WINNIPEG – Yesterday afternoon a 27 year-old woman was arrested after vandalizing vehicles with a knife. Police responded to a call on Stella Avenue regarding a woman high on meth vandalizing vehicles with a knife. While they were trying to arrest her she assaulted three of the four officers with her knife. All three required…
Garden City Collegiate Students Target of Violent Online Threats
WINNIPEG – Students of Garden City Collegiate were the targets of online threats being made to harm them yesterday during a sporting event being held at the school. Police located and arrested a 17 year-old youth who was not a student at the school in connection to the threats. He has been charged with Uttering…
Hit & Run Sends Man to Hospital in Critical Condition
WINNIPEG – Police are investigating a hit and run that occurred on Friday night just after 8:00PM. Police said a pedestrian was struck by a car near McDermot Avenue and Sherbrook Street. The pedestrian taken to hospital in critical condition. The pedestrian is a man between the ages of 30 and 40 years old. Police…
Drug Traffickers Arrested in St James
Another drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Winnipeg police has led to a home in St James. Police executed a search warrant on Strauss Drive and seized a number of items from the home including $10,000 worth of cocaine (5 oz), $2,670 in cash, a loaded sawed-off 12 gauge tactical shotgun, a loaded .32 calibre…
Police Catch Drug Dealers in Daniel McIntyre Neighbourhood
Police have been investigating possible drug trafficking in the Daniel McIntyre neighbourhood and on November 15 they executed a search warrant at a home on Alverstone Street. They discovered cocaine valued at $1,600, $2,400 in cash, a loaded, sawed-off .22 calibre rifle with ammunition, a canister of bear spray, and white powder believed to be…
Violent Gunman Robs Victim for His Cellphone
On November 14, a violent man robbed a 43-year-old victim at gunpoint. At 2:20 pm. police responded to a call of a violent man in possession of a gun at a business on Ellice Avenue. When they arrived the victim informed them that he was robbed of his cellphone at gunpoint. The suspect was found…
Police Officer Suffers Broken Hand in Struggle
A police officer suffered a broken hand while trying to arrest an uncooperative suspect. Yesterday (November 14) at 10:20pm police saw a stolen vehicle at Provencher and Tache and with the assistance of Air1 they tracked the car as it travelled a significant distance. It eventually came to a stop in a back lane on…
Noontime Armed Robbery Suspect Faces Multiple Gun Charges
In spite of an uncooperative victim, police manage to nab a suspect who robbed someone at gunpoint in broad daylight. On November 14 at 12:40 p.m., police responded to the report of a person who had been robbed at gunpoint at Beverley Street and Sargent Avenue. Officers found the suspect in the area and placed…
Phone Scammers Are at it Again
A scammer is targeting local phone numbers and Winnipeg police are advising the public to be careful. A scammer will call a victim purporting to be a retail business and advising that the victim’s credit card had been fraudulently used. They are then connected with an individual who pretends to be an investigator and attempted…
Winnipeg Man Victim of Carjacking
A 35 year-old man was was forced give a ride to two suspects, a man and a woman, who then robbed him and drove off in his vehicle. On November 13 at approximately 10:20 pm., the victim was returning to his vehicle on Garry Street when he was approached by two suspects who ordered him…