WINNIPEG – A speeding scooter draws the attention of police which results in a 43-year-old man being arrested and almost $2,000 worth of methamphetamines being seized Police stopped a scooter near Selkirk Avenue and Sinclair Street, checked the scooter’s licence plate and it came back as belonging to a utility trailer. The scooter’s ignition was…
Pop-Up Toilet on the Move
The big orange shipping container turned “Pop-Up Toilet” and its team of dedicated staff has a new home on Portage Avenue. “Our plan was always to keep on moving to see what our Pop-up Toilet facilities would bring to various underserviced areas of downtown Winnipeg. By moving it from place to place each month we…
Strange but True Crime News – Burglars Fall Asleep on The Job
Strange but True Crime News takes us to Huston Texas where burglars typically try to get in and out as fast as possible, however this duo that was recently arrested had no such plans. Officers charged Atalanta and Nehemiah with burglary after a woman found them asleep on her patio. The owner was in the…
19-Year-Old Woman Stabbed in Broad Daylight
WINNIPEG – A 19-year-old woman was stabbed Wednesday afternoon near Edmonton Street and Quappelle Avenue, a 26-year-old man has been charged. Police say they responded to a call just before 3:30 PM. When officers arrived the found a 19-year-old woman with several stab wounds to her upper body. She was taken to hospital in critical…
A 35-Year-Old Man Shot Near Flora Avenue has Died
WINNIPEG – Police have identified a 35-year-old man who was fatally shot in Winnipeg Wednesday morning. Police say they responded to a report of a man shot shortly before 2:00 AM near Flora Avenue and McKenzie Street. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead a short time later. Police have…
Two High Risk Sex Offenders Back Behind Bars
WINNIPEG – Police say two high risk sex offenders are back behind bars today . Winston George Thomas, a 41-year-old man from Winnipeg, was arrested and charged with Fail to Comply with Probation X4 when he turned himself in to police On Monday, July 2nd. Thursday police went to an address in the 100 block…
Investigation Continues in Disappearance of Thelma Krull
WINNIPEG – Wednesday marked three-years since the disappearance of Thelma Krull, who was last seen on July 11th, 2015 in the East Kildonan area. Winnipeg Police say evidence continues to be collected in the investigation. To date, police have received more than 400 tips. Thelma had gone for a walk at 7:23 a.m. and is…
Winnipeg Councillor, Russ Wyatt, Charged with Sexual Assault
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg city councillor has been charged with sexual assaulting a woman six months ago. Russ Wyatt, 48, was arrested Tuesday after lab results came back, and has been released pending a future court date, a city police spokesman said. Const. Rob Carver would not reveal details of the allegations on Wednesday, other…
Missing 15-Year-Old May be in Winnipeg
STEINBACH – RCMP in Steinbach are asking for the public’s help locating a 15-yer-old girl who has been missing since Canada Day, July 1st. Mounties say Harmony Keller, 15, did not return to her home in the RM of Tache after going to the Dugald fireworks with friends. Harmony was last seen wearing a black…
41-Year-Old Selkirk Man Dies From Injuries Sustained in a Rollover Sunday
SELKIRK – A 41-year-old man, involved in a single vehicle rollover Sunday, July, 8th on highway 59, has died from his injuries. Selkirk RCMP say a pickup truck was travelling southbound on Highway 59, about one kilometre north of Scanterbury, when it lost control, rolled, and landed upside down in the west ditch, which was…