Manitoba First Nations Police Service

• Manitoba RCMP convince shotgun-toting man to leave house peacefully

  After "several" hours, a negotiator was able to contact the suspect, 44, and encourage him to leave the home peacefully. He was arrested without incident.

  Crime

  Nov 22, 2021
  
• Man faces multiple charges for armed, forcible confinement on First Nation

  Officers from the Sandy Bay detachment were called to a local home around 4 p.m, police said, and told that an armed man was threatening the homeowner.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2021
  
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• New Manitoba First Nations K-9 police recruit training to take a bite out of crime

  Zion, a Belgian Malinois, is currently learning the ropes with Cst. Travis Assiniboine -- Manitoba's first-ever First Nations K-9 handler.

  Crime

  May 18, 2021
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• Waywayseecappo community members honoured for helping officer in 2019 stabbing

  Four residents of Waywayseecappo First Nation were recognized by the Manitoba First Nations Police Service for their efforts in helping an injured officer during a 2019 incident.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2021
• COVID-19 enforcement leads to meth bust for cops on Long Plain First Nation

  Two people from Portage la Prairie are facing drug and weapon charges after a Tuesday morning traffic stop on Long Plain First Nation.

  Crime

  Jan 8, 2021
• Man charged in Tamara Benoit homicide, further arrests expected: Manitoba RCMP

  Benoit was last seen alive May 23 in the Portage la Prairie area.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2021
• Manitoba First Nations officer charged after police watchdog investigates

  The province's police watchdog says an investigation that began in June determined there were reasonable grounds to believe a criminal offence had occurred.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2020
• Manitoba government boosts First Nations policing by $2.6 million, hires four new officers

  The Manitoba government is boosting funding for First Nations policing by $2.6 million over three years, bringing the total to over $15 million annually by 2022-23 and securing four new officers.

  Politics

  Aug 19, 2020
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• Drive-by shooting in Roseau Rapids leads to one arrest

  A 39-year-old man is facing charges after a house was shot at in the community of Roseau Rapids in southern Manitoba.

  Crime

  Jan 10, 2020
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• Two under arrest after shots fired at house on southern Manitoba First Nation

  Manitoba First Nations Police (MFNPS) said shots were fired at a house Friday evening, and while no one inside was injured, officers – with the help of a K-9 unit – found spent ammunition casings, a gun, and other evidence at the scene.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2019