Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 at Angle Road, in the RM of Portage la Prairie Friday after arresting the…
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Authorities say a 32-year-old is facing charges after being found under the influence while inside a damaged vehicle.
A man is facing at least half a dozen charges after police found him early Sunday morning in a parking lot in the Polo Park area. The Winnipeg Police Service says they were called by a security guard at 4:20 a.m.who noticed the driver and his damaged vehicle in the lot.
They say the guard tried to communicate with the man but he did not respond.
When officers arrived, they successfully woke and communicated with the man, whom they say was impaired. As the officers were taking him into custody, they noticed a gun and a loaded magazine.
WINNIPEG Winnipeg Police Service said a car crash on Portage Avenue early Sunday morning was part of a high-speed chase. According to police, around 11:35 p.m. on Boxing Day, an officer tried to stop a truck without license plates downtown. The Toyota Tacoma drove off, but the officer did not follow it. Police said the truck was spotted a short while later on Maryland Street and was then seen travelling westbound on Portage Avenue. A patrol unit started following the truck from a distance and a police helicopter was called. Air1 followed the truck for 45 minutes as it drove out to Headingley, Man., via Roblin Boulevard. The vehicle then returned to the city.
Portage Avenue was closed for approximately 10 hours while police investigated the scene. (Amandeep Singh Warring)
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A man is out of hospital and now in police custody after he allegedly caused a collision on Portage Avenue early Sunday morning.
The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) says that at approximately 11:35 p.m. on Boxing Day, a General Patrol unit attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the downtown area on a Toyota Tacoma truck with no licence plates. The vehicle fled but was not pursued by officers. It was briefly spotted a short time later on Maryland Street and was then observed travelling westbound on Portage Avenue.