An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Selkirk RCMP have arrested a man accused of slashing the tires of more than 20 red vehicles across the city on October 18.
Officers were called around 9:30 a.m. after multiple reports of tire damage in a parking lot on Jemima Street. Police arrived to find 45 tires punctured on 23 red vehicles. Witnesses told officers they saw a man using a knife to slash the tires.
Steven Holowachuk, 44, from Winnipeg, was located and arrested without incident at around 5:45 p.m. He remains in custody, facing numerous mischief and weapon-related charges.
RCMP are asking anyone whose vehicle may have been damaged in a similar incident over the weekend to contact the Selkirk detachment at (204) 482-3322.
The investigation is ongoing.
