A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, on September 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
Winnipeg police have responded to 11 reports of threats targeting schools across the city so far this month.
Police said the incidents occurred in multiple neighbourhoods between February 3-19, including Bournais Drive, Church Avenue, Hastings Boulevard, Flora Avenue, Selkirk Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Cottonwood Road, Southglen Boulevard, Chalmers Avenue and Scotia Street.
Charges have been laid in several cases. A 30-year-old woman from Toronto was arrested in connection with a threat on Hastings Boulevard and is facing two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. She was released on an undertaking.
A 16-year-old youth was arrested following a threat on Scotia Street and is facing three counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. A 13-year-old youth was also arrested in relation to an incident on Flora Avenue and charged with uttering threats.
In a separate case on Church Avenue, a 10-year-old was referred to the turnabout program.
Police said investigations remain ongoing in several other reported incidents, while two cases — on Bournais Drive and Southglen Boulevard — were investigated with no charges laid.
The latest threat came on Monday, when a threat cancelled in-person classes at Windsor Park Collegiate on Wednesday. That threat remains under investigation.
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