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High-risk sex offender released, expected to live in Winnipeg – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police said a high-risk sex offender is being released from jail on Wednesday and is expected to live in Winnipeg. Cecil Junior Houle, a 47-year-old man, is considered a high risk to re-offend, officers said, adding everyone, especially women, are at …

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2 Winnipeggers face robbery charges after tip from public leads to arrest – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted March 22, 2024 12:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size With the help of the public, police have arrested a Winnipeg duo following a string of robberies. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, Winnipeg police said investigators used a …

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Man found dead in Main Street apartment, Winnipeg homicide unit investigating – Winnipeg

By Daisy Woelk Global News Posted March 22, 2024 12:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s homicide unit is looking into a man’s death after he was reported unresponsive in an apartment suite. Winnipeg police said the unresponsive man was reported Tuesday morning …

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‘It will not be fine’: Winnipeg youth system needs revamp in light of increased crime, advocate says – Winnipeg

A recent spate of violent crimes committed by Winnipeg youth — with the youngest suspect only 13 years old — is a sign that the entire system is broken and must be re-evaluated, a local advocate says. Inner City Youth Alive’s Kent Dueck says there needs to be quicker intervention …

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Winnipeg Police Accountability Coalition wants change in mental health response – Winnipeg

A group of Winnipeg community-based organizations are calling for change in how mental health-related calls are responded to. The Police Accountability Coalition (PAC) says the Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis (ARCC) project by Winnipeg police and Shared Health is not working as well as initially thought. It is calling …

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Family of international student killed by Winnipeg police attend funeral, call for answers – Winnipeg

The family of a 19-year-old international student killed by Winnipeg police are remembering him as a kind person with a passion for life. Yemisi Opaso and Bukola Opaso travelled from Texas and Nigeria, respectively, to attend their younger brother’s funeral. They spoke to reporters outside Winnipeg’s Thomson Funeral Home Thursday. …

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One year later, Winnipeg police are still investigating Main Street hotel homicide

A year after a man was found dead at a Main Street hotel, Winnipeg police say they’re still on the case. Police said Friday that the homicide unit continues to actively investigate the killing of Treymaine Traverse, 33, a member of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, who was living in the Winnipeg …

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Winnipeg man bites officer during disturbance call: Faces multiple charges – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say a man has been arrested after he allegedly bit an officer while they were responding to a disturbance call. On Saturday at 11:30 p.m. officers went to a multi-dwelling apartment building in the 300 block of Kennedy Street to …

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Man tasered after truck driven onto sidewalk at Winnipeg police headquarters – Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say they have arrested a man after a truck was driven onto the sidewalk outside police headquarters downtown on Saturday. Police said officers saw a 1998 white Ford Ranger drive onto the east sidewalk of Smith Street at around 2:20 p.m. Feb. 24 and come to a stop …

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