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A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Friday, January 5, 2024
Jets beat Ducks 3-1, surge to No. 1 in NHL standings
11:43 PM
The Winnipeg Jets are on top of the NHL
A 3-1 victory on Friday night in Anaheim over the Ducks gives them 54 points on the season, which leads the league.
Nikolaj Ehlers, Nate Schmidt and Cole Perfetti scored, while goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 37 of 38 shots he faced.
Winnipeg is now 25-9-4 on the year, includoing 9-0-2 in the last 11. They are also 13-1-2 since the beginning of December and have gone 28 straight games giving up three goals or less, which is the second-longest streak in the NHL since the expansion era began in 1967.
The Jets will now wrap up a three-game road trip on Sunday in Arizona against the Coyotes.
Police officers did not contribute to serious McPhillips collision: IIU
3:25 PM
Winnipeg police officers who were following a vehicle after an attempted traffic stop did not contribute to a subsequent serious collision at McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue last March, says the province’s police watchdog.
Winnipeg police notified the Independent Investigation Unit of the March 4, 2023 collision that hospitalized two people the next day.
The IIU says officers had been called to a domestic assault near Powers Street and Selkirk Avenue, but a man got into an SUV and sped off. Police tried to stop him, but he kept driving at a high speed. The police helicopter followed the vehicle and advised officers on the ground about its location, the IIU says.
The SUV then ran a red light at the intersection and hit another vehicle. Both drivers were hospitalized with serious injuries.
The IIU says after it has closed its probe into the incident, after conducting interviews and reviewing information, including video footage.
Commercial explosives found in south Winnipeg condo
11:19 AM
The Winnipeg Police Service major crimes unit has taken over an investigation into explosives discovered in a south Winnipeg condo.
Residents of the building in the 300 block of Warde Avenue were evacuated when police and firefighters responded to the explosives report at about 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 4. Residents have since been allowed to return to their homes.
“The Winnipeg Police Service’s Bomb Unit attended and determined they were commercial explosives and safely removed them. There were no signs that detonation was imminent,” the WPS said in a press release.
Arrest in year’s first homicide
9:32 AM
A Winnipeg man has been charged with the first slaying of the year.
Winnipeg police said on Friday Derin Hanninen, 59, was arrested about 90 minutes after an injured man was found outside on the ground in the 800 block of Furby Street on Thursday at about 7:30 a.m.
Hanninen has been charged with second-degree murder. He has been detained in custody.
Police said the victim was 62-year-old Daniel Jawbone of Winnipeg.
Jawbone, who police say was assaulted inside the suspect’s suite in the same block, was rushed to hospital in critical condition but died of his injuries.
Winnipeg Police have attend a scene in the mid-800 block of Furby Street Thursday. They have taped off the parking lot behind Bardal Funeral Home which faces onto Sherbrook Street and 847, 851 and 855 Furby Street. The backdoor to 847 Furby Street is also blocked with police caution tape.
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Jets jump Sharks 2-1
12:05 AM
The Winnipeg Jets defeated the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in San Jose Thursday.
Gabriel Vilardi and Morgan Barron provided the scoring for the Jets while Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves as the Jets record improves to 24-9-4.
The Jets will face the Anaheim Ducks on Friday as they continue their three-game road trip through California.