Man sought in Pukatawagan home invasion

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RCMP in Pukatawagan are searching for a man accused of an armed home invasion in the northern community late Sunday night.

Mounties were sent to the home at about 11:45 p.m. and found the house’s front damaged.

Residents told officers a man they knew threatened a woman, 27, with a machete before fleeing.

Young children were inside at the time. No one was hurt, police said in a news release Tuesday.

RCMP identified the man as Triston Bear, 27. An arrest warrant had already been issued for Bear for a separate incident, in addition to pending break-and-enter and assault with a weapon charges.

Mounties asked anyone who knows of his whereabouts to contact the Pukatawagan detachment at 204-553-2342, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or manitobacrimestoppers.com.