Winnipeg’s Police Chief announces retirement
Devon Clunis, who became Winnipeg’s Chief of Police on November 2012, has announced his retirement. He began his career with the Winnipeg Police Service in 1987. Clunis has served in every major area...
View ArticleAvoid becoming a victim of fraud
Every year, residents in our community fall victim to fraud. Most people don’t think it could happen to them, but fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated methods to target citizens of all ages...
View ArticleUpdated: Arrest made in Hazel Dell shooting
Winnipeg Police have arrested Haben Nipsey Weldekidan in connection with yesterday’s shooting on Hazel Dell Ave. Weldekidan, 22, has been charged with four counts of attempted murder and other firearms...
View ArticleWanted Wednesday: Stabbing suspect on the loose
Winnipeg police are searching for Eliza Brass for an incident at a rooming house party last month. On Feb. 20, Brass was at a party on William Avenue when she became involved in a fight with a woman at...
View ArticleDriver arrested for fatal car crash
Police have arrested a Winnipeg woman in connection with a fatal car crash that occured last month. On Feb. 27 at about 1:30 a.m., two vehicles collided near McPhillips Street and Jarvis Avenue. The...
View ArticleRCMP make arrest in murder of Teresa Robinson
Manitoba RCMP have arrested a male from Garden Hill First Nation in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Teresa Robinson. Robinson’s body was discovered on Garden Hill First Nation on May 11,...
View ArticleBrandon man attacked, robbed in parking lot
Six suspects are at large after assaulting and robbing a man at 11pm on March 16 in Brandon. The victim was leaving a store in the 3400 block of Victoria Ave when six males stopped him, punched him in...
View ArticleTeen charged for Teresa Robinson’s murder
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of 11-year-old Teresa Robinson. The boy, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was officially charged this...
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University of Manitoba alumni appointed to Senate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed seven new senators to the upper chamber today, March 18. Two of the seven new legislators, Justice Murray Sinclair [LL.B./1979, LL.D./2002] and Raymonde Gagné...
View ArticleProvincial judge resigns after impaired driving charge
Manitoba provincial court Judge Michel Chartier has resigned after being charged with impaired driving. On Sunday, Chartier was arrested by Carberry RCMP and released on a promise to appear in court on...
View ArticleWinnipeg teen charged with second degree murder
A Winnipeg teen is facing a four year jail sentence after pleading guilty to murdering a woman in Charleswood last year. The 16-year-old fatally attacked a 66-year-old woman inside her home on May 19,...
View ArticleTenants surprised in early morning break-ins
Two break and enters occurred early on Friday in Brandon, surprising the tenants asleep inside. At 4:30am, police were called to the 600 block of 9th Street, where a male entered an unlocked apartment....
View ArticleWinnipeg Police warn seniors of common scams
March is Fraud Prevention Month. As the Winnipeg Police recognizes that some of the most vulnerable citizens are seniors, they’ve released a list of the most common scams and frauds the elderly...
View ArticleTeens charged in Island Lake murder
Two 19-year-olds have been charged in the murder of a 25-year-old male. The victim, who was discovered unresponsive on the shore near Island Lake on March 15, 2016, was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleTeen in court for murder of 11-year-old girl
The 15-year-old boy accused of killing 11-year-old Teresa Robinson appeared in court briefly on Monday afternoon at the Manitoba Youth Centre. The teen, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal...
View ArticleFlett stabbed boyfriend in the heart, went drinking
Adrian Acoby, 25, and Galena Flett had been dating for almost a year in April 2014. That night they spent their welfare cheques on cocaine and alcohol and got into an argument about alleged infidelity,...
View ArticleGuilty verdict in murder of Gina Swanson
People in the courtroom broke out in tears when the guilty verdict was read. After five hours of deliberation, the jury found Schuyler Van Wissen guilty of first degree murder in the death of Gina...
View ArticleJian Ghomeshi acquitted on all charges
In a 30-page ruling that took an hour to read, Judge William Horkins described the challenges inherent in a case without physical evidence and ultimately acquitted former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi...
View ArticleTeen flees traffic stop with loaded rifle
A 17-year-old male has been charged with multiple firearms offences after fleeing a traffic stop with a .22 calibre sawed-off rifle. On Tuesday afternoon, Winnipeg police were operating a traffic stop...
View ArticleHigh risk sex offender at large
Martin Louis Patrick, a high risk sex offender, is wanted by the Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit (MIHRSOU) under a Canada-wide warrant for breaching his release conditions. Patrick did...
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