RCMP officers threatened while at detachment, Conducted Energy Weapon used on suspect
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach RCMP Detachment in Flin Flon, Manitoba.
Flin Flon RCMP officers required the use of a Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) on a male suspect after the man threatened the officers while they were in the detachment.
On April 19, 2021, at approximately 11:45pm, two RCMP officers were working at the RCMP detachment in Flin Flon, Manitoba when they heard a strong, rapid knocking on the locked front door. Officers inside the building said it sounded like someone was attempting to punch through the door. At this point, one of the officers went to the front window to look outside, but could not see anyone. The other officer then went to the locked employee entrance at the side of the detachment and opened it to look outside.
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Two people are facing charges after an altercation with police involving multiple weapons, a bulletproof vest and two conducted energy weapons being deployed.
According to a Saskatoon Police Service release Saturday, just before 7:40 a.m. police were called to the 400 block of Pendygrasse Road following a report of a man in a black Dodge Journey pointing a gun at a woman walking her dog.
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Officers arriving on scene did not locate the vehicle, but obtained a licence plate that led them to a home in the 2900 block of Preston Avenue South.
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HALIFAX A 39-year-old Pictou County man is facing charged after he was arrested for allegedly carrying a machete while ‘acting erratically’ on Wednesday night in New Glasgow, N.S. Police say they were called to a pub on Stewart Street at around 9:10 p.m., where a man had reportedly left the area with a machete attached to his back. Officers located the man near Archimedes Street and attempted to speak with him, at which point he grabbed the machete. Police say they deployed a Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) on the man, and took him into custody without further incident. He was also taken to hospital for evaluation.
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