WINNIPEG – A police project, designed to target those who exploit underage children has resulted in the arrest of 39 people for street and online sexual exploitation. Project Guardian ran between June 16 and August 31 targeting the demand side of sexual exploitation. In addition to the arrests, 38 Deter and Identify Sex Trade Consumer…
Fountain Avenue Apartment Arsonist Arrested
WINNIPEG – Police have arrested an arsonist involving a fire in an apartment on Fountain Avenue that resulted in the evacuation of 35 people and hospitalized one victim. Fire crews responded to the fire on September 5 at about 5 P.M. One resident was taken to the hospital in critical condition due to smoke inhalation.…
Violent Crime Spree for Purse-Snatcher
WINNIPEG = A 24 year-old Winnipeg man committed a string of strong-arm robberies, stealing purses and assaulting women in the Centennial and West Alexander neighbourhoods. His first victim was a woman in her 20’s, who was walking on Sherbrook Street at 7:15 A.M. He approached her, indicating that he had a gun and she attempted…
Bar Fight on Corydon Leads to Arrests and Drug Seizure
WINNIPEG – A bar fight on Corydon led to the seizure of $20,000 of illegal marijuana and cocaine. The investigation began on July 13 when police responded to a bar on Corydon that a man was armed with a firearm. When they arrived all involved parties had fled but they learned that a group of…
Identity Thief Backs Into Police Cruiser
WINNIPEG – A suspicious man in a truck, causing a disturbance added to his eventual charges by backing his truck into a police cruiser yesterday morning. When police arrived at the home on Lavenham Crescent, they parked their vehicle behind the suspect’s truck and activated the siren to get his attention. This prompted the suspect…
Bear Spray and Firearms Used in Violent Fight
WINNIPEG – Four Suspects face multiple weapons charges after a violent fight involving bear spray and firearms. Police responded to the call on Magnus Avenue and located evidence of shots having been fired. A K-9 Unit began to track from this location and found the suspects. One male, Damon SHABAQUAY, was located behind a residence…
Naked Woman, Armed with Hatchet, Terrorizes Victim
WINNIPEG – Police had their hands full when a woman, armed with a hatchet and wearing no clothes, broke into an apartment suite on Manitoba Avenue terrorizing the resident while another unrelated, agitated male obstructed police. On August 30, at approximately 3:35 P.M., police responded to a report of an unclothed female who had broken…
Increasing Incidents of Violent Women Assaulting Police in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Police, security guards and loss prevention officers are facing increasing violence against them and this long weekend there were five incidents where officers were assaulted. On August 31, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police responded to a fight involving a man and woman at a gathering on Chestnut Street. The woman soaked one officer…
Victims Assaulted and Robbed in Hotel Room
WINNIPEG – Two men were assaulted and robbed in their hotel room when they opened their door to a woman. The men were asleep in their room in the motor hotel located in the 3300 block of Portage Avenue and at about 9:30 A.M. a woman knocked on their door and they lert her in.…
Suspect Wanted for Manslaughter Turns Herself in to Police
WINNIPEG – A second woman, wanted in the death of 64 year-old John Graham Buesnel has turned herself in to police after a warrant for her arrest was issued on August 30. 31 year-old Shyla Lee Walker has been charged with manslaughter. 24 year-old Taylor Lapierre was previously charged with manslaughter. It is believed that…