Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
WEAPON ARRESTS C11-182599
On August 29th, 2011, members of the Winnipeg Police Service Street Crimes Unit became involved in a weapons related investigation at an address located in the 200 block of Grassie Boulevard.
As a result of the investigation, officers, including members of the Tactical Support Team attended to the residence for the purpose of executing a search warrant. Upon doing so, a male suspect was observed fleeing the residence while in possession of an unknown object. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody. He was found to be in possession of the following:
- Sawed-off shotgun
- Machete
- Knife
After executing the search warrant, four additional occupants were taken into custody. A search of the residence yielded the following:
- Two canisters of bear spray
- Knife
Three adult males, one adult female and a male youth are facing numerous firearm related offences. The adult male observed fleeing the residence has been detained at the Provincial Remand Centre and the remainder were released on a Promise to Appear.
FRAUD INVESTIGATION – ARREST R11-76344
During the month of August 2011, members of the Winnipeg Police Service in cooperation with Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC) and Western Canada Lotteries Corporation (WCLC) became involved in a fraud related investigation.
As a result of a lengthy investigation, it was discovered that a 61 year old male victim had purchased a lottery ticket on July 14th, 2011 which was valid for five draws. The first draw occurred at which time the victim checked his ticket, only to learn that he was not in fact a winner. Two more draws subsequently occurred when the victim attended to a gas bar located in the Maples area of the city for the purpose of having his ticket verified.
A 30 year old male employee checked the victim's tickets and advised that he was a $5.00 winner. The employee returned the validation ticket and the $5.00 winnings, however failed to return the replacement tickets to the victim that was still valid for two more draws.
On July 27th, 2011, a fourth draw occurred. The employee, still in possession of the stolen tickets, scans them and learns that he has a winning ticket in the amount of $90,641.40.
On August 2nd, 2011, the employee attended to the WCLC claiming to be a winner. As a result of some inconsistencies, WCLC notified MLC at which time an initial investigation commenced.
Members of the Winnipeg Police Service were notified and continued with the investigation.
On August 25th, 2011, the 30 year old male employee was advised of the investigation and placed under arrest. He is facing the following charges:
- Theft Under $5000.00
- Fraud Over $5000.00
He was released on a Promise to Appear.
TRAFFIC PURSUIT – ARREST C11-183022
On August 30th, 2011 at approximately 1:45 a.m., members of the Winnipeg Police Service Tactical Support Team observed a Dodge Neon being operated in an erratic manner in the North End area of the city.
Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop near Charles Street and Redwood Avenue; however the suspect fled the area at a high rate of speed. As a result, a traffic pursuit occurred which ended in the area of the 200 block of Manitoba Avenue. In an attempt to evade police further, the suspect vehicle collided with a cruiser car including two parked trucks.
Due to the efforts of the officers involved, 25 year old Darrel Ryan Joseph LAGIMODIERE was taken into custody and charged with the following: Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Flight form Police Officer and Fail to Comply with Conditions of a Recognizance.
He was detained.
STABBING ARREST C11-182679
On August 29th, 2011 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Uniform members responded to a stabbing incident which occurred in the area of the first 100 block of Marion Street.
The investigation has revealed that a 30 year old male and 49 year old male became involved in a verbal dispute. The matter escalated at which time the 30 year old male was stabbed multiple times to the upper body. The suspect fled in a vehicle and the victim attended to a nearby clinic where emergency services were summoned.
The victim was conveyed to hospital in unstable condition, later upgraded to stable condition.
The suspect also attended to a hospital requiring medical attention due to the confrontation. It was at this time he notified police claiming he had been assaulted. Officers attended and subsequently placed the 49 year old male under arrest.
He has been charged with Aggravated Assault and detained.
CHILD ABUSE IMAGERY – ARREST R11-14098
Between July 5th and July 11th, 2011, an officer from the Winnipeg Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) utilized an online undercover persona to make a connection with a suspect on a file sharing program. It was during this interaction that the suspect made numerous videos of child abuse imagery available to the undercover officer.
As a result of the investigation, the suspect was identified as residing in the Winnipeg area, and a search warrant was subsequently executed on August 24th, 2011 at approximately 8:20 a.m.
A 20 year old male was arrested and is facing charges of: Accessing, Possessing and Making available Child Pornography.
He was released on a Promise to Appear.
