WINNIPEG, MB – Winnipeg Police are looking for the good samaritan who stopped and offered help at an accident scene on Bishop Grandin and Pembina Highway Thursday afternoon. Police are investigating a collision that occurred around 12:40 p.m. February 8th, in the eastbound lane of Bishop Grandin Boulevard near the Pembina Highway underpass. The collision…
Winnipeg Police Marathon Officially Kicked-Off
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Police Half Marathon was kicked off today with help from Mayor Bowman, Minister Stefanson and Deputy Chief Gord Perrier. It’s true, the May 6, 2018 race is still three months away, but the three reminded participants all monies raised for the Half Marathon, 2-person Relay and 5-K run will go…
Taser Needed to Arrest Suspected “Car-jacker”
WINNIPEG, MB – Winnipeg Police used a taser on a 22-year-old suspected car-jacker yesterday. The attempted car-jacking occurred around 8:30 p.m. February 8th, at the intersection of Albert St. and McDermot Ave. Police said the victim, a male in his 20’s, had remotely started his vehicle which was running with the doors locked. As he…
Police Looking for Witnesses to Bus Collision on John Forsyth Road
WINNIPEG, MB – A Winnipeg Transit Bus was involved in an accident yesterday morning at the intersection of Warde Avenue and John Forsyth Road and police are looking for witnesses. Police believe the bus was traveling southbound on John Forsyth Road when it was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on Warde Avenue around 6:45…
Winnipeg Street Crime Unit Warrants Lead to Nine Arrests
WINNIPEG, MB – Police released details yesterday of warrants that were executed by the Street Crime Unit in Winnipeg that resulted in nine people being arrested. Police said the three warrants were executed between January 20th and January 27th at various locations throughout Winnipeg. Police confirmed that nine adults have been arrested and the following…
Shotgun and Drugs Found in Home on Baylor Ave
WINNIPEG, MB – Police respond to a call to check the wellbeing of residents in a home. That call lead police to obtain a warrant and then the arrest of a 34-year-old Winnipeg man. With the help of the Tactical Unit, police went to the home, located in the 100 block of Baylor Avenue, and…
GRAPHIC – Tasers Being Used on the Vulnerable
INTERNATIONAL NEWS – A Recent report suggests that nearly a third of the U.S. population is at higher risk than most from Taser shocks. Yet police continue to fire their stun guns at the vulnerable. Linda So has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Police Warn of Phone Scam in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, MB – Winnipeg Police are warning people of a scam that continues to be reported in the city know as “virtual kidnapping. Police say virtual kidnapping, has been around for a number of years, but not in Winnipeg until recently. According to an FBI website, virtual kidnapping is an extortion scheme which tricks the…
Groups Coming Together Raising Money for Student Who Was Assaulted
WINNIPEG, MB – The Indian Students Association at the University of Manitoba and Ventura are working together to support the victim of a random attack that happened in Winnipeg earlier this year. The attack was on an international student who was standing at a bus stop in late January when the assault happened. The student…
West St. Paul Man Charged in Road Rage Incident
WINNIPEG, MB – Winnipeg Police have identified and charged a 20-year-old West St. Paul man regarding a road rage incident where he injured a 63-year-old on January 6, 2018 at around 11:40 PM. The man was being picked up between Market Street and Main Street after attending a show. As he was trying to get…