WINNIPEG – A 25-year-old man wanted on multiple warrants was arrested after trying to carjack a couple in broad daylight and steal a different vehicle. Police said on Sunday at 3:25 in the afternoon a man and a woman were sitting in a vehicle parked on Balmoral Street when a male suspect approached the driver’s…
Winnipeg Man Arrested Sunday Also Wanted for 2014 Robbery
WINNIPEG – Police arrested a man who tried to steal a vehicle on Sunday and who was wanted for stealing medication back on August 20th of 2014. The man entered a medical centre on August 20, 2014, in the 800 block of Portage Avenue after midnight. He broke a window in order to gain entry…
Jockey Badrie Reaches Top 3
Prayven Badrie has come a long way since 2011, when he first arrived at Assiniboia Downs from his home in Trinidad. In fact, this weekend Badrie won two races and moved into third place in the jockey standings at ASD, just six wins behind leader Antonio Whitehall. For Badrie and his team, success at the…
Murder Suicide Deemed Cause of Death for Two Men Found in Wordsworth Way Home
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…
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…
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…
A Future in Doubt for Churchill, Manitoba’s Arctic Coast Community
On Manitoba’s Arctic coastline, Churchill faces challenges as never before to its viability as a community with jobs and economic opportunity. First, the Port of Churchill closed. Then, about a year ago, the Hudson Bay Railway line washed out. OmniTrax, the railway and port owner, has been in a legal battle ever since with the…