Operations back to normal at police headquarters in wake of flood

The Winnipeg Police Service says all units displaced by a weekend flood of police headquarters have returned with operations back to normal.

Police and the city said in a statement on Wednesday that while they are continuing to assess damage from the flood — caused when emergency water valves were opened in a stairway — all impacted units have returned to the building at 266 Graham Ave., and operations are back to normal there.

Police said standing water has been removed from all areas, electrical systems have been deemed safe, and both air quality and humidity have been tested as within acceptable ranges.

The WPS and the city are working together to increase preventative measures in the tower part of the complex to prevent it from happening again.

Two people are facing several charges of mischief over $5,000 in connection with the incident.