Winnipeg Police Service

• Former U of M law dean arrested in Europe as part of extradition request: police

  The former law dean has been disbarred in Manitoba and the U.K. after being found to have misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from the university.

  Crime

  Sep 23
  
• High-risk sex offender with lengthy criminal record to live in Winnipeg

  Winnipeg police are warning the public about the release of a man from prison who has a lengthy history of sexual assault and other violent crimes against women.

  Crime

  Sep 2
  
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• High-risk sex offender released from custody, expected to live in Winnipeg

  The Manitoba Integrated High Risk Sex Offender Unit and Winnipeg police are warning women about a high-risk sex offender expected to live in the city.

  Crime

  Aug 25
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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
• 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
• Winnipeg police HQ inquiry hears from former top city official

  The project ran more than $70 million over budget by the time it was completed in 2016, and the inquiry is looking into what happened.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Two people accused of vandalizing Winnipeg’s troubled new police HQ

  Winnipeg police have arrested a man and a woman who they say opened water supply valves, leading to flooding at police headquarters. The pair face charges of mischief over $5,000.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• Former CAO pays city $1.15M after police HQ construction scandal

  The city alleged that Caspian Construction and dozens of others carried out a conspiracy to inflate prices and quotes to drive up the cost of the build.

  Politics

  Jan 7
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• Extra enforcement in Osborne Village leads to 146 arrests: report

  Numbers from Winnipeg Police Service Chief Gene Bowers's report to the Winnipeg Police Board show officers attended to 777 incidents in the area between July 24 and Sept. 1.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2025
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• Suspect in explosion at Winnipeg home and fire at office turns himself in: police

  A suspect in a fire and explosion at a Winnipeg home and a subsequent fire at an office has surrendered to police. The man faces charges of arson and disregard for human life.

  Crime

  Aug 31, 2025