WINNIPEG – 4 Suspects face over 100 combined charges after they were arrested in a hotel on Niakwa Road. Police were called to the hotel to check on the well-being of occupants in a room and began knocking on doors to check on the occupants. When they arrived at the suspects door, no one answered…
27 Year-Old Man Victim of Afternoon Armed Car-Jacking
WINNIPEG – A 27 year-old man was car-jacked at gunpoint in the middle of the afternoon at Cumberland and Furby Street. The victim was driving his car with a female acquaintance when he stopped to pick up a man that was unknown to him. When the man got inside he pulled out a gun and…
Air 1 Tracks Break-In Suspects and Leads to Three Arrests
WINNIPEG – Air 1 tracked a vehicle containing suspects in a break and enter until ground units were able to assist in apprehending them. Winnipeg police received a report of a break and enter in progress at a business on Portage Avenue at about 1:00 am on April 9. Air 1 was able to respond…
8 Charged for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offences in Oakbank
OAKBANK – RCMP arrested 8 individuals and seized a variety of drugs, as well as numerous firearms from a home in Oakbank on April 3. Methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl were found in the home and a number of firearms, including two assault rifles along with readily accessible ammunition and high capacity magazines. The following four…
Thief Stabs Two Employees Trying to Stop Him
WINNIPEG – A hotel security guard was stabbed after he tried to stop man fleeing with stolen goods. The suspect entered the hotel just after 3 pm and took two pairs of sunglasses and numerous lighters from the hotel store. The security guard was alerted and as he tried to grab the fleeing suspect he…
3 Firearms Seized in Rooming House on Agnes
WINNIPEG – A 32 year-old Winnipeg man was charged with multiple firearms offences after he was arrested inside a rooming house with a shotgun. Police and the Tactical Support Team arrived at the Agnes Street rooming house just before 8 am on April 5 and immediately evacuated the area after hearing reports of the man…
Winnipeg Man Threatens Pedestrians with Knife Outside Portage Place
WINNIPEG – A 33 year-old Winnipeg man was arrested after threatening pedestrians with a knife on Portage Avenue at Carlton. When police picked him up he had a folding knife in his possession. He had previously been escorted out of Portage Place by two security officers and once outside, he produced the knife and began…
56 Year-Old Man Receives More Than 50 Stitches After Broken Beer Bottle Attack
WINNIPEG – A 56 year-old Winnipeg man received more than 50 stitches after he was attacked with a broken beer bottle. The victim was socializing with a man he had met earlier in the evening in a suite on Yorke Avenue when the suspect randomly smashed his beer bottle over the victim’s head. He then…
55 Year-Old Man Arrested for Windsor Hotel Shooting
WINNIPEG – A 55 year-old Winnipeg man was arrested after firing a shotgun inside the Windsor Hotel. Police were called to the hotel in the afternoon and found damage that was consistent with a firearm discharging. They closed off the area and evacuated the building. After searching the hotel for suspects, three men were taken…
36 Year-Old Man Victim of Hit and Run
WINNIPEG – A 36 year-old man was the victim of a hit and run in the parking lot of the beverage room where he worked. The victim was in the parking lot as he was closing up and heard squealing tires. When he looked up he saw a vehicle driving directly towards him. He tried…