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• Manitoba RCMP officer charged with assault in Portage la Prairie incident

  A Manitoba RCMP officer is facing an assault charge after an investigation by the province's police watchdog.

  Crime

  Oct 8
  
• IIU investigating after car rolls into ditch during Winnipeg police chase

  Manitoba's police watchdog is looking into an incident early Friday morning that sent a pair of suspects to hospital after their car rolled into a ditch during a chase.

  Crime

  Sep 22
  
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• Manitoba’s police watchdog investigating after officer kills dog on First Nation

  The agency tasked with investigating Manitoba's police says it's looking into the shooting death of a dog on a First Nation.

  Crime

  Jul 10
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• Manitoba’s police watchdog probes man’s death while detained for detox

  Manitoba's police watchdog is looking into an incident last week involving the death of a man who was being held in custody under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act.

  Crime

  Jun 30
• Winnipeg officer won’t face charges after fatal shooting: police watchdog

  Winnipeg police told the Independent Investigative Unit of Manitoba that a man tried to flee in a stolen pickup truck, pinning one officer against a fence.

  Crime

  Apr 2
• Family of student killed by Winnipeg police still seeking answers one year later

  The family of 19-year-old Afolabi Opaso, killed December 31st 2023, still has not received an autopsy report and frustrations are mounting.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2024
• Manitoba’s IIU seeks witness to fatal police shooting

  The Nov. 24 incident, at a Unicity-area shopping complex, saw a police officer stabbed in the neck, followed by police shooting and killing the 24-year-old suspect.

  Crime

  Nov 29, 2024
• Woman dies after being hit by Winnipeg police cruiser, investigation underway

  Officers were driving through Fort Rouge Park when they hit a woman in her 30s, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition but later died of her injuries.

  Crime

  Sep 3, 2024
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• RCMP officer charged after high-speed pursuit near Dauphin

  Manitoba's police watchdog has determined an RCMP officer should be charged after taking part in a high-speed pursuit last summer.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2024
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• Brandon cop faces assault, theft charges in September 2023 incident: IIU

  The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) announced Friday that Const. Darwin Raga of the Brandon Police Service faces two counts of assault and one count of theft under $5,000.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2024