News briefs for Thursday, September 7, 2023

Man arrested after Mounties threatened with knife

10:04 AM

RCMP used a Taser on a man wanted on a warrant after he allegedly threatened to stab officers in Dakota Tipi First Nation on Monday.

Portage la Prairie officers were sent to the First Nation at about 3:40 p.m. and found a suspect riding a bicycle. The man pulled out a knife and threatened to kill an officer, RCMP said Thursday.

The officer pulled out his gun and told the man to stop advancing towards him, and the suspect started cycling away, police said.

The officer followed the man and saw the suspect discard the knife in the bush, RCMP said.

Mounties chased the suspect on foot after he dumped the bike. The man allegedly threatened to stab and fight the officers during the foot chase. Officers used a Taser on the suspect and arrested him.

A 27-year-old man is facing new charges, including assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and uttering threats.

Man charged after woman confined, assaulted at Thompson ‘camp site’

11:52 AM

A man is facing charges for allegedly holding a woman against her will and repeatedly assaulting her in a forested part of Thompson.

RCMP were sent to a convenience store on Thompson Drive at about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday. They met with a 33-year-old woman suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. The Thompson resident told them she had been assaulted at the “camp site,” near UCN Drive and Riverside Drive.

Mounties went there and arrested a 28-year-old man from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation. He is facing charges of aggravated assault, forcible confinement and two counts of failing to comply with a release order.

Boater dies from propeller injuries in Winnipeg River crash

1:45 PM

A senior has died from her injuries after she fell backwards into a boat’s propeller when the vessel hit a log.

The incident happened on the Winnipeg River, near the bridge off Riverland Road, at about 9 a.m. Monday.

RCMP said a male driver and the female passenger, both 65 and residents of the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet, were headed southbound on the river when they hit a log floating in the water. The woman was sent backwards into the water, where she hit the propeller.

Three people on a nearby boat saw the collision and rushed to help get the woman out of the water.

The senior couple were taken to Lac du Bonnet’s town dock. An RCMP officer started giving the woman CPR while paramedics focused on her injuries, Mounties said Thursday.

The woman was flown by STARS air ambulance to Winnipeg after about 45 minutes. She died from her injuries on Wednesday, RCMP said.
Mounties are investigating the incident.

Goldeyes’ Croes named Rookie of the Year

2:34 PM

The accolades keeping coming for Winnipeg Goldeyes third baseman Dayson Croes.

He was named the American Association Rookie Position Player of the Year on Thursday.

Croes, 23, led the league with 135 hits, and his .351 average was fourth-best in the 12-team independent baseball circuit.

The native of Aruba was second on the Fish with 67 runs batted in and 41 walks. He struck out just 36 times in 439 plate appearances while also having a 25-game hitting streak earlier in the season that was the longest of the year in the league.

Croes was selected to play in the league’s annual All-Star Game earlier this summer, and he was named a postseason All-Star earlier this week along with teammate Max Murphy.

Winnipeg man facing arson charges after apartment fire

2:43 PM

A 47-year-old man is accused of starting a fire inside a Manitoba Housing suite and attempting to flee from authorities as the blaze spread inside his building in Charleswood on Wednesday.

The Winnipeg Police Service went to the scene of a fire at 170 Hendon Ave. at about 5 p.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, police said they met with sheriff’s officer who had a suspect in custody.

“They indicated the male started a fire inside a suite while armed with a weapon, having a dispute with the officers. As the fire spread, he escaped out a window unharmed, and the sheriff’s officers took him into custody,” a news release said.

No one was injured in the fire, but one tenant suffered an injury while evacuating the building. The resident was transported to hospital in stable condition.

Another four people were assessed at the scene.

The suspect has been charged with two counts of arson causing damage to property, as well as offences related to carrying a concealed weapon, possession of incendiary material and having a weapon on his person.