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Winnipeg man posing on-line as RCMP officer arrested, yet again

A 59-year old Winnipeg man faces multiple charges for repeatedly pretending to be an RCMP officer in on-line forums and chat rooms.
A 59-year old Winnipeg man faces multiple charges for repeatedly pretending to be an RCMP officer in on-line forums and chat rooms. File / Global News

Just over a month after a previous arrest, Thomas David Hanaway, 59, of Winnipeg was arrested again Sunday after the Winnipeg Police Service received complaints that he was impersonating an RCMP officer online between September 14 and October 22.

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Hanaway was picked up at a Manitoba Avenue home September 13 as a result of a six month investigation and was charged with impersonating a peace officer and failure to comply with a probation order (times three).

He was picked up again Oct. 22 and now faces two more counts of impersonating an officer and failure to comply.

WATCH: Winnipeg Police Constable Jay Murray told media at a press conference Monday that this is the eighth time Hanaway has been arrested for posing as an RCMP officer. 

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Winnipeg man posing on-line as RCMP officer arrested, yet again

Police admit to being frustrated that despite his many arrests Hanaway continues to portray himself as an officer, and advised that the matter is now in the hands of the courts.

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