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Three teens charged after theft of semi

WINNIPEG — Police have arrested three 19-year-old males in connection with the theft of a semi-truck trailer and about $32,000 worth of damages that ensued after the alleged theft.

Constable Jacqueline Chaput, public information officer with the Winnipeg Police Service said the incident started at about 3:15 a.m. Thursday morning at a parking lot in the 100 block of Higgins Avenue.

Police say a truck was taken from the lot and crashed into a garbage disposal unit causing about $2,000 damage.

The truck then rammed into a house in the 700 block of Talbot Avenue, pushing it off its foundation and causing another $10,000 damage.

The truck then ran into a number of parked cars in the Kent Road and Manhattan Street area causing more than $20,000 in damage to the vehicles.

Police say the truck eventually hit a tree in the 400 block of Kent Street and the suspects attempted to flee the area but were caught a short time later by police on the scene and members of the canine unit and the stolen auto unit.

The three youth face a number of charges. Two were released on a promise to appear and the third was detained in the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

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