WINNIPEG – A 31 year-old Winnipeg woman has been arrested in the fatal motor vehicle accident on March 18 that took the life of a 4 year-old child and injured her mother. She has been charged with the following: – Adult Drive Carelessly Cause Death (HTA 188(2)) – Adult Drive Carelessly Cause Bodily Harm (HTA…
Knife-Wielding Suspect Threatens Driver on Pembina Highway
WINNIPEG – Police needed their tasers to take down a violent man armed with a knife in the intersection of Pembina Highway and McGillivray Boulevard. Last night at 9:0 P.M. police responded to the call after the suspect stabbed the hood of a car in the intersection and threatened to kill the driver. When police…
Security Guard and Customer Take Down Bank Robber
WINNIPEG – A 53 year-old Winnipeg man ran out of luck after he was caught robbing his third bank in a week. On December 3, 2019, at approximately 4:05 p.m., he entered a bank in the first 100 block of Lombard Place while concealing his identity and robbed the business using a note. On December…
Winnipeg Man Charged with Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography
WINNIPEG – A 32 year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography after social media administrators reported the images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the United States. The pictures were traced to an address in Winnipeg and as a result, members of the Winnipeg…
Beware Prepaid Credit Card Scam
WINNIPEG – An elaborate scam involving stealing prepaid credit cards from stores and then returning them minus the cards has police warning the public to check their purchased cards carefully. The scammer will steal inactive prepaid credit cards (in their packaging) from a store. They will then replace the real credit card with a blank…
High Risk Sex-Offender to Live in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – A high-risk sex-offender was recently released from Headingly Correctional Centre and will be living in Winnipeg. 35 year-old Apay Ogouk has a criminal record for five counts of aggravated sexual assault, assault, and obstruct justice. His offences took place in Winnipeg and Calgary between 2006 and 2010 with some of his victims as…
Biggest Meth Seizure in Manitoba History
WINNIPEG – A 16 month investigation named “Project Declass” resulted in the biggest Meth Seizure in an organized crime investigation in Manitoba history. The total amount of drugs seized during the course of the investigation is 22 kilograms of methamphetamine, which works out to approximately 220,000 hits, and 43 kilograms of cocaine with a street…
Air1 Nabs Two Break-In Suspects
WINNIPEG – Two suspects were arrested after Air1 observed them breaking into a home on Banning Street early this morning. The call came in about 2:00 A.M. regarding two suspects going door to door on Banning Street. Air 1 arrived soon after and saw them enter a home. They directed police to the house as…
Charleswood “Chop-Shop” Owner Faces Charges
WINNIPEG – A 40 year-old Charleswood man faces numerous charges after a three month investigation into stolen property that was being ‘chopped up”. “Project Navigator” was initiated by police in September when they became aware of the suspect, who they believed to be stealing boats, off-road vehicles and trailers in the Winnipeg area. This investigation…
Stolen Firetruck Races Through Downtown Threatening Pedestrians
WINNIPEG – A stolen firetruck caused mayhem downtown before police managed to stop it with a tire deflation device. The truck was stolen while crews were at a call at an apartment on Henderson Highway at about 12:30 P.M. The suspect then drove the truck with lights flashing and horn blaring toward downtown. A half…