Knife used in Saturday robbery
A 24-year-old woman was threatened and robbed early Saturday morning.Police say the woman was walking in the area of Main Street and Sutherland Avenue around 5 a.m. when a male and female approached her. Police say the male suspect pulled out a knife and robbed the victim.
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Woman robbed at gunpoint
An 18-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint early this morning, said Winnipeg Police.Police say the woman was walking in the area of Flora Avenue and Robinson Street around 2:30 a.m. when a male suspect with a handgun demanded her property.
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Boy robbed with gun, bat
A 16-year-old boy was robbed by two suspects who threatened him with a handgun and baseball bat last night, said Winnipeg Police.Police say the boy was in the area of Redonda Street and Victoria Avenue just after 9 p.m. when two males robbed him.
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Man shot on Boyd Avenue
A 30-year-old man was shot in the upper body at a home on Boyd Avenue last night, said Winnipeg Police.Police say a 22-year-old man was assaulted by several males outside the residence in the 300 block of Boyd around 10:30 p.m. but didn’t require medical attention.
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Teen girls arrested after knifepoint robbery attempt
A pair of teens is accused of assaulting a woman and two Good Samaritans during a failed knifepoint robbery — the latest episode of girls gone wild in Winnipeg.The attack occurred the same week city police charged a different pair, who allegedly used a hatchet to threaten or assault women during three
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Home invasions linked?
One person was shot while a young girl was present and two others were beaten with a bat during three home invasions in Winnipeg on Friday afternoon, city police say.Organized crime investigators are probing whether the incidents are gang related or have ties to the city’s drug trade.
By CHRIS KITCHING, SUN MEDIA
Auto theft crackdown
Stiffer penalties proposed; youth immuneYoung car thieves responsible for most of Winnipeg’s thefts are immune — for now, at least — from Ottawa’s plan to make auto theft its own offence with stiffer penalties.
Introduced yesterday, proposed changes to the Criminal Code apply to adults but young offenders are in the federal government’s crosshairs.
By CHRIS KITCHING, SUN MEDIA
Potheads light up; dim view taken of shop
By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIAScumbags laughing
Winnipeg police and justice officials are making a big mistake by dropping criminal charges against four 15-year-old punks who caused widespread property damage in Transcona last year.The four delinquents — who can’t be named — are responsible for about 80% of new graffiti in Transcona in 2008, or about 400 “tags.” They got caught after tips to police.
By TOM BRODBECK
Girl suffers severe burns, father charged
The father of a 17-month-old girl who suffered third degree burns to 40% of her body is charged with aggravated assault.RCMP say the burns were reported on Jan. 30, when the girl was medevaced from Thompson to Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg.
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Golden sex case appeal begins
The son of a former Winnipeg city councillor says the 30-month jail term he received for luring teenage girls to a hotel room and taking nude photos of them while they performed sexual acts on him is too long.By Paul Turenne, SUN MEDIA
Impaired driving alleged in terrible crash
Charges are pending against a 37-year-old man who was allegedly impaired when a car he was driving went off the road and wrapped around a pole during a devastating crash last weekend.By SUN MEDIA
Addict robbed 10 Domo gas bars
A Winnipeg man who robbed 10 Domo gas bars to feed his crack addiction has been sentenced to nearly six-and-a-half years in prison.Shawn Michael Arbuthnot was given double credit of 52 months for time served, reducing his remaining sentence to two years less a day.
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Man stabbed, beer stolen, thug charged
Winnipeg police have charged a 27-year-old man in a pair of violent robberies where the victims were stabbed and/or physically assaulted, a spokesman said yesterday.Police said the man was arrested Sunday night, shortly after a 47-year-old man was robbed in the downtown area.
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‘Scary these days’
Teens confronted by armed robbersA pair of robbery attempts have people concerned for the safety of their children in northwest Winnipeg.
Monday afternoon, in broad daylight around 4 p.m., two teenagers were confronted by a man armed with a gun in separate incidents on Redwood Avenue, police said yesterday.
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