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Winnipeg Police launch new Rapid Response Unit ahead of busy season
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (231+ words) A new Rapid Response Unit has been created within the Winnipeg Police Service to support frontline policing and enhance community safety. The new team will begin hitting the streets on May 3, with duties ranging from primary response to special events…...
Silver alert issued for missing 57-year-old
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (203+ words) The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing 57-year-old female, Elizabeth Van Reenen. Van Reenen was last seen at 11: 59 p. m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, near Henderson Highway and Gilmore Avenue in Winnipeg. Van Reenen is described as…...
Have you seen this 44-year-old?
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (224+ words) The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing 44-year-old male. Jamaal Simms was last seen on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 08: 25 p. m. near Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Simms is described as 5'11" in height, medium build, with black hair…...
Police dog nabs suspect after violent home invasion
3+ week, 6+ day ago (177+ words) Selkirk RCMP say a man is facing multiple charges following a home invasion late Tuesday night that left a resident injured. According to police, officers were called to a home on Mclean Avenue around 11: 40 p. m. on April 1, after receiving reports of…...
3 migrants arrested after crossing into Manitoba from U. S. : RCMP
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region's Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) recently arrested'three migrants crossing into Manitoba from the United States. RCMP said on March 10 at 8 a. m. , officers were patrolling an area near'Provincial Trunk Highway 201 near'Neuenberg, where they received reports of…...
Winnipeg police to begin body-worn camera trial this June
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (197+ words) Forty Winnipeg police officers will soon be equipped with body-worn cameras. In a Winnipeg Police Board meeting on Friday, Gene Bowers, Chief of the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), announced that the cameras will be equipped with body cameras this June....
Strathmillan School boosts security after message found in washroom
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (231+ words) There will be an increased police presence at Strathmillan School on Friday after a message was found in the girls' washroom on Thursday. Upon discovering the message, Strathmillian School activated its Threat Assessment Protocol and consulted with its School Resource…...
Manitoba watchdog probes Winnipeg police arrest caught on video
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (378+ words) The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba is investigating the arrest of an adult male by the Winnipeg Police Service after video footage of the incident was brought forward. According to a press release from the IIU, Winnipeg police notified the…...
Students return to St. John's High School after weekend threat
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (118+ words) Students will return to their classes at St. John's High School Tuesday after a threat over the weekend forced the school to close on Monday. Following consultation with the Winnipeg Police Service, officials determined that there was no threat to…...