Man arrested after threatening, racist letters sent to MLA
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Winnipeg police have arrested a 72-year-old man accused of sending several racist and threatening letters to a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba last year.
The MLA — it’s unclear who the victim is or to which party they belong — received “multiple” letters between July and September last year from a stranger that included racist comments and “a threat of violence,” the Winnipeg Police Service said on Tuesday.
Major crimes investigators took on the case and obtained a warrant to search a house in the city’s northwest on April 18, where they arrested the 72-year-old. He’s been charged with criminal harassment and uttering threats.
The senior was let out on an undertaking.
Police said investigators are still probing the incident and have asked anyone who wants to speak with major crimes to call their office at 204-986-6219.