Firearm Crime

• Man arrested after Winnipeg police chase yields loaded firearms, drugs

  Winnipeg police say a man has been arrested after loaded firearms and drugs were found inside a discarded backpack.

  Crime

  Mar 13
  
• Traffic stop downtown Winnipeg leads to arrests, seizure of firearm: WPS

  Police say they were patrolling downtown when they conducted what they called a high-risk traffic stop in the 500 block of Arlington Street. 

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg seeing significant increase in gun crime: police, community groups

  If you feel like you've been seeing more news about gun crime in Winnipeg, you're not alone – the city has seen a significant increase in the use of firearms over the past few years.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2019
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• ANALYSIS: Liberal gun control may miss mark on Saskatchewan firearm crime

  Most gun crime in Saskatchewan involves simple weapons, like .22-calibre rifles and shotguns according to police. Often times, these weapons are stolen from legal owners.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2019
• Gun deaths and crime a disturbing upward trend, say Winnipeg police

  Police Cst. Jay Murray said that the number of firearm-related homicides, as well as the number of homicides in general, is up from past years.

  Crime

  Mar 13, 2019
• Spree of threats by man with rifle ends in arrest, say Winnipeg police

  A Winnipeg man who allegedly pointed a gun at six people on Magnus Avenue over the past month was arrested Wednesday and held in the Remand Centre.  

  Crime

  Feb 28, 2019