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Two people are in police custody after a shooting at a rock quarry near Bissett, Manitoba last Friday.
RCMP say two men fired shots at a quarry employee as he fled into the bush at around 6:30 a.m. The victim wasn’t injured.
Later that day, police tracked down two suspects at their residences in Bissett. Six non-restricted firearms were seized, along with ammunition and other related items, including a truck believed to be used in committing the alleged shooting.
A tip line has been launched by Manitoba RCMP to crack down on off-road vehicle thefts. (RCMP HANDOUT)
Manitoba RCMP have established a tip line in hopes of catching whoever is responsible for a rash of off-road vehicle thefts.
Police say since January, there’s been a significant increase in snowmobiles and ATVs being stolen. So far this year, 23 ATVs have been stolen in the Interlake area and haven’t been recovered.
RCMP believe the majority of the thefts are being committed by the same group of people.
Winnipeg police rounded up a nearly $1 million marijuana grow-op on Friday.
Police raided a home in the 100 block of Attache Drive, where they located 631 marijuana plants, four lbs of dry packaged marijuana and grow-op equipment.
The estimated value of the drugs and equipment seized is around $741,720.
A 61-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and faces numerous drug-related charges. She was released on a promise to appear.
One woman is dead and her sister is in custody accused of running her over Tuesday morning in Little Grand Rapids.
RCMP say the deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Madison Blossom McKay. Following an autopsy, the death was contributed to injuries sustained in the vehicle/pedestrian collision.
Pandora Nancy Owens, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder and remains in custody.
Both women were residents of Little Grand Rapids.
Owens will appear in Winnipeg court on Thursday.
– Staff
Two separate, but similar sexual assaults have Winnipeg police searching for a suspect.
Police say on June 4 a 20-year-old woman was jogging in Assiniboine Park when a male on a bicycle rode by and inappropriately touched her. The suspect didn’t say anything and kept on riding.
On June 7, a 12-year-old girl was walking with friends in the area of Mount Royal Road and Turner Avenue when a male on a bike passed by and inappropriately touched the victim. No words were exchanged in this incident and the suspect rode off.
A man from Langley, British Columbia has been charged following a string of incidents in the Portage la Prairie area last week, including attempted murder of a police officer.
RCMP were called to a farm on June 5 after the suspect is alleged to have tried to steal a dog. The 57-year-old homeowner confronted the man and was assaulted as a result.
Police say the suspect drove away in a 2009 Chevrolet “monster-style” 4×4 truck after driving it onto the homeowner’s deck and threatening the man and his wife.
Winnipeg police are looking for what they’re calling a suspicious man who was seen videotaping kids in Elmwood.
Police said the man was spotted videotaping kids on Brazier Street between Poplar Avenue and McIntosh Avenue at about 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4. The man did not approach any of the kids, but left in a pick-up truck after he was spotted by a 10-year-old girl.
Premier Greg Selinger (right) speaks to the media following an announcement at RCMP “D” Division in Winnipeg on Thursday, June 6, 2013. (CHRISD.CA)
The Manitoba government is funding the addition of five new RCMP officers and transferring over $1 million in seized property to law enforcement agencies to support their efforts and help assist victims of crime.
Premier Greg Selinger announced the new crime-fighting support on Thursday at RCMP “D” Division headquarters in Winnipeg, alongside Justice Minister Andrew Swan and Kevin Brosseau, assistant commissioner of RCMP “D” Division.
A young Manitoba girl managed to escape an attacker while she was on a training run.
Carberry RCMP said the girl, 11, was running on Main Street in Carberry on Wednesday morning, training for an upcoming race.
She was then grabbed from behind by an unknown man, but managed to escape her attacker.
RCMP are investigating.
– Staff
A Tyndall Park homeowner says men twice tried to get into his home over three days by posing as something they’re not.
Winnipeg police said a man knocked on the door of the home at about 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 and tried to get in by claiming to be from a local utility company. The man was not wearing a uniform, nor could he provide I.D., so the homeowner refused. The man left in a black van with tinted windows.
Two days later, two men claiming to be conducting a home inspection tried the same thing. The homeowner again refused to let them in, and they left in a white “expensive-looking” car.
Police at the scene where a man’s body was found in St. Boniface on Sunday, June 2, 2013. (SHANE GIBSON / METRO WINNIPEG)
Winnipeg police said they have made an arrest after a man was found in a back alley on the weekend.
Police said they found Kyle DeVasconcelos, 23, lying in an alleyway behind Dumoulin Street in St. Boniface on June 2 at about 9 a.m. Police said that Devasconcelos had earlier been at a party at a home in the 100 block of Notre Dame Avenue. There, he got into a fight with another man.
Winnipeg police say they are looking into two separate stabbings that happened overnight.
The first saw police cruisers and Air1 swarm a house on Victor Street just after 10 p.m. There, emergency workers found a 36-year-old man suffering from stab wounds to the upper body. He was taken to hospital in critical condition but has been upgraded to stable.
Police are looking for a lone male who ran away from the area.
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