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Police say no complaint received on alleged starlight tour
Winnipeg police said they are not investigating a young Aboriginal man’s allegation about a starlight tour because the service has not received a complaint from him.
Winnipeg Police Service spokeswoman Const. Natalie Aitken said police learned about the man’s allegation through the media.
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Assembly of Manitoba Grand Chief Ron Evans said he left a message Wednesday morning for Chief Keith McCaskill about the matter that had not been returned. The family of Evan Maud said they plan to attend the AMC offices today to file a complaint about the matter, but they have not directly approached the police agency.
Maud’s uncle, Joseph Maud, a Skownan First Nation councillor, said early last Friday morning two men with police gear threw the young man in a partitioned Crown Victoria and took him to the outskirts of the city, leaving him to walk home in frigid temperatures for hours.
"At this time, the Winnipeg Police Service has not entered into an investigation," said Aitken, who spoke to reporters about the allegation at a press conference. "We have not received a formal complaint from this individual, we have not received a call from this individual or been notified whatsoever of this incident."
"I can tell you because of the serious nature of the allegations, the WPS will make an attempt to speak with this individual," said Aitken.
She did say a member of the police would "reach out" to Maud.
"It’s like any other criminal matter. We need a complainant in order to go forward with an investigation," she said.
The police service has the ability to check records from GPS systems on its cars.
"That information is there and that would definitely be something that we would look at," said Aitken.
The complaint is an example of why an independent police commission needs to be expedited, said AMC Grand Chief Ron Evans.
"It should have happened years ago," said Evans. He said the incident left him "very disappointed."
A spokesman for Mayor Sam Katz said Wednesday morning it "would not be appropriate for (the) mayor's office to comment on unproven allegations."
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