WINNIPEG – As a result of an investigation on Thursday at a home in the 100 block of Hespeler Avenue police have charged several people and seized a number of items including the following:

• A laptop and printer
• Blank identification cards
• Forged identification cards
• Stolen identification cards
• Blank cheque templates
• A stolen cheque.
• A device believed to be a small explosive.

Members of the Bomb Unit assisted with the safe removal of the device and it is now undergoing testing.

Christopher Lee Chartrand, a 32-year-old man from Winnipeg, has been charged with:

• Possession of an Explosive Device without Lawful Excuse
• Forgery (x6)
• Possess Forgery Instrument (x2)
• Possess Forged Document
• Possess Counterfeit Mark (x3)
• Possess Identity Documents (x7)
• Possess Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

John Frank Edwards, a 29-year-old man from Winnipeg, has been charged with:

• Possession of an Explosive Device without Lawful Excuse
• Forgery (x6)
• Possess Forgery Instrument (x2)
• Possess Forged Document
• Possess Counterfeit Mark (x3)
• Possess Identity Documents (x7)
• Possess Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Fail to Comply Recognizance
• Fail to Comply Probation Order

Jean-Claude Matthieu LaPierre, a 29-year-old man from Winnipeg, has been charged with:

• Possession of an Explosive Device without Lawful Excuse
• Forgery (x7)
• Possess Forgery Instrument (x2)
• Possess Forged Document
• Possess Counterfeit Mark (x3)
• Possess Identity Documents (x7)
• Possess Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Fail to Comply Recognizance
• Fail to Comply Probation Order

Michael Roderick Allan Paquet, a 37-year-old man from Winnipeg, has been charged with:

• Possession of an Explosive Device without Lawful Excuse
• Forgery (x6)
• Possess Forgery Instrument (x4)
• Possess Forged Document
• Possess Counterfeit Mark (x3)
• Possess Identity Documents (x7)
• Possess Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

A 39-year-old woman fromWinnipeg has been arrested for:

• Possession of an Explosive Device without Lawful Excuse
• Forgery (x6)
• Possess Forgery Instrument (x2)
• Possess Forged Document
• Possess Counterfeit Mark (x3)
• Possess Identity Documents (x7)
• Possess Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Possession of Firearm, Restricted/Prohibited Weapon or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order

A 40-year-old woman from Winnipeg has been arrested for:

• Possession of an Explosive Device without Lawful Excuse
• Forgery (x6)
• Possess Forgery Instrument (x2)
• Possess Forged Document
• Possess Counterfeit Mark (x3)Possess Identity Documents (x7)
• Possess Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000