Lake. The…
New Faces Appointed to the Manitoba Film and Music Board
Four new and two returning members have been appointed to the board of Manitoba Film and Music (MFM), Minister Cathy Cox announce. “Manitoba is home to thriving film and music communities and MFM plays a critical role in fostering the growth of both of these industries in our province,” said Cox. “The board of directors…
Winnipeg Police Chief Issues Statement on 2017 Crime Report
No one wants to hear that crime rates in their community are going up. Yet for those of us who call Winnipeg home, that is the reality we continue to face. As a father, and a husband, I want my family to reside in a city which is vibrant and safe. As the Chief of…
UPDATE – Missing Manitoba Boaters Found Safe
UPDATE @ 6:30 PM PINE DOCK — Manitoba RCMP say five boaters who were reported missing on Lake Winnipeg have been found safe. Mounties had been scouring the lake for four women and one man who were in an aluminum boat. They left Pine Dock, Man., on Friday evening but didn’t arrive as expected in…
Four Minors Attacked a Woman & Man in Broad Daylight
WINNIPEG – Four minors were arrested for brutally attacking a woman and man in broad daylight Friday. Police say on July 20th just before 6:00 PM they responded to the Donald Street Bridge in response to a report of a woman being assaulted by several people. When officers arrived they located the victim, two witnesses,…