Missed stop sign leads to laundry list of charges for two Winnipeggers, police say

Two Winnipeggers are behind bars after a missed stop sign Saturday night led to a search and arrest, police said.

Officers pulled over a vehicle on Talbot Avenue around 6:45 p.m. when it failed to stop at a sign.

While the driver was talking to police, two passengers jumped out and took off on foot.

The driver — who was prohibited from driving — was arrested and police say a search of the vehicle turned up a loaded .45 calibre pistol. The gun turned out to have been stolen during a 2019 break-and-enter, police say.

The driver, 25, faces more than a dozen charges, including multiple counts of possessing a prohibited weapon, and operating a vehicle while prohibited.

Police also arrested a 26-year-old woman and charged her with two counts of possessing a weapon contrary to a prohibition order, two counts of failing to comply with release conditions, and a breach of recognizance.

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