Car seized for street racing

Winnipeg police seized a vehicle under the province’s street racing legislation on a Sunday cruise night recently, a spokesman says.

Police said two vehicles were travelling at high speeds in the southbound lanes of McPhillips Street.
By Sun Media

Anti-graffiti sealant does the trick

Alsip’s Building Products & Services demonstrates how an all-purpose sealant helps fight graffiti.

Put away the paint brush or sandblaster.

Getting rid of the ugly work of graffiti vandals can be done a lot easier with a rubber-based sealant distributed exclusively by a Winnipeg company.
By SUN MEDIA

Racist defends role

He calls himself a “skinhead” and freely admits to using racial slurs to describe blacks and Jews.

He also calls himself a good father who deserves to regain custody of his eight-year-old stepdaughter and three-year-old son.
By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA

Jail boy’s attacker 30 months, court told

A Winnipeg man guilty of beating a 15-year-old boy who brought a machete to Kelvin High School — breaking his jaw — should go to prison for 30 months, a court was told.

Seif Ali, 21, was convicted of aggravated assault and uttering threats following a trial earlier this year.
By DEAN PRITCHARD, SUN MEDIA

Girl sexually assaulted in downtown mall

City police have released a composite sketch of a male who allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a downtown Winnipeg mall earlier this month.

Police said the girl met the suspect and other males, who are all strangers to her, at Portage Place Shopping Centre on June 8 at 6:45 p.m.
By SUN MEDIA

Teen shot in city’s North End

Police are investigating another shooting in the city’s North End.

Winnipeg police were called to a local hospital about 3:30 a.m. Saturday after a 16-year-old male arrived there suffering from a gunshot wound to his midsection.
By SUN MEDIA

Trio arrested for robbery spree

Winnipeg police have three males in custody in connection with five armed robberies in the downtown and North End areas earlier this year.

Police said the males stole cash and cigarettes during four of the five hold-ups at gas bars and convenience stores between April 23 and May 6.
By SUN MEDIA

Three males arrested after home invasion

Three males are accused of stabbing one person and assaulting two others during a home invasion in the North End on Saturday.
By CHRIS KITCHING, SUN MEDIA

Officers seeking gunman find house empty

Winnipeg police negotiators were called in to make contact with a male who was seen with a gun inside an abandoned home in the North End late yesterday morning.
By SUN MEDIA