News briefs for Saturday, November 22, 2025

Sex offender arrested day after release from custody

4:12 PM

A high-risk sex offender released from custody Wednesday was arrested the next day.

A spokesperson from the Winnipeg Police Service confirmed Saturday that Desmond Jared Shane Catcheway, 36, was arrested in the city for allegedly breaching his probation.

Catcheway was released from the Winnipeg Remand Centre under numerous conditions that prohibited him from possessing a cellphone or contacting his previous victims, among other things.

Arrest made after packages stolen in Westwood 

3:23 PM

A man is facing charges after a string of package thefts in Westwood.

City police said a man driving a 2024 Ford F150 Supercrew stole a package off the front porch of a home on the first 100 block of Columbus Crescent shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Police believe the man stole a package from a home on the 3200 block of Assiniboine Avenue shortly after.

Both incidents were captured on home security cameras and reported to police.

Police found the truck, which contained “a large quantity of packages and property believed to be stolen,” parked on the 600 block of Cavalier Drive at 6:45 p.m. Thursday.

Some of the property has been returned to its owners, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a media release Saturday.

The man, 56, is facing two charges of theft under $5,000 and was released on an appearance notice.

Man arrested after shoplifting, reselling stolen items: police

3:09 PM

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after nearly $2,000 worth of goods were stolen and resold over the course of a month-long shoplifting spree.

The man allegedly stole electronics and toys from various businesses between Oct. 13 and Nov. 11 before reselling the items to a “specialty store,” the Winnipeg Police Service said in a media release Saturday.

The suspect was arrested Friday and has been charged with four counts of theft under $5,000, and single counts of trafficking property obtained by crime under $5,000 and failure to comply with a probation order. He was detained in custody.

Two more pistachio products recalled 

10:48 AM

Two more kinds of pistachio products sold in Manitoba have been recalled because of salmonella.

Both were available in Winnipeg, at Blady Middle Eastern at 1324 Portage Ave. Pistachios and baklava containing pistachios were sold there from April 23 to July 11, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s website states. The two recalls were issued Friday.

The agency said earlier this week that 11 products had been recalled. Those products were sold to hotels, restaurants, institutions, manufacturers and retail stores.  They were also distributed in other provinces.Enayat Farms and SSJ are among the brands.

More information about the food recalls is available online.