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10/23/2026

RCMP in the Central Plains area – which includes Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and surrounding rural municipalities – responded to 264 calls for service during the week of Oct. 12-18.

A breakdown of those 264 calls:
• 78 traffic violations – including 70 Highway Traffic Act offences, six impaired drivers and two vehicle collisions;
• 18 provincial statutes (such as the Mental Health Act, Child Welfare Act, Coroner’s Act, 911 Act, etc.);
• 13 crimes against person, including eight assaults and five uttering threats;
• 53 crimes against property – including 28 thefts, 22 mischiefs, two break and enters and one theft of motor vehicle;
• 40 other criminal investigations; and
• 62 other police activities (such as false alarms, suspicious person/vehicle, assistance given, etc.).

10/22/2026

On Oct. 13, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report that someone had stolen a package left at an individual’s front door.

The incident occurred outside a residence on 2nd Street Southwest, when a package was delivered to the home while the resident was in the shower. When the resident went to the door minutes later to retrieve the package, it had been stolen.

RCMP investigated and identified a male suspect in the theft and a warrant of arrest was susbsequently obtained.

On Oct. 21, at approximately 4:50 p.m., RCMP on patrol in Portage la Prairie RCMP located the suspect walking on 17th Street Northwest. RCMP arrested the male without incident.

While taking him into custody, officers found and seized a baseball bat that the suspect had concealed in his pants.

Dawson Assiniboine, 27, of Long Plain First Nation is charged with:
• Theft from mail under $5,000;
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and
• Carrying a concealed weapon.

He was remanded into custody.

10/22/2026

UPDATE: These individuals have been located.

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Portage la Prairie RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a couple wanted in connection with a number of criminal incidents, including identity fraud.

The warrants stem from an Oct. 16 incident, in which a female suspect was arrested for an unrelated incident near Portage la Prairie while with a male. Following her release later that day, officers continuing to investigate determined the male had provided a false name that the female corroborated.

10/21/2026

On Oct. 8, RCMP received numerous reports from residents at a Portage la Prairie apartment complex that the tires of their vehicles had been slashed overnight.

Seven vehicles parked at the complex – located on the 700-block of Cedar Bay – had been vandalized during the incident, with multiple vehicles having all four tires slashed.

Surveillance video obtained by the RCMP show a male in the parking lot just after 5:50 a.m. who proceeded to try car handles on several parked vehicles and knocked on multiple apartment doors.

Shortly before 6:30 a.m., the male is seen walking around the lot to various parked vehicles and making motions towards the tires.

RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in this case. Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact Portage la Prairie RCMP at 204-857-4445, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or via secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

10/16/2026

On Oct. 13, at approximately 9:05 a.m., RCMP received a report that a female had been sexually assaulted while shopping at a store in Portage la Prairie.

RCMP learned the adult victim had been inside a store when she saw a male looking up and down the aisle while wearing a balaclava. The female turned away from the suspect and returned to looking at items when the suspect came up from behind and touched her inappropriately. The suspect then fled.

About 30 minutes later, RCMP received a report that a male wearing a balaclava was in another store, approached an employee for assistance retrieving an item, then came up from behind and touched her inappropriately. The suspect then fled.

RCMP investigated through the day and identified a suspect. On Oct. 14, a 17-year-old Portage la Prairie male turned himself in and was formally arrested. He faces charges of:
• Sexual assault x2; and
• Disguised with intent to commit offence x2.

The youth was released on an undertaking.

10/15/2026

Central Plains RCMP – which includes coverage of Portage la Prairie, Treherne, Amaranth and surrounding municipalities – responded to 273 calls for service for the week of Oct. 5-11.

The following is a breakdown of these calls:
• 65 traffic violations, including 51 for traffic offences (Highway Traffic Act), 10 vehicle collisions and four impaired drivers;
• 31 provincial statutes, such as the Mental Health Act, Child Welfare Act, Coronor’s Act, 911 Act, etc.;
• 17 crimes against a person, including 11 assaults, two assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm, and four uttering threats;
• 44 crimes against property, including 13 thefts, two thefts of motor vehicles, three break and enters and 26 mischiefs;
• 48 other criminal investigations; and
• 68 other police activities, such as false alarms, suspicious person/vehicle, assistance given, etc.

10/14/2026

On Oct. 13, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report that a male had pointed a cap gun at a female and shot at her.

The incident happened on the 1800-block of Saskatchewan Avenue West, in Portage la Prairie, when someone inside a truck yelled out at an adult female as she tended to her child. The female turned towards the suspect, who was pointing what appeared to be a fi***rm at her and fired.

No one was injured. The suspect and victim were not known to one another.

Officers patrolled the area, located the truck and initiated a traffic stop on the 600-block of 9th Street Northwest. Three males were arrested at the scene.

RCMP searched the truck and seized three cap guns – including one where the orange tip was removed, making it appear closer in resemblance to a fi***rm. Assorted am******on and caps were also seized.

Jamie Strong, 19, of Portage la Prairie is charged with:
• Using an imitation fi***rm in the commission of an offence; and
• Uttering threats.

He was remanded into custody.

The other two males were released without charge.

10/14/2026

On Oct. 10, at approximately 1:30 p.m., RCMP were alerted to a break and enter that was occurring at a commercial business on 4th Avenue Northeast in Portage la Prairie.

Officers learned the property owner had found a male suspect inside the secure compound after multiple vehicles had been damaged and attempts had been made to steal a motorcycle. A stolen truck and flat bed trailer was parked near the business and was subsequently linked to the suspect, who was chased from the scene by the property owner.

RCMP converged on the area and flew a drone overhead, locating the suspect as he hid in deep brush just northeast of the business. The suspect, who resisted arrest, was safely taken into custody. He was transported to hospital after appearing to be in distress, then released without need for treatment and taken into police custody.

RCMP Police Dog Services also assisted in the investigation.

Ante Milas, 44, of Winnipeg is charged with:
• Break and enter;
• Theft of motorcycle;
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 x2;
• Mischief over $5,000;
• Mischief under $5,000;
• Resisting/obstructing a peace officer; and
• Theft under $5,000.

He was also ticketed for driving while disqualified and trespassing. Both tickets carry $672 fines.

Milas was remanded into custody.

10/05/2026

On Oct. 4, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Amaranth RCMP saw a vehicle travelling south through the community on Highway 50 at a high rate of speed.

RCMP attempted to pull over the vehicle, activating its emergency lights and siren, but the vehicle sped away. Out of concern for public safety, RCMP did not pursue.

A short time later, the officer was responding to an unrelated case when he saw the same vehicle in the ditch near Sandy Bay First Nation. The vehicle had rolled.

The 35-year-old female driver was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported via air ambulance to hospital in Winnipeg, where she was in critical but stable condition at last report.

Two female passengers – a 38-year-old from Sandy Bay and a 36-year-old from Amaranth – were taken to hospital via ground ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 42-year-old Amaranth female declined treatment at the scene.

RCMP are investigating.

10/05/2026

Ongoing efforts to curb retail theft prompted Portage la Prairie RCMP to launch two enforcement blitzes in the city last month.

Local officers focused on retail theft enforcement on Sept. 12 and again on Sept. 26, resulting in a number of arrests for theft under $5,000. The arrests included:
• A 37-year old Portage la Prairie female who left a business on the 2100-block of Saskatchewan Avenue West without paying for several items. She was released on an undertaking.
• Two males – a 22-year-old from Sandy Bay First Nation and a 17-year-old from Portage la Prairie – were arrested after a report of shoplifting at a store on the 2200-block of Saskatchewan Avenue West. Both were held in custody on theft and breach of court order charges.
• A 33-year-old female who was arrested and charged with both theft and failure to comply offences following an incident at a store on the 2300-block of Sissons Drive. She was held for court, as she had been out on bail following previous shoplifting charges from the same business.
• A 44-year-old Portage la Prairie female, who was arrested following a shoplifting incident at a store on the 2100-block of Saskatchewan Avenue West. She was subsequently released on an undertaking.
• A 46-year-old Portage la Prairie male arrested for shoplifting, following a theft on the 2300-block of Sissons Drive. During the arrest, officers found the suspect carrying a concealed weapon when prohibited to do so. The suspect was remanded into custody.

Additionally, a 38-year-old male and 35-year-old female seen leaving a store with an unpaid item were instructed to return and pay for the item. The male, from Portage la Prairie, subsequently received a notice banning him from returning to the store.

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