Front-end loader strikes convenience store in Winnipeg’s North End, flees: police

A front-end loader struck a convenience store in the North End and fled Tuesday morning, Winnipeg police said.

At 4:21 a.m. the vehicle hit the store in the 1300 block of Main Street and damaged the front of the business before fleeing the area.

The store was closed at the time of the incident.

It is believed the collision was intentional and it is being investigated as a break and enter, police say.

The front-end loader has not been found.

Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

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