Winnipeg cops call in bomb squad when grenade found during arrest

Weapons seized by Winnipeg police.
Weapons seized by Winnipeg police. Winnipeg Police Service

Winnipeg police called in the bomb unit after stopping a stolen car early Monday morning.

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Police said a stolen vehicle was spotted near Keewatin Street and Logan Avenue around 12:40 a.m., and with the use of a tire deflation device, they managed to stop it a short time later at Route 90 and Inkster Boulevard.

Three people were taken into custody at the scene, and a search of the vehicle turned up firearms, ammunition, and a grenade.

The grenade was determined to be inert.

Two of the vehicle’s occupants are facing a long list of charges. In total, police seized a loaded sawed-off shotgun, a loaded semi-automatic rifle, a loaded handgun magazine, a concealment-style handgun holster, rounds of ammo, and a substance police believe to be cocaine, with an estimate street value of $20,000.

The driver, 31, is looking at 10 firearms charges, possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of assaulting a peace officer, flight while pursued by a peace officer, and possessing property obtained by crime over $5,000.

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A 22-year-old passenger is facing nine firearms offences of his own.

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