Winnipeg police are investigating after a 20-year-old man was found dead on Flora Avenue over the weekend. On Saturday at 3 p.m., police found the man dead outside after looking into a report of suspicious circumstances in the 200 block of the Flora Avenue. The victim has been identified as …
Read More »Industry consultant says retail theft is the worst it’s been in 40 years – Winnipeg
Retail theft is the worst it’s been in four decades, according to an industry consultant. Stephen O’Keefe of Bottom Line Matters told 680 CJOB’s The Start that, despite some perceptions, it’s not a victimless crime. “The nature of the theft has an increased level of violence that’s taking place,” he said. …
Read More »Woman stabbed during store robbery, Winnipeg police say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are looking for a man suspected of stabbing a woman during a commercial robbery on Notre Dame Avenue Wednesday night. Police said they were called to a store in the 600 block of Notre Dame around 8:45 p.m., where they …
Read More »Winnipeg cops arrest suspects from Mexico in $1.3M meth, fentanyl bust – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people from Mexico are in custody after an investigation by the Winnipeg police guns and gangs unit led to the seizure of more than $1.3 million in meth and fentanyl last month. Police said they raided a James Avenue home Oct. …
Read More »Convicted sex offender with lengthy, violent record expected to live in Winnipeg: police – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A convicted sex offender with a long rap sheet has been released from Headingley Correctional Centre and is expected to live in Winnipeg, police say. The Manitoba Integrated High-Risk Sex Offender Unit warned the public Monday that 51-year-old Marcel Hank Charlette is …
Read More »Man hospitalized in stabbing, no arrests made: WPS investigate – Winnipeg
Winnipeg police say a man is in hospital after a stabbing and no arrests have been made so far. On Friday at 11:50 p.m. police went to the first 100 block of Isabel Street responding to a report of a stabbing and there they found the injured 40-year-old man. The …
Read More »Winnipeg man arrested during afternoon bank robbery attempt, police say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg man is facing a robbery charge after being arrested in an attempted bank robbery Monday afternoon, police say. Officers responded to a hold-up alarm from a Portage Avenue bank branch in downtown Winnipeg just after 4 p.m., where they found …
Read More »Woman stabbed during attempted break and enter Winnipeg police say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed during a break-and-enter early Sunday. Winnipeg police say they attended a residence in the 1300 block of Raleigh Street just after 1 a.m. for reports that a woman had been stabbed while …
Read More »Youths, adults charged with waving weapons in downtown Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Three youths and three young adults were arrested Saturday night at a Winnipeg parkade for allegedly pointing weapons at passersby. Winnipeg police — including the Air1 helicopter and the tactical support team — responded to a parkade in the 200 block of Hargrave Street E around 9:30 p.m. following reports …
Read More »Winnipeg police investigate death of injured man found on sidewalk – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police are investigating the death of a seriously injured man who was found laying on a sidewalk in Winnipeg’s Elmwood neighbourhood Saturday night. Officers were called to the 300 block of Keenleyside Street just before 11:30 p.m. following reports of an …
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