MANITOBA – Manitoba RCMP exhibited their humorous side while sending a message about speeding on Twitter. Thursday RCMP pulled over a pick-up truck racing along at162 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Manitoba Highway 331. Police said the driver, an 18-year-old man, said he was simply attempting to dry his truck off because he…
1.2 Million Contraband Cigarettes Seized
WINNIPEG – The RCMP Roving Traffic Unit discovered 120 cases of contraband cigarettes containing 1.2 million cigarettes during a traffic stop near Falcon Lake. RCMP have arrested two men, 47-year-old Issa Ahmad and 40-year-old Behzad Ahmed, both from Edmonton, Alberta. The two are facing charges under the Criminal Code of Canada for trafficking contraband tobacco,…
Churchill Man Walks for Two Days with Gunshot Wound
CHURCHILL – A 29 year-old man is lucky to be alive after he was shot eight kilometers outside of Churchill and had to walk back to the town to get help. The victim was out trapping when he was shot by someone on a snowmobile. He believes that this person may have mistaken him for…
Suspects Use Stolen Snowmobile for Getaway
MANITOBA – Two Winnipeg men face numerous charges after they broke into an occupied home in St. Andrews, armed with a firearm. The homeowner called her neighbours as the two suspects forced open the door of the home in the RM of St. Andrews, near Petersfield. As the neighbours arrived, they were confronted by the…
25 Year-Old Man Shot in Swan River
SWAN RIVER – RCMP are looking for information regarding a shooting that occurred on February 6. Officers responded just before 2:00 AM to a home on 9th Avenue South and found a 25 year-old man with a gun shot wound to his lower body. He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. RCMP Police…
Hit and Run Fatality in Peguis First Nation
PEGUIS FIRST NATION – A 52 year-old man has died after he was struck in a hit and run accident in Peguis First Nation. RCMP received a report of the pedestrian vehicle accident two kilometers north of highway 17 at 6:05 PM on February 1 and when they arrived at the scene found the victim…
26-Year-Old Man Found Dead From Exposure
MANITOBA – RCMP in South Indian Lake are investigating the death of a man due to exposure. RCMP said on January 30, around 6:35 pm a report of a disturbance at a home located in the community. Police were advised that a 26-year-old man, from South Indian Lake, was outside his residence and trying to…
Portage Store Bear Sprayed for a Slurpee and a Bag of Chips
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE – 5 suspects terrorized a convenience store, discharging bear spray, before fleeing with just a slurpee and a bag of chips. On January 21, 2020, at approximately 2:00 am, RCMP responded to a robbery at a business on Saskatchewan Avenue West, in Portage la Prairie. Five suspects entered the business, discharged bear…
Stolen Vehicle Suspects Can’t Hide from Police Dog
MANITOBA – RCMP from Headingly, Stonewall, Teulon and Portage La Prairie along with Police Dog Services arrested three suspects in a stolen vehicle investigation after the vehicle was found stuck in the snow near Cartier. The car was reported at around 2:00 AM and three suspicious people associated to the vehicle were reported to be…
House Fire Claims Life of 20 Year-Old Woman
THOMPSON – A fire at a home in Thompson has claimed the life of a 20 year-old woman. The fire began at about 6:15 AM on January 24th at a home on Centennial Drive East. RCMP along with a number of neighbours pulled an 89-year-old female to safety from a first floor window. She was…