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• Winnipeg commercial break-ins blamed on 2 men wearing ankle monitors

  The effectiveness of ankle monitors are in question after two men accused of property crimes in a two-month long spree, experts say.

  Aug 18
• Manitoba man arrested in Minnesota after allegedly reporting false abduction

  North Dakota State Patrol said it was alerted to a possible abduction on Saturday. Police allege a 31-year old Manitoba man abducted a 37-year-old man in Winnipeg.

  Crime

  Aug 17
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• Cocaine, cash and guns seized in months-long Winnipeg police investigation

  Winnipeg police said firearms, prohibited devices, cocaine, cash, vehicles and other property, with a combined estimated value of $278,500, were seized.

  Crime

  Aug 14
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• Manitoba MLA among victims of multiple home break-ins, man arrested

  Winnipeg police were called to Crescentwood early Saturday following a spree of break-ins. They found the suspect walking down the street armed with a broken liquor bottle.

  Crime

  Jul 26
• Preschool-aged child in hospital with serious injuries, man faces assault charge

  A 39-year-old man is facing a charge of aggravated assault after an incident that left a child in a Winnipeg hospital with serious injuries.

  Crime

  Jul 9
• New police cruiser patrol for west district Winnipeg

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

  Jun 29
• Convicted violent offender with high risk to re-offend released back into Winnipeg: police

  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.

  Crime

  Jun 28
• Death of 73-year-old woman being investigated as homicide: Winnipeg police

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

  Crime

  Jun 23
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• Violent crimes, shoplifting decreased in Winnipeg last year, police say

  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.

  Crime

  May 27
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• Winnipeg man facing 77 drug trafficking and gun charges: WPS

  Twenty-one loaded handguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a silencer, cash, and cocaine were seized from a Central Park apartment, and led to one man's arrest, the WPS said.

  Crime

  May 25