Police Report
October 5 – October 18
October 5 – While monitoring traffic on Main Street, police observed a northbound vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed and obtained a reading of 87 km/h in the 50 km/h zone. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver was issued a ticket for Speeding ($535).
October 6 – While monitoring school-zone traffic on Highway 428, police observed a southbound vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed and obtained a reading of 104 km/h in the 50 km/h zone. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver was issued a ticket for Speeding ($756) and an MPI Serious Offence Notice.
October 8 – Officers responded to a report of vandalism at a residential apartment complex off Main Street. Several vehicles had been spray-painted overnight, with some sustaining extensive paint damage. Some vehicles had windows blacked out with spray paint, obstructing visibility and making them unsafe to drive. Messages were also painted on vehicles and a fence on the property. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winkler Police Service at 204-325-0829 or Crime Stoppers.
While on patrol, police observed an e-dirt bike travelling on the sidewalk on Main Street at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver of the e-dirt bike was advised that e-dirt bikes were not permitted in the City of Winkler and future violations would result in tickets and the towing of his e-dirt bike.
October 11 – Through investigation police formed reasonable grounds to believe an individual was in possession of a controlled substance and he was subsequently arrested. A search of the male incident to arrest resulted in police locating approximately 5.32 grams of methamphetamine and he was charged with Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine and released on an Appearance Notice.
October 12 – A male reported that he was the victim of sextortion after sending intimate images of himself to an individual online who is now demanding money. The male sent a sum of money, but the scammer was requesting more. Police advised the male to stop sending money and to block the scammer, and this investigation is ongoing.
October 13 – At approximately 8:16 a.m., police were dispatched to the report of an intoxicated male who punched a car and was threatening people. The male, who was known to police, was located and arrested under the Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act, during which time he resisted arrest. A search of the male incident to arrest resulted in police locating unpackaged cannabis, unstamped tobacco and an open bottle of liquor. Police also learned he was under the condition to abstain from the consumption or possession of alcohol and under the condition to reside at a residence at which he was not currently residing. He was charged with Resisting Arrest (x2), Failing to Comply with a Release Order, Breaching a Probation Order, Possession of Cannabis not Packaged, Labelled and Stamped, Consuming Liquor in a Public Place and Possessing Fewer than 25 Units of Unmarked Tobacco and remanded into custody to appear in Winnipeg Provincial Court.
Police received a report regarding a vehicle that was keyed while parked on a public parking lot and the owner advised it was the third time his vehicle had been keyed this year. This file is still under investigation.
While on patrol, police were alerted by their cruiser’s Automated Licence Plate Reader of an unregistered vehicle and proceeded to conduct a traffic stop. The driver provided valid vehicle registration, but police learned he was disqualified from driving and he was subsequently issued a ticket for Driving while disqualified ($672).
October 16 – The driver of a mobility aid scooter reported that she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Main Street at South Railway Avenue via the pedestrian crosswalk and didn’t suffer injuries, however there was damage to her scooter. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop but his vehicle’s licence plate number was obtained by a witness. He was issued a ticket for As the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident, failing to give required information to a person whose property is damaged as a result of the accident ($203).
Police located a male who was wanted on the strength of an arrest warrant from another city, and while searching the male incident to arrest located approximately 2.31 grams of methamphetamine. He was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and released on two separate Appearance Notices.
October 18 – While on patrol, police observed a vehicle travelling southbound on 15th Street fail to stop at the four-way stop at Grandeur Avenue. A traffic stop was conducted, at which time police noted the strong odour of liquor emanating from the vehicle. The driver complied to a demand for a breath sample, which resulted in two “Fail” readings, and he was served an Immediate Roadside Prohibition, which carried a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, $700 fine, and 30-day vehicle impoundment.
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