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11/20/2009
Winnipeg Police say charges are pending against a 31-year old man after a 16-year old girl who went missing... was found safe during the noon-hour Friday. Police want to thank the public for helping to find Rhianna Kirkness. The suspect is facing charges of harbouring a child under 18.
The Winnipeg Police Services Major Crimes Unit is investigating after two small explosions were reported this past Monday evening near Grant Park. Police discovered an explosive device was placed in a trash can. It did considerable damage. A second similar explosion occurred nearby damaging some recycling containers. No one was injured.
Six more people have come forward after two sexual assaults were reported earlier this week in River Heights. Some of the incidents occurred in St. James. Police are still looking for a suspect.
Police are looking for a suspect after a bank robbery Tuesday afternoon in the 1000 block of Assiniboine. There were no injuries. The suspect got some cash and took off.
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11/20/2009
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has run out of one type of the H1 N1 flu vaccine. At the opening of Friday's clinics, they were down to two thousand doses of the adjuvented vaccine, the type recommended for most people. There are extra doses of the non-adjuvented vaccine, which is recommended for pregnant women but can also be used for people between the ages of 10 and 64 who have healthy immune systems. Medical health officer Dr. Sande Harlos tells CJOB another shipment of the adjuvented vaccine is expected next week.
Harlos says there will be two flu clinics opened this weekend.
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11/20/2009
As soon as next week, you'll start to see construction on the development just off Kenaston that will eventually be home to IKEA, and many other retail outlets. Michael Nozick of Fairweather Properties is keeping any news of potential stores pretty close to his chest:
The sod turning for Seasons of Tuxedo was Friday morning.
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11/20/2009
For the second day in a row, charges have been laid in connection with two people accused of harbouring a missing youth.
Police say this time around, a 17-year old was reported missing to police last Saturday. The teen was characterized as being at high risk of being victimized or exploited. The Winnipeg Police Services Missing Persons Unit rolled up its sleeves... and led to the discovery of the girl in a home in the northend. Police say a 36-year old woman and a 66-year old man face charges of interference of a child in care. Thursday, similar charges were laid against two others in a separate case.
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11/20/2009
A close call for an 11-year old Winnipeg boy. Winnipeg Police Services District 1 Crime Unit is investigating after the boy was approached by a man in his mid to late twenties who told hold of him. Screaming...the boy broke free and out-ran the young man after him. The boy reported the business to a school employee who called the police.
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11/20/2009
A 28-year old Winnipeg man is facing a long list of charges after numerous residential break-ins between January and September. While looking into the case, investigators went to a home in the 600 block of Earl Grey where they found a firearm, ammunition, stolen property and some drugs. A warrant for a suspect was issued after police failed to catch-up to the driver of a stolen vehicle this past September. Matthew Albert John Moore was arrested this past week in Calgary. Now in Winnipeg, he's facing 10-counts of possession of property obtained by crime, firearms offences, driving while disqualified, and breach of probation.
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11/20/2009
Winnipeg Police have charged a 45-year old man in connection with the discovery of grow ops in the 12-hundred block of Valour Road and the 11-hundred block of Ingersoll. Police say they found more than 12-hundred plants with an estimated street value of almost 1.4 million dollars. The equipment itself is valued at 17-thousand dollars. The suspect has not been named.
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11/20/2009
Two men stand charged after a rash of thefts from vehicles between August 9th and this past Wednesday. Winnipeg Police say the thefts occurred in Winnipeg and surrounding communities. Electronics, purses, and wallets were taken along with some vehicles, and license plates. Police say stolen credit cards were used to buy merchandise and gift cards at local stores, and then the cards were sold for profit. 46-year old Troy Michael Courchene and a 52-year old man who has not been named were arrested. The un-named suspect was released on a promise to appear while Courchene is being kept at the Remand Centre.
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11/20/2009
A solemn ceremony over the noon-hour Friday to officially launch the pillows for troops campaign.
A host of dignitaries including the Afghan Ambassador and ordinary people paused for a moment of silence to remember Corporal James Arnal a 25-year old Winnipeg soldier who was killed in Afghanistan in July 2008. He's the inspiration behind Pillows For Troops, a program launched by his former employer, the owners of J.S. Furniture Gallery with the help of sponsors like CJOB.
The program aims to send a pillow to every Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan until the end of the currant combat mission in 2011. Organizers hope the pillows will provide men and women in uniform a little piece of home and a comfortable place to rest their heads on a difficult and sometimes deadly mission.
You can find a direct link to the Pillows For Troops website on cjob.com. The pillows are five dollars each.
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11/20/2009
Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing teenager.
15 year old Katrina Pottinger was last seen yesterday in the Sargent Park area.
Police are concerned for her well-being, saying she's at high risk of being exploited or victimized.
Anyone with information on Katrina's whereabouts is asked to call police.
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