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Winnipeg police is increasing the number of officers in the areas most affected by the increase in public drug use in a 10-day policing blitz, according to the chief of police.

The officer-involved shooting investigation is now in the hands of the province's police watchdog, the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba.

40 frontline Winnipeg police officers will begin wearing body cameras on June 10 as part of a six-month pilot project, the police service said.

The Winnipeg Police Service homicide unit is investigating after a 73-year-old woman was found dead inside a residence in the north district.

Children as young as preteens are being targeted by violent online extremist groups who want 'the destruction of society,' according to a warning from Winnipeg police.

Winnipeg police have arrested two men for the attempted murder of Rinelle Harper, who was beaten and left for dead in the Assiniboine River.

Winnipeg police are warning residents about the release from jail of Hank Marcel Charlette, a high-risk offender who is expected to take up residence in the city.

Three people are facing charges after Winnipeg police seized over $140,000 worth of goods, including high-end jewelry and clothes, from various homes last month.   

Last year saw a decrease in violent crimes, including homicide and robberies, in Winnipeg. Police said crimes committed by youth, however, were on the rise.

More than half of drivers who were pulled over and drug tested by Winnipeg police were said to be driving while intoxicated, according to a Winnipeg Police Board report.

The man was previously released twice on conditions, but police said both times those conditions were violated after he tested positive for drugs.

The west district neighbourhood is getting an extra police cruiser for each patrol shift, the first Winnipeg Police Service patrol expansion since 1994. 

Winnipeg police say there was an exchange of gunfire and a suspect was hospitalized after he entered a home and took three hostages.

Winnipeg residents are being cautioned about the release of 22-year-old Lorne Bradburn, a man convicted of violent offences and is expected to live in Winnipeg.

One man remains wanted on a Canada-wide warrant following last summer's series of extortion and arson-related crimes in Winnipeg and another was arrested in Toronto, police said.

A record-breaking $37.2 million worth of drugs were removed from the streets following an interprovincial drug bust that led to 33 arrests and 174 charges, police said.

Winnipeg police are now investigating after two people were found dead in a house fire earlier this month.

Marinus Willemse, 59, is considered dangerous towards women and children. He was released from a federal prison in B.C. and is expected to live in Winnipeg, police say. 

A 15-year-old girl is being charged with arson and possession of incendiary, or fire-starting, materials, Winnipeg police said.

Winnipeg police say a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted during a robbery at a cannabis shop, where she was working alone on Tuesday night.